The 1st Leading ASEAN Pharma Ingredients Exhibition, CPhI SEA is Officially Opened in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Today, Vice Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, Prof. Dr. Ali Ghufron Mukti, MSc, PhD., officially opens the first leading ASEAN pharma ingredients exhibition - Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients Southeast Asia (CPhI SEA) - in Jakarta. The 3-days trade show located at Hall D2 Jakarta International Expo, Kemayoran focuses on the pharmaceutical ingredients. Major suppliers of pharmaceutical ingredients from Europe, USA, South Korea, India, China and ASEAN and the rest of the world exhibit at CPhI SEA. The tradeshow provides a unique opportunity for the global pharmaceutical industry to directly access to the rapidly expanding markets of the Southeast Asia region.

For three days straight, CPhI SEA 2012 will be the home to 221 exhibitors and 5 national and group pavilions: China Chamber, CCPIT, Korea, Pharmexcil India, and Mensa Group. The home country itself, Indonesia, will have 24 exhibiting companies during the tradeshow, and the rest represent from 24 other countries and regions around the world. The exhibition is open to all professionals who are engaged in the research, development and manufacture of pharmaceuticals.

M. Gandhi, Managing Director for ASEAN Business at UBM Asia, the Organizer of CPhI SEA 2012, said, "Understanding the potential development of pharmaceutical industry in the high growth ASEAN market, UBM extends its world’s leading pharma ingredients show - CPhI: Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients - to Indonesia aiming to cover the entire ASEAN region. Branded as CPhI SEA, the premiere edition is now open for business on 10 - 12 May 2012 here at the Jakarta International Expo, Kemayoran. CPhI SEA mainly focuses on pharmaceutical ingredients; however there are few exhibits on the packaging side."

Kendrariadi Suhanda, Vice Secretary General of Indonesia Pharmaceutical Association and Chairman of Pharma Materials Management Club - PMMC said, "Year after year Indonesian pharma business people travel around the world to the various editions of CPhI to look for raw materials, meet suppliers, and find new contacts. Now, we are more than happy to welcome the presence of CPhI SEA for the first time in Indonesia. This event will bring major pharmaceutical people in the industry worldwide directly to our doorstep. It means greater and better business collaboration and opportunities for the Indonesian promising pharmaceutical market."

Some products profile that will be exhibited at the event are APIs, Intermediates, Natural Extracts, Biopharmaceuticals, Custom Manufacturing, Fine Chemicals, Excipients/Formulation and general products or services. The profile is mainly pharmaceutical raw materials that are natural raw materials, active pharmaceutical ingredients, as well as several solutions for packaging.

There will be also pharma and business seminars conducted by the exhibitors:

About Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients Southeast Asia (CPhI SEA) 2012

CPhI SEA is the newest addition to the globally well-known CPhI exhibitions. This exhibition is aim to bring together key decision makers and high quality suppliers from ASEAN countries and also all around the world. The tradeshow also give people direct access to the heart of the fast-growing ASEAN pharma markets. The exhibition primarily focuses on pharmaceutical ingredients, although there will be a few exhibits on the packaging area.

Recognizing the prospective development of the pharmaceutical industry in Southeast Asia, CPhI SEA will exhibit its materials to ASEAN communities. Pharmaceutical growth markets will be the largest contributor to global growth in the next five years and CPhI SEA is a part of the contributions that will provide a straightforward access for businesses to key decision makers and buyers from Indonesia and other pharma markets in the region.

For show information, pre-registration and update, please visit www.cphi-sea.com.

About UBM Asia 

Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, UBM Asia operates in 18 market sectors with headquarters in Hong Kong and subsidiary companies across Asia, including UBM China in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Beijing. We have over 200 media products in three categories: trade fairs, print and online products. As Asia's leading exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organiser in the two fastest growing markets in Asia: China and India, we stage the leading events of their kinds across Asia.

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