We’re not a traditional agency.
We're a market creator.

Established to bring access to essential medicines to Bajans, Caribbean people and beyond.

Our Vision

To transform Barbados into the trusted pharmaceutical manufacturing gateway for the Caribbean and the Global South.

Manufacture

Local production of essential medicines, starting with IV fluids, scaling to ARVs, diagnostics, and NCDs.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing line
Distribute

A regional logistics model that puts medicines where they are needed, reliably and at lower cost.

Build

The regulatory, workforce, and institutional foundations that sustain a pharmaceutical sector for generations.

Workforce training and regulatory development

Our Mission

To accelerate access to high-quality, affordable medicines across the Caribbean by building a resilient pharmaceutical industry, attracting global investment, and positioning Barbados as the gateway to the region and beyond.

Market Access & Trade Development

Opening pharmaceutical trade routes across CARICOM, Latin America, Africa, and the Global South.

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Workforce & Talent Development

Building the skilled workforce Caribbean pharmaceutical production depends on.

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Research & Development

Establishing Barbados as a credible site for pharmaceutical research and technology transfer.

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Innovation & Technology

Creating the conditions for pharmaceutical innovation to take root and scale.

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Regulatory Development & Policy

Building the regulatory framework that gives investors and manufacturers confidence to commit.

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Investment & Financing

Connecting viable projects to the right capital at the right stage.

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By the Numbers

In three years, BPI has gone from a founding mandate to five bankable projects and the first pharmaceutical trade corridor between Africa and the Caribbean.

$31.3M

Total investment in the AMA IV fluids manufacturing facility at Grantley Adams Industrial Estate.

12M

Bags of IV fluids to be produced annually, the first of their kind manufactured in the Caribbean.

180M

Lives touched by the PAHO revolving fund that BPI's regional supply hub will support.

€3M

EU PharmaNext investment mobilized to build a transatlantic pharmaceutical investment bridge.

Barbados Pharmaceutical Inc. team

Where Investment Meets Execution

Initiatives

  • AMA IV Fluids Manufacturing
    Grantley Adams Industrial Estate

    The first Africa–Caribbean pharmaceutical trade corridor. 12 million units annually. A corridor, not a pilot.

  • PAHO Regional Supply Hub

    Serving 40+ countries across the Caribbean and Latin America.

  • EU PharmaNext

    €3M transatlantic pharmaceutical investment bridge.

  • BMPRA Regulatory Development

    Barbados's own standard-holder, built with WHO and PAHO.

Leadership

BPI is led by a team of global health strategists, investment specialists, and pharmaceutical sector experts united by a single mandate.

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The journey to health resilience and regional health security will require partnerships, not solo action.