Cosmofarma

The BolognaFiere event dedicated to the pharmaceutical sector took place April 17 to 19 2015 in the Emilia-Romagna capital.

At its nineteenth edition, it registered 29,771 admissions (+8% compared to 2014) and a strong increase in foreign visitors (+21%). The exhibitors were 910 of which 320 in the pharmaceutical, 290 in the cosmetics sector of the 300 operating in services for pharmacies.
Fifty buyers from 18 countries participated in 800 B2B meetings involving 180 companies, reflecting the efforts made by the organizers to promote the fair and the sector abroad.
Cosmofarma has focused primarily on markets showing strong growth - Russia, Scandinavia, the Balkan area, Spain, UK, Poland, Bulgaria and Egypt - in collaboration with the Italian Chambers of Commerce and backed by program of road shows.
Other initiatives to be reported, the busy schedule of 80 meetings and the re-proposal of the four thematic areas of study, dedicated to Technology, Food, Skincare and Self-medication. This year, for the first time, Nuce (the raw materials show) and Food-ing (ingredients for the food and beverage industry) took place in parallel to Cosmofarma, increasing the number of visitors by 50%.