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.

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.

The Difference We Make

97% of Caribbean medicines are imported. Behind that number is a nurse buying her own gloves, a 62-year-old woman receiving her IV in a bag designed for a newborn, a mother bringing her own sheets to a public ward. BPI exists to change that. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to providing fair employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of background, identity, or personal circumstances. At BPI, we believe innovation thrives when different perspectives, experiences, and ideas come together to shape the future of healthcare.

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.

Workforce & Talent Development

Building the skilled workforce Caribbean pharmaceutical production depends on.

Research & Development

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

Innovation & Technology

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

Regulatory Development & Policy

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

Investment & Financing

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

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.

Where Investment Meets Execution

Initiatives

The AMA Project: The First Africa-Caribbean Pharmaceutical Trade Corridor
To develop a state-of-the-art intravenous (IV) fluids manufacturing facility in a proposed joint venture between BPI & AMA Medical Manufacturing.
BPI x Nigeria PVAC
Spanning manufacturing, clinical trials, market access, and human capital.
EU PharmaNext
A Belgium-based Investment Promotion Office bringing European pharmaceutical capital into the Caribbean.
PAHO Regional Supply Hub
A centralized redistribution hub in Barbados delivering essential health products across 40+ countries faster and with 82% fewer shipments.