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Ingredients South Asia
With 50.40% in 2024, captive APIs led the market
PHARMACEUTICAL ingredients are mainly divided into two parts i.e. active and inactive pharmaceutical ingredients.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
As mfg evolves, quality control must adapt
IN the pharmaceutical industry, the quality of raw materials especially active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients is what makes medicines safe, effective and trustworthy.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
The unspoken designers of effective drug treatment
Medicine has been related to the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), the chemical compound that produces therapeutic effect. However, the path between the discovery in a laboratory and a pill in your hand cannot be fully made without excipients.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Adv fermentation can convert agri waste into cosmetic actives
The natural cosmetics industry is growing at an unprecedented rate. The global market is expected to grow from $52.4 billion in 2025 to $95.7 billion by 2035, which is a strong compound annual growth rate of 5.7%.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
India's cold storage leap: Driving food security
INDIA'S agriculture sector, with a GDP of $262 billion, showcases remarkable resilience, being minimally dependent on imports.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Transforming India's ingredient mfg landscape
COME December 19-21, 2025, the pharmaceutical world will descend on Bengaluru, not just for another congress, but for a high-stakes convergence of technology, education, and industry - the 74th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC).
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
in-cos attracts celebs at star-studded edition
IN-cosmetics Asia delivered its most influential edition to date. This year's event attracted a star-studded mix of high-profile industry leaders, Csuite executives, celebrity guests, Asian A-listers, beauty entrepreneurs and heads of some of the world's best-known cosmetics houses.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
CMOs optimise supply chain & reduce costs
PHARMACEUTICAL contract manufacturing is when pharmaceutical companies outsource drug production to specialised third-party manufacturers.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Modular and compact designs are gaining traction
INDIA'S pharmaceutical sector is often referred to as the “pharmacy of the world.” Behind this reputation lies not only drug formulation expertise but also the robust ecosystem of pharma processing machinery manufacturers.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
DGFT resolves concern related to redemption of AAS
IN a significant relief for pharmaceutical exporters, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a clarification resolving a long-standing concern related to the redemption of Advance Authorisations (AAS) impacted by the erstwhile Rule 96(10) of the CGST Rules-2017.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Making sure APIs made & controlled in consistent way
THERE are a lot of rules, methods, and quality systems that make sure active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are safe, effective, and meet international pharmacopeial and regulatory standards.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Organic excipients - lools that help drugs work better
PHARMACEUTICAL Excipients are parts of drug formulations that do not have any effect on the drug itself.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Inputs sought on market challenges in Russia
THE Union commerce ministry has sought industry inputs on market access challenges for Indian pharmaceuticals in Russia.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
GMP stands as the cornerstone of quality assurance
In the intricate world of pharmaceuticals, where precision and safety are paramount, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) stands as the cornerstone of quality assurance.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Fearing losses, govt imposes duty on yellow peas
RECOGNISING the potential losses to farmers and traders from duty-free imports of yellow peas, the Central Government has imposed a 10% import duty and a 20% agricultural infrastructure development cess on yellow pea imports, effective November 1, after traders' body CAIT and other trade and farmer organisations made representation before Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Compliance evolving - becoming more global, tech-driven
THE pharmaceutical industry is one of the most regulated sectors in the world - and for good reason.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
FSSAI adds another point of entry at Kannur for import
THE FSSAI has added another point of entry in Kerala at the Kannur International Airport for the purpose of food import.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Functional foods – Future prospects
FUNCTIONAL foods are foods that provide additional health benefits beyond basic nutrition.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Need for units to comply with WHO guidelines
THE pharmaceutical industry in India has become an important part of healthcare around the world, especially because it exports APIs.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Big change as plant-based move to being active
The pharmaceutical industry is going through a big change as plant-based excipients move from being inactive fillers to active, multifunctional ingredients.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
"Behold the Power of Nature" — SV Agrofood Redefines Purity in CO₂ Extracts
IN the evolving landscape of natural cosmetics, where science meets sustainability, few names stand out as distinctly as SV Agrofood.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Experts for public labs to detect contamination
AMIDST the increasing cases of children death linked to cough syrup contamination with the recent one in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara on October 31, experts have advocated that public drug testing labs should adopt advanced testing methods to detect contamination in cough syrups.
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December 1-15, 2025
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Innovation & partnership take centre stage at 93rd essay
API China, China's first and longest-running pharmaceutical ingredients exhibition, brought together more than 30,000 visitors and about 1,200 exhibitors from November 12 to 14, 2025, at the Chongqing International Expo Center, across 70,000 square meters of exhibition space.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Essential elements influencing future of therapy
EXCIPIENTS are important parts of pharmaceutical formulations that are used to turn active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) into medicines that are safe, effective, and stable enough for patients to use.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Advancement of APls mirrors advancement of nation
As India marches toward the milestone of a 100 years of Independence, the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 emerges as a defining blueprint for the nation's collective aspirations, reflecting the goal of creating a prosperous, inclusive, and globally admired country.
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Barometer for the future of pharma ingredients
WHEN the doors open between November 25-27, 2025, at the India Expo Centre, the pharmaceutical world will converge for what is being called the “Heart of Pharma.”
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December 1-15, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
AI embedding intelligence at every stage of healthcare
ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept—it's a present-day force redefining how the world discovers, develops, and delivers medicines.Once viewed as a distant dream, AI has now become the catalyst for a scientific revolution, transforming pharmaceutical research into a faster, more precise, and more human-centered enterprise.
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November 16-30, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Microplastics in packaged F&B spark health concerns
In a troubling shift from oceanic pollution to everyday meals, microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic less than five millimetres in diameter—are increasingly being found in packaged food and beverages.
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November 16-30, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Imports of bulk drugs grew 2.6% in H1FY26
IMPORTS of bulk drugs and intermediates to India has reported a decline of 2.6% in the first half of the fiscal year 2025-26, as compared to a growth of 3.13% reported in the same period of previous fiscal year, on a year-over-year (YoY) basis.
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November 16-30, 2025
Ingredients South Asia
Ingredients that add fortification to F&B products
FOOD fortification is the well-established practice of deliberately adding essential micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, trace elements) to food or beverage products in order to improve their nutritional value and address public health micronutrient deficiencies.
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