AyuTech 2013 Conference for the Ayurveda and Herbal Industry

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MUMBAI, India, Apr. 23/ PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

     Ayurveda and herbal industry is one of the fastest growing industries in

India, but due to lack of stringent regulatory laws, inadequate R&D facilities

and unskilled manpower, manufacturers are unable to produce world class

profitable products.

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    Based on our research with the 50+ senior ayurveda experts and also with

the help of our strategic advisor Narendra Bhatt, Consultant, Ayurveda Research

and Industry, CRIA Fi has developed 3-day strategic conference Ayutech to

overcome these challenges.

    The main objective of this 2-day conference is to overcome the stringent

standardisation challenges and implementing the latest advances in R&D

techniques to drive product development. There is also a pre-conference

marketing workshop focusing on Marketing Strategies in the Ayurveda Industry.

    Expert speaking:

    - Peter Hylands, Head of IPS, King's College London

    - TG Rajagopalan

    - Arvind Saklani, Assistant Director Natural Products Botany, Piramal

lifesciences

    - D.B Anantha Narayana, Chief Scientific Officer, Ayurvidye Trust

    - C K Katiyar, CEO, Health Care (Technical), Emami

    - Rangesh Paramesh, Head Drug Discovery, The Himalaya Drug Company

    - R Govindarajan, Head, Product Technology, Dabur International

    - Narasimhan, Chairman, Asthagiri Herbal Research Foundation

    - Reinhard Neubert, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Martin Luther University

    - PK Varrier, Managing Trustee, Arya Vaidya Sala

    - Geetha Krishnan, Secretary, World Ayurveda Congress

    - Ambarish Ray, Founder and CEO, METAL Communications

    - Pradeep Patil, General Manager Marketing, Emami

    Some of the highlights of the 2-day conference are:

    - Essential aspects for raw material management and standardisation

    - Needs, approaches and objectives of regulatory norms

    - Pharmaceutical process innovations for ayurvedic products

    - Potential to develop novel products and therapeutics using ayurveda

    - Solutions of safety and efficacy for ayurvedic products

    This unique 3-day strategic conference will bring together 150+ Vice

Presidents, Directors, Heads of Regulatory, R&D, Marketing, Production

Innovation and Production Development department professionals from the

ayurveda, food & beverage and pharmaceutical industry all under one roof.

    For more details visit http://www.ayutech.com/pr

    About UBM India:

    UBM India is a subsidiary of UBM plc, which is the second largest

independent exhibition organiser in the world. It is the largest trade

exhibition organiser in India, responsible for 26 exhibitions in different

locations across the country. The company is also involved in the organisation

of conference programmes throughout India and in the publications of trade

journals and magazines. http://www.ubmindia.in

    About Food ingredients India:

    Launched in 2006, Food ingredients India has been known as a driving force

to India's processed food sector and has a fundamental role as facilitating the

industry's only meeting place. Both regional and global food professionals use

this opportunity to learn about the latest industry developments, meet new

business prospects and launch new products to gain competitor advantage in the

fastest growing Food marketplace in the world.

    By bringing the industry together, Fi India allows you to display your

products to thousands of food professionals at once, and conduct business in an

efficient and effective manner. It has 200 exhibitors and 5000+ visitors.

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    Contact Shwetha Prabhu, conferences-india@ubm.com, +91-(0)22-6172-7001

SOURCE: UBM India