ASPA SUPPORTS PHARMASAFE INDIA 2015
Mumbai, November 24, 2015: ASPA announced its support for Pharmasafe India, a two-day
comprehensive Conference on Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection started today and will
continue till tomorrow (24, 25 November, 2015) at Courtyard Marriott, Mumbai. The conference will
bring together industry delegates and speakers representing cross-section of stake-holders: top
business leaders from Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies, Pharmacists, Anti-counterfeiting
solutions and services providers, Government and regulatory authorities etc., at a common platform
to enable panel discussions, presentations, sharing of insights, best practices and strategies to tackle
the Counterfeiting challenge in India.
On the occasion Mr. U K Gupta, President, ASPA said, “We are proud to support this effort to combat
Counterfeit and thanks the organisers of the event to bring together all industry stakeholders fields
under one roof after understanding the emerging situation in Pharma Industry in India and across the
globe. Made in India” pharmaceutical product have great opportunity in India and overseas market
because of their quality. However, with the increase of counterfeiting in pharmaceutical sector, there
is a constant need to ensure that “Made in India” pharmaceutical product are of highest quality,
genuine and secured till its deliver to the end consumer. We offer the various authentication solutions
(such as Optical variable devices) which will ensure that “Made in India” label product are of highest
quality and can be easily identified as genuine products by brand owners, Government authorities and
consumer by large with the help of IT and digital solutions such as mobile app, SMS and web based
applications. We look forward for positive responses from Government and Industries to make safe
and secure Pharma in India”.
Addressing the conference Mr. Nityanand Shenoy, Sr. Governing Body Member of ASPA presented
his view on “How to select authentication solutions according to your needs”. He said, “Fighting
counterfeiting need a strategy which should include, analysis of problem, the organisation
commitment towards fighting counterfeiting, the right selection of authentication solutions and its
proper implementation”.
The conference programme will feature presentations, case studies and panel discussions addressing
topics such as: Indian Pharma- Counterfeit Market overview,
Coordinated efforts against
counterfeiting – role of industry association, retailers and pharmacists; Overview of authentication
solutions and technologies, effect of parallel trade on the industry and ways to tackle it; Government
initiatives, regulations, policies and strategies against drug counterfeiting; usage of mobile product
authentication for protection against counterfeiting; packaging innovations and latest development in
track & trace technologies.
The conference is attended by top industry veterans and anti-counterfeiting experts such as Sudhansh
Pant, Joint Sectreary (Policy), Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government of India, Dr. K
Bangarurajan, Deputy Drug Controller of India (West Zone), Arvind Kukrety, Deputy Drug Controller of
India (Ahemdabad), Omprakash Sadhwani, Joint Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration
(Maharashtra), Ajit Singh, Chairman, ACG Worldwide, Dominique Woloch, Regional Security Director
– Turkey, Middle East and South Asia, Sanofi, Dr Shailesh Ayyangar, Vice President – South Asia, Sanofi
& President, Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India, Dr. Nirod Kumar Singh, Associate
Director, Healthcare Practice, Frost & Sullivan and Sharad Tyagi, Managing Director, Boehringer
Ingelheim India, , Dr VSV Vadlamudi Rao, President, Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Nityanand
Shenoy, President & Managing Director, PRS Permacel, Dr Vaibhav Kulkarni, Director – Regulatory,
Abbott Nutrition International and Appadurai A, Country Manager, HP Indigo and Inkjet Solutions and
many more.
About Authentication Solution Providers' Association (ASPA)
Authentication Solution Providers' Association (ASPA) is a self-regulated, non-profit organization of
authentication solution providers. Founded in 1998 as Hologram Manufacturers Association of India
(HoMAI), it has now been re-launched in 2014 as ASPA to more accurately represent the
transformation of products and services offered by its existing member companies. The broader scope
of ASPA also covers a wide array of other technologies that have evolved over the years. As the world’s
first and only industry body of its kind, ASPA aims to comprehensively covers the interests of the entire
authentication solutions industry worldwide, including, but not limited to, holograms, optically
variable devices (OVD’s), taggants, security inks and substrates, watermarks, nanotechnologies, RFIDs,
barcode/ QR code-based digital tracking and verification solutions, security and tamper-evident labels
and any other brand protection and authentication solutions. ASPA works closely with global
authorities such as International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA), Counterfeit Intelligence
Bureau (CIB) and Interpol. ASPA members protect over 10,000 brands worldwide through the
identification of genuine products and documents. For more details, please visit: www.aspaglobal.com
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