CPhI Istanbul: Pharma's Gateway to High-growth Markets of Eurasia, Central Asia and MENA Regions

Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) -

Event will act as regional confluence for 22 countries, with
Turkey's domestic demand alone forecast to reach $22.8 billion by
2015

Leading events organiser, UBM Live, announces the opening of CPhI
Istanbul 2014 [http://www.cphi-istanbul.com ], which will take place
on June 4th-6th 2014 at the Lutfi Kirdar International Convention and
Exhibition Centre in Istanbul.

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CPhI Istanbul 2014 provides the first centralised event for
regional drug manufacturers to meet with global suppliers of raw
materials, machinery, packaging solutions and contract services, as
well as attracting visitors from the region looking for suppliers and
manufacturing partners to bring cost-competitive pharmaceuticals to
their individual markets.

The event will co-locate with P-MEC, InnoPack and ICSE, providing
an unrivalled meeting point for bringing together senior pharma
professionals and international pharmaceutical suppliers and buyers
of pharma raw materials, machinery, packaging solutions and contract
services. Collaboratively, the shows are expected to attract around
3,500 visitors, both local and international. The event has formed a
strategic partnership with the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Association of Turkey (IEIS
[http://www.ieis.org.tr/asp_pages/index.asp ]), who are exclusively
supporting the event and providing active promotion amongst their
members. Additionally, CPhI Istanbul is receiving strategic support
from the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency.

Highlights of CPhI Istanbul 2014:

- Co-location with P-MEC, InnoPack and ICSE providing services and
opportunities through the whole supply chain
- Conference programme, produced by UBM conferences, featuring opinion leaders
from government, academia and industry with workshops, round tables and plenary
sessions.
- A hosted buyers programme to deliver high-value buyers in growing markets,
with key buyers from the MENA region
- Invitation-only welcome reception and networking event
- Potential one-to-one partnering for visitors and exhibitors to provide new
leads and business partners
- CPhI press conference: taking place at 10am on 4th June, providing updates and
the latest news on CPhI's pharma portfolio. The UBM Live team will be joined by
esteemed industry representatives Dr Saim Kerman, President, Pharmaceuticals and
Medical Devices Agency and Nezih Barut, Board of Directors Chairman, Pharmaceutical
Manufacturers Association of Turkey - IEIS.

CPhI Istanbul 2014 will focus on pharma ingredients, with
exhibiting companies covering ingredients, APIs, fine chemicals,
excipients, biopharmaceuticals and more. A conference programme will
run alongside the event to equip those looking to do business within
the region with vital acumen required to break into this dynamic
market. Example seminars include 'Turkish Market Access Opportunities
And Challenges For Generics Companies', 'Achieving Market Success In
The Turkish Biosimilars Market' and 'Evaluating Generics And
Biosimilars Opportunities In MENA'. Additionally, key highlights from
CPhI's Turkish Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Report will feature at
the conference. The report, written jointly with GBR, showcases key
findings and provides a wealth of information on the Turkish pharma
market and current trends. Copies will be available at the show.

Chris Kilbee, Group Director, CPhI Pharma Portfolio, commented:
"CPhI Istanbul will provide an unrivalled opportunity to act as
central business hub for the region and will help stimulate growth in
what is a dynamic and reforming pharma market. Turkey's
pharmaceutical sector is currently ranked seventh in Europe and 16th
globally and the next few years are predicted to be a very exciting
time for investing. The aim of the event is to bring together local
drug manufacturers with regional suppliers to encourage growth and
firmly establish the region as a key player within the global pharma
industry, with manufacturing at its core.

The UBM Live annual schedule of Pharmaceutical events includes
CPhI Istanbul (4-6 June, 2014, at the Lutfi Kirdar Convention and
Exhibition Centre - Turkey); CPhI, Hi and Fi, ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh and
LabWorld China (26-28 June, 2014 at SNIEC - Shanghai, China); CPhI
South America (5-7 August 2014 at Expo Centre Norte - Sao Paulo,
Brazil); CPhI, ICSE Korea (2-3 September, 2014 at the COEX - Seoul,
South Korea); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC and InnoPack Worldwide ; CPhI and
P-MEC India (2-4 December, 2014 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre -
Mumbai); CPhI, ICSE, P-MEC, BioPh and Pharmatec Japan . CPhI Russia
and IPhEB (27-29 April, 2015 at the VVC, Pavilion Nr 75 - Moscow
Russia); CPhI, P-MEC and Innopack South East Asia (26-28 May, 2015 at
the Jakarta International Expo - Jakarta, Indonesia)

About CPhI

CPhI drives growth and innovation at every step of the global
pharmaceutical supply chain from drug discovery to finished dosage.
Through exhibitions, conferences and online communities, CPhI brings
together more than 100,000 pharmaceutical professionals each year to
network, identify business opportunities and expand the global
market. CPhI hosts events in Europe, China, India, Japan, Southeast
Asia, Russia, Istanbul and South America co-located with ICSE for
contract services, P-MEC for machinery, equipment and technology,
InnoPack for pharmaceutical packaging and BioPh for biopharma. CPhI
provides an online buyer and supplier directory at CPhI-Online.com
and hosts a global community with news and analysis at
PharmaEvolution.com.

For more information visit: http://www.cphi.com

About UBM Live

UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies
across five continents to develop new business, meet customers,
launch new products, promote their brands, and expand their market.
Through premier brands such as TFM&A, Internet World, IFSEC, MD&M,
CPhI, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, and many others, UBM
Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications,
websites, and training and certification programs are an integral
part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry
sectors.

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