5^th Annual European Pharma Congress July 18-20, 2016 Berlin,Germany

Track 2: Pharma Manufacturing:

The process of industrial-scale synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs by pharmaceutical companies. The process of drug manufacturing can be broken down into a series of unit operations such as Milling, Granulation, Coating, Tablet pressing and others .before drug can be manufactured much work goes on formulation. Drug is evaluated and later modified into required dosage form

The global manufacturing market totalled $200.6 billion in 2013 and is expected to grow to nearly $234 billion in 2014. The total market is expected to grow to $386.7 billion by the end of 2019 at compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.6%.

Track 3: Pharma Consulting and Services:

The Pharma consultants work with organizations of all sizes including academic institutes, start-up companies, and established organizations. The services aims to increase the patient’s knowledge of their medication and improve their adherence to the regimen.

Globally Pharma Market ranges from $870-$900 billion and in Europe $260-$280 billion from which Germany provides ready access to internationally renowned scientists, world-class research and pharmaceuticals markets. Nanotechnology

Packaging is one of the largest industry sectors in the world, worth several billions. Pharmaceutical packaging represents a meagre percentage of this colossal market. The global healthcare industry has seen a shift in paradigm and is now skewed toward effective and meaningful packaging. Packaging was considered as an afterthought which was required merely in the final stages of manufacturing for many pharmaceutical companies about a decade ago. But of late, pharmaceutical packaging has quickly become an essential part of the drug delivery system as well as a core element of the marketing mix, through which manufacturers can differentiate their products from those of their competitors. As drug manufacturers approach the 21st century, they face a number of challenges that packaging can help them meet. The demand for pharmaceutical packaging is increasing and will continue to increase as companies rely more on packaging and labelling as media to protect and promote their products, increase patient compliance, and meet new regulations.

Track 4: Pharma Companies:

Pharma Companies in Europe - Kowa Pharmaceutical, Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Ltd,   Kent Pharmaceuticals, Alan Pharmaceuticals, Alliance Pharmaceutical Limited.

Pharmaceutical Companies are  knowledge driven industry and is heavily dependent on Research and Development for new products and growth. However, basic research discovering of new molecules is a time consuming and expensive process and is thus, dominated by large global multinationals.

Pharmacognosy is the study of drugs derived from Plants and herbs and the other aspect of Pharmacognosy is Phytochemistry. The Drugs from natural sources can be obtained by the help of following methods like Computational chemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Molecular drug design, Protein structure prediction, molecular simulation, and exploratory development and Biochemistry.

Global sales of plant products was totally estimated us $60 billion in 2002 and is expected to get higher at 6.4 % average growth rate

Track 10: Drugs and Regulations:

Drugs & Regulations are very important in aspects of Pharmaceutical sciences where it deals with Drug safety, Cost effectiveness, Drug rediscovery, Pharmaceutical services, Role of pharmacists, Radio Pharmaceuticals and Multiple drug use etc.    

Track 11: Hospital pharmacist:

They are experts in the field of medicines and are not only responsible for the dispensing of prescriptions but also the purchase, manufacture and quality testing of all medicines used in a hospital. Many hospital pharmacists are qualified to prescribe in their own right. Pharmacists work closely with medical and nursing staff to ensure that patients receive the best treatment, advising on the selection, dose and administration route. They also provide help and advice to patients in all aspects of their medicines.

In 2013, there were 287,420 pharmacists and 362,690 pharmacy technicians in the United States. Since 2003, the number of pharmacists in the U.S. has fluctuated year to year, but overall has increased approximately 19 %in the last decade. The number of pharmacy technicians steadily increased in the same period, adding over 151,000 workers from 2003-2013.

Track 13: Industrial Pharmacy:

Industrial Pharmacy also plays a crucial role in any drug discovery. To any novel drug discovery the industrial approach is very important to get massive commercial application. Few things which have to be considered by industries to provide a safe and cost affective medicine to the patients like Supply chain, Waste management, Product management, Post- marketing surveillance, Good manufacturing practices and Marketing.

The U.S. pharmaceutical market is the world’s most important national market. Together with Canada and Mexico, it represents the largest continental pharma market worldwide. TheUnited States alone holds some 40 percent of the global pharmaceutical market. In 2014, this share was valued around 365 million U.S. dollars. Many of the global top companies are located in the United States. In 2014, six out of the top eleven companies were U.S.-based.

Pharmaceutical formulation, in pharmaceutics, is the process in which different chemical substances, including the active drug, are combined to produce a final medicinal product. The word formulation is often used in a way that includes dosage form.

Formulation studies involve developing a preparation of the drug which is both stable and acceptable to the patient. For orally taken drugs, this usually involves incorporating the drug into a tablet or a capsule. It is important to make the distinction that a tablet contains a variety of other potentially inert substances apart from the drug itself, and studies have to be carried out to ensure that the encapsulated drug is compatible with these other substances in a way that does not cause harm, whether direct or indirect.

Preformulation involves the characterization of a drug's physical, chemical, and mechanical properties in order to choose what other ingredients (excipients) should be used in the preparation. In dealing with protein pre-formulation, the important aspect is to understand the solution behavior of a given protein under a variety of stress conditions such as freeze/thaw, temperature, shear stress among others to identify mechanisms of degradation and therefore its mitigation

Track 17 : Genetics, Genetic Engineering:

Genetics is the study of genes, heredity, and genetic variation in living beings. It is basically considered a field of biology, but it bisect often with many of the life sciences like Pharmaceutical Sciences. The other aspects of this are Genetic engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Genomics Proteomics, Clinical engineering, Tissue engineering, biomedical data engineering etc.

The global genetic engineering market is expected to reach $3,514.08 Million by 2019 from $1,845.25 Million in 2014, growing at a CAGR of 13.75%. Increased R&D expenditure and growth of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, increased funding for genomics research, and technological advancements are the primary growth drivers for this market during the forecast period (2014–2019).

Track 18: Entrepreneurs Investment Meet

Entrepreneurs Investment Meet is an effective platform where Entrepreneurs, investors, Pharma Experts meet to share their experiences, foster collaborations across industry and academia, and evaluate emerging technologies across the globe.

The meeting is the best opportunity to reach the largest assemblage of participants from the Pharma community.