CPhI Istanbul Cements Rapid Pharma Sector Growth in Eurasia, Central Asia and MENA Regions

Istanbul (ots/PRNewswire) -

Successful first edition facilitates international partnerships
and

continued domestic manufacturing growth

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

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The event co-located 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.

Strategically partnered with the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Association of Turkey (IEIS
[http://www.ieis.org.tr/asp_pages/index.asp ]), CPhI Istanbul
attracted over 4,000 attendees, both local and international.

The Official CPhI Istanbul Conference was a great success. The
Conference room was fully packed with delegates and press who
listened to prominent speakers of the Opening Keynote Theatre. Key
trends in the Turkish pharmaceutical market were discussed by thought
leaders of the industry such as Turgut Tokgoz, Secretary General of
IEIS and Dr.Saim Kerman, President of the Turkey Pharmaceuticals and
Medical Devices Agency. This year's focus covered opportunities for
generics, supergenerics, biosimilars and establishing Turkey as the
manufacturing hub of the region. The conference alo included updates
on the Middle East & North Africa market and the Russia, CIS and
emerging markets.

CPhI Istanbul concluded with an overview of API sourcing
strategies and successfull technology transfers to CMO partners. The
quality of the presentations and sessions was extremely high, with
positive feedback already received from industry delegates and
visitors- having enhanced their experience on site with essential
local knowledge and meeting future partners.

Hande Yilmaz, Marketing Manager, UBM Istanbul, commented: "As the
seventh largest market in Europe, and 16th largest globally, Turkey
is firmly placed on the pharmaceutical map. More and more companies
are looking to break into what is a dynamic and reforming market and
CPhI Istanbul provides the essential platform to facilitate this. The
event successfully brought together both domestic and international
buyers and suppliers and has, undoubtedly, contributed to the
continued expansion of one of the fastest growing regions of the
pharmaceutical industry. I very much look forward to returning for
next year's event to provide an even bigger edition, particularly as
the next few years are predicted to be a very exciting time for the
Turkish pharma market."

The main sponsor of the International CPhI Istanbul 2014 event is
Deva Ilac. The event is organized with the support of the Ministry of
Health and the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (IEIS). World
Medicine, Infa Group, Oceanic Pharmachem, Kocak Farma, Pharmactive,
Nobel, Mustafa Nevzat, Helba and Santa Farma are the corporate
sponsors of the event.

The entrance fee collected during the show (from those visitors
who did not pre-register) has been donated to the families of the
Turkish citizens who died in the Soma incident in Turkey- 50TL per
visitor, 6300TL was given in total.

The UBM Live annual schedule of Pharmaceutical events also
includes 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) CPhI Istanbul (3-5 June,
2015, at the Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre- Turkey).

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 & technology,
InnoPack for pharmaceutical packaging and BioPh for biopharma. CPhI
provides an online buyer & 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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