A three day long Indian Pharma Expo 2019 was held at Pragati Maidan from 16-18th July. It was inaugrated by Dr. Monica Sood Bhatia, Managing Director, CIMS Medica, Mr. DC Sahu, Deputy Director, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), the Government of India and Mr. Karun Kumar, Assistant Director, MSME at Pragati Maidan.
CIMS Medica organized the ‘Indian Pharma Expo-2019’ at Hall No. 12A of Pragati Maidan on Tuesday. In this expo, 150 small pharmaceutical companies from all over the country are participating. During the expo, the participants are displaying their new and modern medical products. In the Expo, officials of different departments, including the Ministry of Health of the Government of India, are also participating and are examining medicines and innovative medical products. Apart from this, a large number of students from Pharma Courses also participated in the Expo.
During the event Dr. Monica Sood Bhatia, Managing Director, CIMS Medica said that “This is the eighth edition of the Indian Pharma Expo. Every year, it is becoming more and more bigger. Through this expo, we have created a platform for these pharma companies, so that they can share their views on the superior quality of medicines and understand the continuous development in this area. As the government of India is working towards reducing the medical expenses, the pharma companies are also working on producing generic drugs. On Wednesday, Business Excellence Award will be presented to companies that have made outstanding contributions to the pharma sector.
On this occasion Mr. DC Sahu, Deputy Director, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) said: “The pharmaceutical industry in India is rapidly developing and expanding. The Government of India is also paying full attention to the fact that the expenses of the medical sector should be reduced as much as possible. For this, there is a special emphasis on generic medicines.” The three-day ‘Indian Pharma Expo-2019’ held by CIMS at Pragati Maidan in the capital city concluded on the Thursday, 18 July. 150 Pharma companies across the country participated in the Expo. In the three day long Expo, all participating companies displayed the products and new researches being done in the field of generic medicines. Experts and students associated with Health and Medicine field also participated in the Expo.
During the Expo ‘Business Excellence Awards’ took place on Wednesday night. The awards were presented by Dr. Monica Sood, Managing Director, CIMS and the Secretary, Healthy Ministry, wherein Forgo Pharmaceuticals Company received the award in the Best Product Range category, Telista Lupin Pharma Company in Company of the Year With Innovations in Packaging category, Sico Care Health Company in the Emerging Company in Neuropsychiatry Products category, Assure Pharma in Best Pharma Company in Quality Sales category. PCD Astemax Biotech was conferred with the Company of the Year Award. Dr. Monica congratulated and extended good wishes to all the winners.
