Japan is the second largest drug market in the world with an ethical pharmaceuticals market worth almost $65 billion, representing 13% of the world total. Some 1,400 pharmaceutical manufacturing companies employ over 200,000 people and account for 2% of Japan's total manufacturing output by value. Significantly, it is one of the few high-tech industries in Japan that runs a trade deficit - currently around $3 billion per annum.

In response to the revision of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law in Japan in July 2002, the current "manufacturing approval system" will be replaced by the "sales approval system". This is leading to an increasing number of pharmaceutical manufacturers seeking production alliances. As a result the pharmaceutical outsourcing is set to grow as the sales approval system will enable manufactures to virtually totally outsource production.

CPhI Japan offers the best business meeting place for outsourcing companies to present their technique, service and products into vast Japanese pharmaceutical market.

The CPhI Japan exhibition is very successful in attracting large number of potential Japanese business partners. Last edition featured more than 450 exhibiting companies and over 12,000 visitors! This year Japanese companies will be EXTREMELY EAGER to do business with foreign producers and manufactures in the field of pharmaceutical ingredients; with the new pharmaceutical affairs law (PAL) in place, they can freely outsource their production process.

So the question is: will YOU be at the BIG SIGHT, Tokyo from 9-11 April?

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Throughout the year CPhI JAPAN / ICSE JAPAN/ P-MEC JAPAN will be heavily promoted by advertisement in trade magazines, direct mailing campaigns and visitor registration system by website, not only to the Japan market but also to worldwide market.

• advertising campaign in international trade magazines within the pharmaceutical and pharma-chemical industry.
• mailing of courtesy pre registration tickets to the organisers's worldwide database for toll free and fast track entrance to the exhibition and workshops.
• direct invitation ticket mailing from the exhibitors to their prospects and clients.
• the interactive internet site: www.CPhIJapan.com
• direct visits by organisers to main Japanese pharmaceutical companies.
• the official CPhI JAPAN / ICSE JAPAN / P-MEC JAPAN preview editorial in Chemical Daily, distributed to the Chemical Daily subscribers and to all CPhI JAPAN / ICSE JAPAN / P-MEC JAPAN visitors.
• a comprehensive CPhI JAPAN / ICSE JAPAN / P-MEC JAPAN catalogue that will also serve as a buyer's guide after the shows