The exhibition served as a platform for B2B meetings with potential customers, provides information about the latest industry trends.

1. Pharmac India 2013
Date:5th to 7th September, 2013
Organized By:
Report on
2013Venue: HITEX Exhibition
Complex, Hyderabad
Supported By:
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INDEX
Table of Contents
The event ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Inaugural Session ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Exhibition ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Visitor Profile: ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Exhibitor Profile: ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Way Forward: ................................................................................................................................................ 7

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The event
Pharmac India 2013 was held in Hyderabad from 5th to 7th September 2013.
The three day SME-centric event, was jointly organized by Orbitz Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. in association with
Indian Drug Manufacturers Association-Gujarat State Board (IDMA-GSB). It was also supported by
Pharmexcil, BDMA and CiPi.
‘PharmacIndia’ was a national level unique networking and business event for the entire Pharmaceutical
Industry. The exhibition served as a platform for B2B meetings with potential customers, provides
information about the latest industry trends.This national level exhibition also gave an information to
the industrialists about the constantly changing global market.
The exhibition helped in boostinginteraction between the pharmaceutical manufacturers of the state
and the players of supportive industries like machinery and equipment, raw material, packaging material
etc.
The exhibition focused creating a wider platform for SME players to interact, network with the medium
and large pharmaceutical industry players from India & abroad.

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Inaugural Session
It was inaugurated by Mr. S.V.
Veerramani, Vice President Indian
Drug Manufacturer’s Association
(IDMA) along with Mr. Daara Patel,
Secretary, IDMA, Mr. K.D.Vyas,
Advisor, Industrial Extension Bureau
(iNDEXTb -A Govt. of Gujarat
Organisation), Mr. Kamlesh
Patel,Chairman, Pharmac Sub
Committee – IDMA (GSB), Mr.
RupenVikamsey, Managing Director,
Orbitz Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. RupenVikamsey, MD, Orbitz Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd., addressed the audience that the event the the
event was witnessing heavy number of footfalls from people from various fields like pharmaceutical
manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, packaging industry people, academia and media. He
indicated that success of the event this year shall be a motivation to organize Pharmac India in 2014 on
a larger scale. He pointed out the fact that Hyderabad being the bulk drug capital of India, has played an
instrumental role in bringing together manufacturers and buyers on a common platform and thereby
contributed substantially to the growth of the industry. Mr. Vikamsey told the audience that the main
aim of the event was to attract more customers and share the latest technologies, innovations from the
pharma field.”
Inaugural session was followed by a press conference which was well attended by the leading press and
TV reporters who gave an excellent coverage in both local and national media.

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Exhibition
Visitor Profile:
Profiles of Visitors that Attended Pharmac India
34%
4%
12%
20% 30%
Purchase Heads
Decision Makers comprising of Chairman, M.D.,VP, CEOs
Senior Managers- Sales and Marketting etc
Pharma Consultants
Students
Around 3000 Visitorsattended the exhibition. The visitors included purchase heads from various
companies and high level decision makers like Chairmen, Managing Directors, Vice Presidents and
CEO(s)of different companies visited the event. Besides these, 20% of the constituted of Senior Sales or
Marketing Managers. Pharma consultants consisted 12% of the total visitors while students were 4%.

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Exhibitor Profile:
Pharmac India 2013 attracted over
Equipment Manufacturers, Associations & Government Bodies, Consultants,
The event drew buyer registration from countries like the US, France, Can
Brazil, Nigeria, Columbia, Venezuela and Pakistan.
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Equipment
Pharma Related Service
Few exhibitors include:
Ajanta Pvt. Ltd.
ALD Automotive Pvt. Ltd.
Exhibitor Segment at Pharmac India
AqasionWatertech Pvt. Ltd.
Asoj Soft Caps Pvt. Ltd.
Bulk Drug Manufacturer’s Association (India)
Express Pharma- The Indian Express Ltd.
Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd.
GE Healthcare Life Sciences
Media
90 top exhibitors from various fields like Bulk drug manufacturers,
and Media
Canada, Portugal, Mauritius,
Bulk Drugs and Nutrition
Machinery Manufacturers
Lab Equipments
Association and
Government Bodies
Clean Room
Printing and packaging
Exhibitor Segment at Pharmac India
etc.’
ada, Water Treatment
Contract Manufacturers

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Industrial Extension Bureau (iNDEXTb)
Indian Council of Medical Research
Nilkamal Ltd.
SchuF Specialty Valves India Pvt. Ltd.
Theon Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Pharmac India 2013 proved that it remains an indispensable platform for the exchange of business in
the pharmaceutical world. The momentum gathered by Pharmac India since inception, has ensured a
consistent growth rate of around 25% and now the organizers have resolved to augment this with each
subsequent hosting and make Pharmac India transcend India’s territorial limits.
Pharmac India 2014 is planned to be held at MahatamaMandir, Gandhinagar from 11th to 13th
September 2014.
Way Forward:
• There is a need to have more such networking events, where large and small scale industries can
come together for latest technology sharing & business networking.