CPHI 2026 Dates — Oct 6-8, Fiera Milano (Not Frankfurt) | Pharma Exhibition Stand

CPHI 2026 takes place 6-8 October 2026 at Fiera Milano, Italy — note the fair is in Milan, not Frankfurt. Organised by Informa Markets, CPhI Worldwide is the world's largest pharmaceutical industry event — the 2024 edition registered 60,000+ visitors from 165+ countries representing every major pharma manufacturing, ingredients sourcing, packaging, and contract services procurement channel globally.

Why Exhibit at CPhI 2026?

The global pharmaceutical market is approximately USD 1.6 trillion in 2025, projected USD 2.1T by 2030 driven by biologics, GLP-1 obesity drugs, cell & gene therapy. CPhI is the canonical sourcing event covering the full pharma value chain — API (active pharmaceutical ingredients), excipients, finished dose forms, contract development/manufacturing (CDMO), packaging, and pharma machinery.

Direct access: - Major pharma manufacturers: Pfizer, Novartis, Roche, Merck, Sanofi, AstraZeneca, GSK, Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bayer - Generic majors: Teva, Mylan/Viatris, Sun Pharma, Cipla, Lupin, Aurobindo, Dr Reddy's, Hetero - Asian generic powerhouses: Indian pharma cluster (NPPA-aligned), Chinese API manufacturers - CDMOs: Lonza, Catalent, Samsung Biologics, WuXi Biologics, Patheon (Thermo Fisher), Recipharm, Aenova - Excipient + API specialty: Evonik, BASF Pharma, DSM Pharma, Avantor, Croda - Packaging primes: Schott, Gerresheimer, SGD Pharma, Stevanato Group, AptarGroup - Pharma equipment: Bosch Packaging (now Syntegon), IMA Group, Glatt, GEA, Marchesini Group

CPhI runs co-located with three specialised parallel events: - ICSE — Contract Services Expo (CDMO/CMO focus) - InnoPack — Pharmaceutical packaging - P-MEC — Pharmaceutical machinery & equipment

Exhibition Stand Solutions for CPhI 2026

Evreka Stand provides turnkey exhibition stand solutions:

• •Major pharma / CDMO custom stand — 200-600 m², GMP-themed product display + private B2B meeting cabins + hospitality. €100,000-€280,000.
• •API/excipient supplier modular-custom — 50-200 m², modular skeleton + product display + meeting cabin. €25,000-€90,000.
• •National pharma pavilion — 200-1,500 m². Indian pavilion (CIPRO/Pharmexcil), Chinese pavilion (CCCMHPIE), Turkish pavilion (TİTUBB-aligned), Italian (ICE Pharma), Spanish (Farmaindustria), Japanese (JETRO Pharma), Korean (KOTRA Pharma) pavilions are CPhI annuals.

Logistics — Istanbul to Milan

Sealed-container TIR road freight Istanbul → Milan (4-5 days). ATA Carnet at EU border. Schengen visa-free. Malpensa airport 25 km from Fiera Milano Rho; the venue has its own metro stop (Rho Fiera, M1 line), 15 minutes S-Bahn direct.

Hall Structure

• •Halls 4-6 — CPhI main (API + excipients + finished dose forms)
• •Halls 8-9 — ICSE (CDMO/CMO)
• •Hall 11 — InnoPack (packaging)
• •Hall 3 — P-MEC (machinery & equipment)
• •Hall 1 — Country pavilions

Booth allocation 5-6 months before — by May-June 2026.

Past Editions

• •CPhI Worldwide 2024 (8-10 October 2024 Milan) — 60,000+ visitors from 165 countries
• •CPhI Worldwide 2023 (24-26 October 2023 Barcelona) — 50,000+ visitors
• •CPhI Worldwide 2022 (1-3 November 2022 Frankfurt) — 41,500+ visitors

Booking Timeline

For 6 October 2026 opening: - May-June 2026 — booth allocation with Informa - July-August — design + 3D - August-September — production - Mid-October — TIR freight - Late October — on-site assembly - 6 October 2026 — show opens

FAQ

When/where? 6-8 October 2026, Fiera Milano, Italy.

How large? 2024: 60,000+ visitors from 165 countries. World's largest pharma industry event.

Co-located events? ICSE (CDMO), InnoPack (packaging), P-MEC (machinery).

Booth cost? API/excipient supplier 50-200 m² (€25-90K). Major pharma/CDMO 200-600 m² (€100-280K). National pavilion 200-1,500 m².

Can Evreka Stand build? Yes — turnkey Milan installation, TIR 4-5 days. Contact us.