PSS Past President, Mr Ng Cheng Tiang, was invited to speak in the 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Summit recently. The event organised by IBC was held in Singapore at Sheraton Towers between 24-25 August 2009.

The topic presented by Cheng Tiang was on “Assessing adequacy of the regulatory system and coping with emerging challenges in Singapore”. Industry leaders, trade representatives and executives from various Asian countries including Indonesia, India, Japan, France, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, USA etc participated in this 2 day conference cum forum which addressed among other things, the following subject:

• Monitoring Regulatory Landscapes – Developments & Reforms in Asia
• Evaluation on the Progress and Impact of Harmonization
• New Developments on Patent Protection in Asia
• Regulating the Emerging Field of Biosimilars
• Risk Management & Post Marketing Surveillance
• Managing Drug Registration Trials in Asia

Besides the usual technical exchanges and updates, the Conference provided a excellent platform for networking.

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