SikkimPHARMA SUMMIT 2019

Investor-friendly policies with ease of doing business, attractive tax incentives and low cost of manufacturing and labour have made Sikkim favoured destination for pharmaceutical companies. Also, North East Industrial & Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIPP) 2007, gave a further impetus to the state's growth story where pharma companies such as Cipla, Sun Pharma, Zydus Cadila, Alembic, IPCA, Alkem Lab, Intas Pharma, Torrent Pharma and Unichem, were able to set up their base in and around the picturisque Himalayan town.

As Sikkim enters its second decade as pharma hub, the sector needs to identify its challenges and build a more sustainable future beyond tax incentives.

Speakers

Dr Upendra Quenim

Vice-President Operations, Swiss Garnier

Mr Deepak Verma

General Manager, Zuventus Healthcare

Mr Soumaya Dutt

General Manager & site head, Formulation operations, Glenmark pharmaceuticals, Sikkim

Mr Sasikant Hotta

Unit Head-VP Technical and operation, Micro Labs

Mr Sachin Sangal

Founder & CMD, Xcentric Learning Edge

Mr Amit Sharma

Head-Quality Assurance, Alembic Pharmaceutical

Building a sustainable competitive edge

The second edition of Sikkim Pharma Summit, organised by Express Pharma,

will focus on the theme ‘Building a competitive advantage for growth.' Experts from the pharma and allied industry will discuss and deliberate on how to build a model, which will help the state achieve Government of India's 'Pharma Vision 2030,' and the goal to touch $ 120-130 billion by 2030 from the current $ 38 billion.

A panel discussion on 'In quest of Sikkim's USP', will be held on the sidelines of the summit. Experts and veterans from the pharma industry will discuss Sikkim's journey as a pharma hub in the last few years, the challenges faced and solutions to be implemented.

The panel discussion will analyse on the following topics:

Encourage innovation in formulation and R&D

Scale-up R&D capabilities

Assuring quality of medicines

Enabling regulatory compliance

Develop a cross-functional team culture

Tapping the right talent

Building inclusive employee-friendly policies

Building leadership strategies

THE AUDIENCEYOU SEEK

DCG( I ), StateDrug Controller and government officials

MDs, CEOs and key decision makers from pharma companies

Technical, Production, Plant/Factory/Unit

QA & QC, R&D, Packaging

Purchase & Procurement

Logistics & supply chain and key influencers from pharma companies

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