The pharmaceutical and biotech industries are in the front ranks of India's science-based industries, with wide ranging capabilities in the complex field of drug manufacture and technology. It holds a leadership position in the third world, in terms of technology, quality and range of medicines manufactured. The value of the pharmaceutical market in India was $6.0 billion in 2004. It grew by 6.4 percent over 2003. Globally, India ranks fourth in volume of sales of pharmaceutical and 14th in value terms.

The World Nano-Economic Congress India, produced by Cientifica in co-operation with Yash Nanotech, presents an opportunity to learn about India's nanotechnology developments in medical field while international speakers from around the globe illustrate how nanotechnologies are playing an increasing role in the strategy and profitability of their businesses.

The potential impact of Nanotechnology to emerging biotechnologies and future generation medical devices has placed itself high on the national agenda. The World Nano-Economic Congress is the one comprehensive event that brings together leaders in science, government, and business to discuss the entire value chain of nanotechnology's commercial development. It is also the first business and applications focussed event ever to be held in the subcontinent.

The key focus in these entire series of WNEC's was on pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare and how they have always offered incomparable expertise for effective disease prevention, early diagnosis, rewarding treatments and healthier life solutions.

This year's World Nano-Economic Congress India, March 28-29, 2006 in Mumbai, elucidates more about the pharmaceutical developments occurring globally, as well as, in India, while offering a unique opportunity to evaluate the true commercial applications of BioNanotechnology.

As the first business-focused event, the WNEC India is the gateway to Indian nanotechnologies by implementing a specifically designed “Industry Track” on pharmaceutical and medical. With an entire track dedicated to pharmaceutical and biotech at the event, the following topics would be discussed:

Determining how the applications of nanotechnology within the medical and pharmaceutical industry will transform healthcare in the future:

How will nanotechnology improve medical care and quality of life?

Nanotechnology for Drug and Vaccine Delivery

How nanotechnology solutions are changing medical diagnostics and analysis and their impact on early detection for healthcare?

Nanotechnology for Medical Devices and Biomaterial Applications

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