Singapore & Beyond: Asian Medtech Associations Regulatory Networking November 2017, Part 2

In the second of two Asian Medtech Associations Regulatory Networking discussions this month, we focus on regulatory reforms in Singapore, and updates on Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam from recent regional regulatory meetings. This series is hosted by Medtech Insight and sponsored by the Asia Regulatory and Quality Consultancy (ARQon), the Asia Regulatory Professionals Association (ARPA), and Medtronic.

[Editors' note: In November, Medtech Insight sat down with Asia-based regulatory experts to discuss updates from the region in the second Medtech Associations Regulatory Networking event, sponsored by Asia Regulatory and Quality Consultancy (ARQon) and the Asia Regulatory Professional Association (ARPA). The main takeaways from the conversation on Singapore and updates from the recent APACMed regulatory track, are detailed below. The first part of this month's conversation covered Malaysia.]

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