Asia Pharma Expo kicks off today

The Asia Pharma Expo-2023, the largest international trade fair for pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh, will begin at the International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka's Kuril today.

Organised by the Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI), the three-day event will feature the latest pharmaceutical technologies, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), their products and processes.

"More than 300 exhibitors from 25 countries, including India, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, South Korea and China, will showcase their sophisticated products and machinery," said SM Shafiuzzaman, secretary general of BAPI.

"We are organising the expo to introduce new technologies and build up the communication between manufacturers, suppliers, service providers and industry experts under one roof," he added.

Shafiuzzaman went on to say that basically industry people and experts will take part in the expo, where participants will have the option to place orders as well.

Nazmul Hassan, president of BAPI, will inaugurate the event as chief guest.

The Asia Pharma Expo is a platform for the chief executive officers and other top brass of pharmaceutical companies, drug regulatory authorities, quality controller and research officials, pharmacists, and so on.

The event will showcase products such as processing machinery, packaging machinery and materials, cleanroom and utility equipment, services, water treatment and management systems, API manufacturing plants and more.

The fair, which has no entry fee, will continue until March 4 and will remain open from 10:00am to 6:00pm each day.