The Indian Institute of Packaging conducts National Workshop ‘Packaging of Pharmaceutical & its Safety Aspects’

by Suman Gupta

Mumbai 29^thAugust 2016: The Indian Institute of Packaging w organized a National workshop on the ‘Packaging of Pharmaceutical & its Safety Aspects .The main objective of this workshop is to disseminate information about the trends and technology in the packaging of Pharmaceutical and its safety aspects, create awareness about the importance of packaging and also to promote the export market with the use of innovative packaging design & development, standardization, etc.

Indian Pharmaceutical sector is the third largest in terms of volume and thirteenth largest in terms of value. India is the largest provider of generic drugs globally with the Indian generics accounting for 20 per cent of global exports in terms of volume.

The Indian Pharmaceutical industry is expected to grow over 15 per cent per annum and to outperform the global pharmaceutical the global pharmaceutical industry, which is set to grow at an annual rate of 5 per cent. The market is expected to grow to US $ 55 billion by 2020, thereby emerging as the sixth largest pharmaceutical market globally by size.

The Indian Packaging Industry is capable of meeting the global expectations.  This has been a major factor in the success story of Indian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Exporters, despite of having high demanding standards of the importing countries especially by the developed countries.  In today’s consumer – driven market, even pharmaceutical packaging can influence a customer’s choice, based on its appearance and attributes. 

It is apparent that, in the competitive market, with the continually rising pharmaceutical and healthcare segment in the country, there will be an enormous demand for packaging materials with effective functional properties and systems to augment the shelf life, retain efficacy and ascertain the brand representation for various products.  This will go a long way in fulfilling the consumer’s expectation of safety, particularly with the additional features of tamper evident and anti-counterfeit. The packaging sector is one of the booming areas of the Indian economy. There is tremendous growth in the Indian pharmaceutical manufacturing activities which also cater to the requirements of the global pharmaceutical industry.

It is expected that around 150 delegates from the pharmaceutical industry will attend this conference.The focus on safety aspects of pharmaceutical packaging is the need of the day. Innovative packaging will be important to address these needs keeping in mind the fulfillment of regulatory requirements.

The workshop  inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Shri Sudhanshu Pandey, Joint Secretary, Dept. of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India. Shri. Ajit Singh, Chairman - ACG Worldwide, the Guest of Honour,Chief Guest Shri Sudhanshu Pandey, Joint Secretary, Dept of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India stated that the Institute had taken an initiative to organize this two days National Conference on “Packaging of Pharmaceutical Products and its Safety Aspects will surely be of benefit to the pharmaceutical industry and would be an important platform to propagate the recent trends in all aspects of pharmaceutical packaging.

The Guest of Honour Shri Ajit Singh, Chairman – ACG Worldwide stated that all the technical sessions provided useful and important insights to all the professionals in the packaging domain .

Dr.N.C.Saha – Director IIP in his welcome address mentioned that a galaxy of eminent speakers and experts from pharmaceutical industries as well as from the Institute will deliberate the lectures on various aspects of packaging for pharmaceuticals, and the deliberation will be highly useful and the participants will be extremely benefited. 

About :The Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) is an autonomous and apex body working under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India for the promotion of packaging standards in the country. The Institute set up in 1966 is dedicated in serving the nation and industry to achieve excellence in packaging through its diversified activities that encompass the entire spectrum of packaging. With its headquarter and the principal laboratories in Mumbai, and other regional offices and laboratories, the activities of the institute are in line with those of the world's premiere packaging Institutes. IIP's activities includes Training & Education, Organizing Seminars, Conferences & Exhibitions, Awards, Consultancy & Projects, Laboratory testing, Quality evaluation of packaging material and packages, Information & Publication and many more. The institute is closely linked with major international packaging organizations world over like the World Packaging Organization (WPO), Asian Packaging Federation (APF), International Trade Centre (ITC), and Geneva and has been working for the overall growth and development of packaging globally. Indian Institute of Packaging is in its golden jubilee year has been doing tremendous work in the field of research and development and education.   For more information, visit http://www.iip-in.com/