The 26th edition of InformexUSA, premier networking event for the pharma and chemicals industry, considered as as one of the world’s sophisticated events, would open up this year with a new agenda to reflect a targeted, but separate focus on pharmaceutical and speciality chemicals to better serve exhibitors and attendees.

More than 500 exhibitors and 4000 attendees are expected to attend InformexUSA 2010. Known for being the largest and the oldest chemical industry tradeshow in the United States, InformexUSA has been a significant marketplace for networking and doing business in the fine, custom and specialty chemical manufacturing industry for more than 25 years.

The event organised by UBM International Media in partnership with SOCMA being held at the Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, from February 16 to19 would provide a vital platform for the buyers and sellers and top-level executives drawn from a broad range of manufacturing industries in an environment that has been developed to maximise productivity and promote serious networking, creating new ideas, new sourcing relationships and enhancing the commercialisation of new products.

With key buyers searching for fine &custom chemistry for pharmaceuticals,Informex helps to unlock business potential. It brings together serious buyers and sellers of chemical , biologics , chemical technologies and related services. It is the global meeting place to efficiently showcase as well as learn about the capabilities of high value, high quality fine, speciality and custom chemical manufacturers , from pilot to commercial scale.

"The historic focus of Informex has been fine & speciality chemicals, custom chemical manufacturing, and related chemical materials and services. Exhibitors and attendees expressed the need for a show format tailored to their specific market; life science applications (pharma, biotech, agro) on the one hand and broader speciality and industrial chemicals, on the other. Our new segmented format is in response to that market need,” says Jennifer Jessup, Brand Manager ,Informex..

From its very inception, InformexUSA has succeeded in attracting thousands of industry players by providing the companies with a platform to showcase their products and conducting conferences to throw more light on developments taking place in the chemical industry.

Exhibitors profile
InformexUSA represents a broad cross-section of the chemical industry, selling their capabilities into a diverse range of markets. The marketing sectors represented at Informex include fine & speciality chemicals, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, paints & coatings, biotech, cosmetics, plastics/polymers, flavours & fragrances, adhesives, electronics, dyes, food & beverages, personal care and electronics.

The exhibitors at the event shall comprise people dealing with custom & toll manufacturing, fine & speciality chemicals, chemical process technology/licensing, advanced intermediates, API'S and excipients, peptides, proteins, enzymes, chiral chemistry, catalysts & biocatalysts, contract research, testing & outsourcing services, equipment & instrumentation, information services.


Visitor's profile
The Informex attendees come from a wide range of specialities within the chemical industry, making it a great place to meet potential suppliers and manufacturers and maintain contact with existing clients. The attendee business category include people dealing with adhesives, agricultural, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, cosmetics, electronic chemicals, food additives, paints & coatings, pharmaceutical, plastics/additives.

New product development is increasing the need for collaboration between suppliers and manufacturers. A major goal of the show is to match exhibiting companies with a highly qualified audience and to create an atmosphere to foster networking and dialogue.

Networking tools range from ‘high-touch’ events to ‘high-tech’ options like showcasing presentations and roundtable discussions including Accumatch, InformexUSA’s online networking, search and appointment scheduling system. This makes business contacts and planning meeting schedule at InformexUSA 2010 easy. The net effect is to maximize the time and opportunity of people who attend the exhibition.

Specialty programmes would include:
● Specialty R&D buyer showcases featuring R&D speakers from key chemical companies.
● Chemical Licensing Breakfast Briefing presented by the Licensing Executives Society (LES).
● Green Chemistry Exchange showcasing sustainable and green chemistry products, technologies and services.
● Green Chemistry Breakfast Briefing developed in partnership with the ACS Green Chemistry Institute.
● Specialty Chemical Pavilion featuring companies serving the speciality and industrial chemical markets.

Pharma programmes would include:
● API pavilion displaying active pharmaceutical ingredient companies who service both generic and branded pharmaceuticals.
● Pharma Buyer Showcases to allow exhibitors to hear what their customers are looking for.

Profiles in sustainability
Supported by ICIS, one of the leading information providers for the chemical and energy industries, 'Profiles in Sustainability', a new programme at InformexUSA will promote and publicise both exhibitors’ and attendees achievements in this challenging and potentially revolutionary arena.

All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of industry experts coordinated by ICIS. While all participants will be recognised, five will be awarded as 'innovators'. Recognition includes promotion before, during and after the InformexUSA trade show in San Francisco. The five innovators will be announced and presented with an award at the Green Chemistry Breakfast Briefing, which would take place on February 18.

InformexUSA 2010 will host the Green Chemistry pavilion and the Green Chemistry breakfast briefing developed in partnership with ACS Green Chemistry Institute.

The event organizer UBM International Media is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Business Media, a leading provider of business information services to the maritime, travel, fashion, technology, healthcare, media, and property industries. UBM offers services in trade shows, online, news distribution, and publishing to customers across the globe. Its brands are represented in more than 30 countries and are organised into specialist teams to serve business communities.