CPHI Milan 2026: the global pharmaceutical industry comes to Milan

CPHI Milan is expected to bring together more than 62,000 pharmaceutical professionals from around the world. The event combines a major exhibition with an extensive conference programme and hundreds of business meetings, making Milan one of the main centres of the global pharmaceutical business for three days.

What CPHI Milan is

CPHI is not simply an exhibition of medicines. It brings together companies involved in almost every stage of pharmaceutical production: active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, contract manufacturing, biopharmaceuticals, laboratory and production technology, packaging, drug delivery and finished dosage forms.

Major international groups such as Pfizer, Merck, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Samsung Biologics, Lonza, Gerresheimer and Stevanato Group are among the companies represented at the event. At the same time, thousands of specialised manufacturers, suppliers and smaller companies come to Milan to meet partners, present technologies and negotiate new contracts.

What is new in 2026

The 2026 edition reflects some of the fastest-changing areas of the pharmaceutical industry. New dedicated zones include AI & Tech, Cold Chain & Logistics, Contamination Control and Labelling. These areas focus on technologies that are becoming increasingly important in drug development, manufacturing, packaging and international distribution.

The first CPHI Sustainability Summit will also take place at Fiera Milano on 6 and 7 October. Its programme is dedicated to practical sustainability issues across pharmaceutical production and supply chains, so during the first two days the main exhibition and the international summit will run at the same venue.

A busy business week for Milan

Large international events of this scale have an immediate effect on the city. Participants begin arriving before the exhibition opens, with international visitors using Malpensa, Linate and Bergamo airports and staying both in central Milan and in areas with convenient access to Fiera Milano in Rho.

The working day rarely ends when the exhibition halls close. Meetings continue in hotels, restaurants and company offices across Milan, and many guests have several appointments in different parts of the city during the same day. For visitors with a tight schedule, travel time becomes an important part of planning the entire business trip.

Our work during CPHI Milan

For us, this will also be another busy week. After the transfers we carried out during Milan Fashion Week, the type of passenger changes, but the work continues. We provide transfers from Malpensa, Linate and Bergamo, trips between hotels and Fiera Milano, and transport for guests who need to move between the exhibition and business meetings during the day.

We work with individual passengers, company representatives and small delegations. Depending on the number of passengers and luggage, we use Mercedes-Benz E-Class, S-Class, V-Class and Sprinter vehicles. For guests with several appointments, we can provide a car with a driver for a sequence of journeys during the day.

CPHI Milan opens on 6 October at 10:00. The exhibition runs until 18:30 on 6 and 7 October and closes at 16:00 on 8 October. After Fashion Week, Milan does not become quieter — the audience simply changes, and for three days the city becomes one of the main meeting points for the international pharmaceutical industry.