CPhI South East Asia will be returning to the Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) in Indonesia for its seventh edition from March 27 to 29, 2018.

In total, 41 countries and over 5,000 attendees will be present, with 260 exhibitors coming from 22 countries and an increasingly diverse range of industries.

In response to the increased regional foreign direct investment, CPhI is running an invitation-only Investment Forum to match the key international investors with top tier pharma companies now looking for reliable partners.

In fact, 2018 also sees the introduction of LABworld South East Asia, a new co-located zone to support the laboratory, analytical and biotech equipment industry, which has expanded quickly as companies in the region look to adopt international standards. The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) states there are only 500 metrology laboratories and 120 calibration laboratories located in the country – low by regional standards – highlighting another key infrastructure gentrification under way.

The event will also co-locate this year with P-MEC, InnoPack, and the returning ICSE and Health Ingredients South East Asia. This year will welcome the best pharma ingredients professionals, packaging experts, machinery providers and contract manufacturing, as well as nutraceutical companies from across the region – facilitating a strong collaboration between the health and pharma industries.

Other highlighted features at CPhI South East Asia in 2018 include:

The CPhI South East Asia Conference has the theme “Accelerating Growth and Development of Pharmaceutical Industry in South East Asia.”.

The core modules will focus on ‘API’, ‘Bio’ and ‘Natural Products’ – with keynote addresses on the ‘US Pharmacopeia’, ‘Global Regulatory Issues for Biological Products’, and the ‘National Agency for Drug and Food Control – NADFC’ respectively.

The Business Matching programme – which provides attendees with opportunities to browse potential clients, schedule meetings before the event, and find new business partners.

The Exhibitor Showcases, a series of seminars where leading companies present the very latest products and research, as well as discuss key trends and issues in the industry, and the returning.

Innovation Gallery – which showcases the best innovations on an international platform.