INTERPHEX has launched a new website at www.interphex.com and is also reporting
that 94 percent of the show floor space has sold out, as preparations continue
for the INTERPHEX 2011, which will be held at New York’s
Javits Center on March 29 – 31, 2011.
The new website is targeted to pharmaceutical, biologic,
generic and service provider professionals, who look to INTERPHEX exhibitions
and education programming to improve manufacturing and supply chain
performance. Show, exhibitor, and educational program information and
instructions are more conveniently displayed, and additional new features
include:
My Show Planner: attendees can make the most of their
schedule by searching and bookmarking exhibitors by name, booth and products,
emailing them directly and importing information to Outlook
INTERPHEX Mobile:
site visitors may register for this new service, using their web-enabled mobile
devices to:
Search and bookmark exhibitors
View conference sessions
Explore the floor plan with point-to-point routing
Build a personal INTERPHEX agenda
Receive exclusive INTERPHEX alerts
Exhibitors can find on the site what they need to book
available space on the show floor, which is organized into four exhibit Zones:
Facilities, Sourcing & Services, Automation: Systems & Controls and
Manufacturing & Packaging.
In addition, the site links to the new INTERPHEXConnects
blog, which provides original and timely content relevant to biopharmaceutical
and pharmaceutical manufacturing, with reader conversation and feedback. The
blog has opened with an introductory posting by Bob Stewart, INTERPHEX Industry
Vice President.
The site also offers a complete catalogue for Pre-Show, At-Show and Post-Show
marketing opportunities, including tools for exhibitors to enhance their
presence for buyer agenda-building.
“Our research shows that 90 percent of attendees purchase
from more than one exhibitor, and 86 percent that complete a purchase weren’t
familiar with the company before the event,” said Peter Zezima, Group Sales
Director. “Exhibitors are finding that our Zones floor plan, marketing support
programs, industry partnerships and sourcing reputation are putting them in
front of the companies that need what they have to offer.”
Attendee registration is well under way, as highlights of
the 2011 event include:
More than 650 resources for equipment, innovations,
solutions, products, and services for small and large molecule manufacturing
needs.
The opportunity to meet with representatives of the 2011
Facility of the Year Award (FOYA) winners:
Process Innovation: F. Hoffman – La Roche Ltd.: “MyDose”
Clinical Supply facility in Kaiseraugst,
Switzerland
Facility Integration: Merck and Company, Inc.: Global
Clinical Supplies Manufacturing, Packaging and Warehouse expansion, Summit, New
Jersey, USA
Project Execution: MedImmune, LLC: Frederick Manufacturing
Center (FMC) Expansion facility in Frederick,
Maryland, USA
Equipment Innovation: Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics
GmbH: “MARS Project” (Marburg Site) facility in Marburg, Germany
Operational Excellence: Pfizer Health AB: Project Pegasus –
Bio 7 Manufacturing facility in Strängnäs,
Sweden
Sustainability: Pfizer Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH:
SPRING & E-MAP (Strategic Plant Restructuring & Energy Master Plan)
project in Freiburg, Germany
Honorable Mention: Shire HGT: Project Atlas, Building 400
facility in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA.
More than 30 education sessions, including such topics as
regulatory perspectives on continuous manufacturing, single-use biotech
facility rapid deployment, and practical approaches to Six Sigma, with sessions
moderated by members of the 2011
Advisory Board.
Details on registration, conference packages, group and ISPE
Member discounts can be found at www.interphex.com
and event news is available via Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Co-locating with INTERPHEX 2011 at the Javits
Convention Center will be Buildings NewYork/ Green
Buildings New York, which will enable facility managers and other
interested buyers from pharmaceutical plants to visit that event at no additional
cost. BuildingsNewYork/GreenBuildingsNewYork attracts more than 5,000
architects, engineers, contractors, developers, building owners and property
managers and is considered the largest annual gathering for the metropolitan
New York-regional building community.
