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FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

August-September 2008

From the heights of a booming economy in January to the depths of a global recession; from bags of cash on display in Parliament to a path breaking presidential election in the US; from the ruckus around the Indo - US Nuclear deal to Vishwanathan Anand winning the World Chess Championship in Germany; the year has been eventful to say the least.

The consolidation in the Indian Pharma industry continued from last year with a number of mergers and acquisitions. The recent buy out of India's largest generics company Ranbaxy by Daiichi Sankyo of Japan was an eye opener. Clinical/contract research outsourcing, biotechnology, nanotechnology and a revised interest in Ayurveda remain the thrust areas for the coming years.

For us too, the year has seen growth and diversification in our business. Apart from our regular publications, we also published Regulation of Clinical Trials by R K Rishi, a handbook on regulatory aspect of the clinical trial industry. We also published, a CD ROM on - AYUSH, Indian Systems of Medicine and an exclusive special supplement for Govt. of Andhra Pradesh focusing on Biotechnology. In addition, our very popular website www.kppub.com also got a face lift during the year, making it more interactive and adding to its content manifold.

The editorial content, which we believe is the heart of the publication, was extremely well received and appreciated by our readers both in India and aboard. You would be happy to know that over 40 articles/research papers have been abstracted and indexed by foreign journals and research organizations. To this we are very thankful to our contributors.

Apart from being media partners to our regular exhibitions in India and abroad, we also provided media support to a large number of international Pharma conferences, which we also had the privilege of participating in.

On the occasion of our 6th anniversary issue, we would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all those who have supported us and assure that our slogan: Bringing You Information - Providing You a Platform, is what we earnestly believe in.