CPhI India and its co-located machinery and equipment partner event P-MEC India welcomed a total of more than 25,000 attendees to the Bombay Exhibition Centre in November 2007.
This was the inaugural P-MEC India event, which had been brought forward by 12 months in response to the strong attendance at the first CPhI India in 2006. The first P-MEC India covered 11,000m2 of exhibition space and attracted more than 280 exhibitors, and by early February 2008, more than 75% of the combined CPhI India and P-MEC India space for this year had been sold.
In 2008 ICSE India, which focuses on contract services and outsourcing, will be integrated within CPhI India, providing complete coverage of all main pharma services sectors - ingredients, contract services and equipment.
"India is fast becoming a major powerhouse right across the healthcare sectors and the tremendous forward interest in this year's CPhI and P-MEC in India emphasises this exciting momentum," said CMPi's group director for pharma ingredients events, Eliane van Doorn.
The 2008 India events will take place as follows: Friday 28 - Sunday 30 November for CPhI and ICSE India, and Thursday 27 - Sunday 30 November for P-MEC India. The venue will again be the Bombay Exhibition Centre.