CPhI Worldwide 2011, unrivalled networking and business event for the global pharma community, will take place at  Messe Frankfurt, Germany from October 25 to 27 with a number of novel as well as  returning features.

With its unique scale and international audience CPhI Worldwide 2011, is expected to see about 1800 exhibitors  and is   projected to break attendance records with more than 29,000 industry professionals from 140 countries.

According to Annemieke Timmers, global brand director for UBM Live, the event organizer “There are many new and returning features which have been developed to maximise visitor potential during the show. Newly introduced features include Lunch Time Learning Sessions, the stand-alone InnoPack event and the LABWorld Pavilion within P-MEC Europe. The Lunchtime Education Series offer three days with two interactive sessions and a lunchtime networking session each day to address some of the key issues and trends currently affecting the pharma market and feature a lunch networking session. The debut of InnoPack offers innovative resources for more sophisticated and varied pharmaceutical packaging and delivery methods. Finally, the LABWorld Pavilion has been introduced to offer resources for high technology areas such as instrumental analysis, measuring and testing technologies, materials testing, quality control and laboratory equipment”.

Returning features include the Pre-Show Conference Series, one day before the events open on October 24, which is formatted as two strategic forums aimed at understanding how the pharma industry can take advantage of new market developments and drive future competitive advantage in global sourcing and contracting. Also making a return are the popular CPhI Innovation Awards that celebrate new, innovative and commercially scalable technologies and an expansion of the successful Zoning format which was introduced in 2010.  

In 2010, CPhI Worldwide, P-MEC Europe, ICSE and BioPh were hosted at the Paris Nord Villepinte in Paris, France and had a record breaking year. There was an overall increase of over 14 per cent  from the 2009 events with over 28,500 attendees and exhibitor numbers grew year over year from 1,808 to 1,934.