Mr Kiminobu Imura, MD, Shimadzu Asia Pacific, noted that effort of the company is to bring new technologies to bring revolution in cost-effective healthcare. Shimadzu Global Pharma Summit 2012 is a platform for healthcare fraternity to network, share, participate and discuss solutions to bring innovative ideas in the industry.

"Our mission has to enable pharmaceutical companies to focus on research and development of cost effective healthcare solutions and fostering cooperative partnership across all domains of healthcare. We seek to leverage the power of collaboration in the service of healthcare solutions," added Mr Imura.

Dr Akira Nakamoto, president and CEO, Shimadzu Corporation, Japan, said that, "The analytical instrumentation market has achieved leapfrog development in research, manufacturing, application and training. The overall market revenue is anticipated to witness growth over the next decade. Analytical instrument companies have been making continuous investment in R&D and technology innovation for ensuring testing accuracy and sensitivity."

The company is geared to provide non-traditional analytical technologies to pharma companies and the required automated technologies, advanced technologies, statistical approach of quality by design and identifying process analytical technologies.