analytica Anacon India 2007 closed its gates in Hyderabad on November 2 with some outstanding results: More than 3,000 decision-makers and users, especially from Indian laboratories, came to the two halls at the modern Hitex Center to gather information about the latest equipment, applications and products in the sectors for instrumental analysis, laboratory technology and biotechnology. That is a 17-percent increase over last year. The 142 exhibitors from 14 countries –an increase of nearly ten percent – gave the fair top marks for its choice of location, for the trade-fair center and for the quality of the visitors. The next analytica Anacon India will take place from September 29 - October 1, 2009 in Hyderabad.

Along with China, India is one of the most important growth markets for analysis, laboratory technology and biotechnology in Asia. Increasing industrialization and India's export-oriented economy combined with enormous expansion of its research and development activities, especially in the sectors for pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and the life sciences, are resulting in increased demand for modern solutions and analysis equipment. According to the US Commercial Services, the Indian market for laboratory equipment was worth an estimated 843 million US dollars last year, imports accounting for more than half of that volume.

Hyderabad is the capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is located in the middle of the country. It is the sixth largest Indian city and is considered an up-and-coming location for IT and biotechnology. Hyderabad is also a center for the pharmaceutical industry and home to companies such as Avra Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Divis Labs, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Genotex International (India) Pvt. Ltd., Indigene Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Matrix Laboratories and Vimta Labs Pvt. Ltd.. International groups of companies in the health-care sector such as Apollo, CARE, CDR, Global, Kamineni, Mediciti, Medinova, Medwin, NIMS, Pacific and Yashoda also have subsidiaries in Hyderabad.

By founding Genome Valley, Hyderabad is reinforcing its position as a hub for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry in India even further. More than 100 biotechnology companies will be located in the biotech cluster, which will have its won state-of-the-art infrastructure and laboratory facilities. The Genome Valley project also includes a nanotechnology park in a suburb of Hyderabad and India's leading forensics laboratory, the CDFD (Center for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics).

Add to that an entire group of government research organizations and nine universities – among them the University of Hyerdabad – that deal with chemical and biological analysis including the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) and the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN).

Hyderabad's efforts to become the Indian center for biotechnology are supported and promoted by a comprehensive biotech policy.

analytica Anacon India will help you to develop the Indian market. In January 2003 it was be held, for the first time, by IMAG, the International Exhibition and Fair Service of Messe München GmbH and as co-organizer IAIA, Indian Analytical Instruments Association, Mumbai. These partners are pooling their expertise in order to adapt Anacon, the Conference with Trade Fair, which has existed since 1997, to international standards, and to satisfy the subcontinent's demand, which has grown tremendously.

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