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Regulatory Affairs

navigating the increasingly complex and fragmented regulatory landscape

APACMed’s Regulatory Affairs Committee is the Association’s largest committee, counting over 350 dynamic and engaged senior regulatory professionals.

Part of the impetus behind the creation of the APACMed in 2014, was the need to help MedTech industry navigate the increasingly complex and fragmented regulatory landscape. APACMed provides access to actionable regulatory intelligence for its members, advocates for harmonised regulatory requirements where possible across Asia Pacific countries through capacity building and best practice sharing, and promotes regional and global convergence by securing a seat at the table with key harmonisation platforms, building thought leadership in prioritized areas, as well as fostering long-term partnership with regulatory authorities, peer associations, academia and industry.

APACMed’s Regulatory Affairs Committee is the Association’s largest committee, counting over 325 dynamic and engaged senior regulatory professionals.

Much of the regulatory advocacy efforts across the region coalesce around in market based Centres of Excellence, covering: China, South Korea, South East Asia, and  India. Separate Regional Working Groups are dedicated to Regulatory Intelligence (RI), Capacity and Capability Building (CCB), and In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVD). Through its Centres of Excellence and Working Groups, APACMed has successfully engaged members and fostered its networks at the local level across the region.

APACMED RA VISION AND STRATEGIC PILLARS

It is our vision to become the leading regional regulatory partner to improve patient access to safe, effective and innovative medical technologies.

CONVERGENCE

Promote regulatory convergence in collaboration with government agencies, industry associations, academia and other stakeholders

CAPACITY BUILDING

Build and support a strong regulatory workforce for MedTech industry and regulators and drive capacity building initiatives in partnership with various stakeholders

ADVOCACY

Advocate for policies that promote patient access to innovative technologies that advance patient outcomes

INTELLIGENCE

Create actionable insights for a rapidly changing regulatory landscape to support members strategic decisions

REGULATORY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

Objectives of the Regulatory Affairs Functional Committee:

Regulatory Affairs

Regulatory harmonisation

Capability & capacity building

Regulatory intelligence

Position paper/letter

Regulatory Affairs ARCHIVES

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Lance_Little

Lance Little

MANAGING DIRECTOR, REGION ASIA PACIFIC
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS ASIA PACIFIC
Board Sponsor
miang2-01

Miang Tanakasemsub

Head of Regulatory Affairs (RA), Asia Pacific (AP)
Johnson & Johnson Vision
Regulatory Affairs Committee Chairperson
Adelheid_Schneider

Adelheid Schneider

Regional Head for Regulatory and Quality
Roche Diagnostics
Regulatory Affairs Committee Vice-Chairperson
Jason_Guo

Jason Guo

APAC Director, Regulatory Affairs, Quality and Compliance
Abbott
Regulatory Affairs Committee Vice-Chairperson
MarrianeYap

Marianne Yap

VICE PRESIDENT, QUALITY, REGULATORY AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
ASIA PACIFIC, CHINA AND JAPAN
ALCON
Regulatory Affairs Committee Vice-Chairperson
Alex_Budiman

Alex Budiman

Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
BD
Regulatory Affairs Committee Vice-Chairperson
Nishith_Desai

Nishith Desai

Director of Regulatory Affairs
Medtronic
Regulatory Affairs Committee Vice-Chairperson

CHINA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (COE) MEMBERS: REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Echo_Liu

Echo Liu

Regulatory Affairs Director
Baxter
China Centre of Excellence Chairperson
crystalJingNie

Crystal (Nie Jing)

Director Regulatory Affairs & Regulatory Compliance (China),
Microvention
China Centre of Excellence Vice-Chairperson
Wang Ping

Wang Ping

Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager
Resmed china
Vice-Chairperson
Zhou_Lipan

Zhou Lipan

Roche
China Centre of Excellence Secretary

SOUTHEAST ASIA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (COE) MEMBERS: REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Sharad-Shukla_revisedv2

Sharad Shukla

HEAD, REGULATORY AFFAIRS,
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDTECH
Southeast Asia Centre of Excellence Group Chairperson
Yenny_Angorro

Yenny Anggoro

Director – RA & QA
Stryker ASEAN
Southeast Asia Centre of Excellence Vice-Chairperson
Yu_Hosokai

Yu Hosokai

REGULATORY AFFAIRS MANAGER - SEA
COOK SOUTH EAST ASIA
Southeast Asia Centre of Excellence
Vice-Chairperson
Kenneth Cheong

Kenneth Cheong

RA & QA Manager
ConvaTec
Southeast Asia Centre of Excellence Secretary

INDIA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (COE) MEMBERS: REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Parveen Jain

Parveen Jain

Head- Regulatory, Quality and Government Affairs, South Asia
Fresenius Medical Care
Indian Subcontinent Centre of Excellence
Chairperson
Prashanth

Prashanth Prabhakar

Head - Regulatory Affairs
Boston Scientific India
Indian Subcontinent Centre of Excellence
Vice-Chairperson
Raya_v2

Jaya Sunil Lande

MANAGER - REGULATORY AFFAIRS
ABBOTT HEALTHCARE
Indian Subcontinent Centre of Excellence
Vice-Chairperson
Aaditya_revised

Aaditya Vats

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, REGULATORY AFFAIRS,
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Indian Subcontinent Centre of Excellence
Vice-Chairperson

KOREA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (COE) MEMBERS: REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Leslie_Kim

Leslie Kim

RAQA DIRECTOR
STRYKER EAST ASIA
Korea Centre of Excellence Chairperson
Justin_Yea2

Justin Yea

Senior QRA Program Manager
Medtronic
Korea Centre of Excellence Vice-Chairperson
JiyoungAhn_rev

Jiyoung Ahn

Head of Regulatory Affairs,
Boston Scientific Korea
Korea Centre of Excellence Vice-Chairperson
Lena_Kim2

Lena Kim

RA Director
Cook Medical
Korea Center of Excellence Secretary

REGULATORY INTELLIGENCE (WG)

James_Chan

James Chan

RA Director, APJI
Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company
Regulatory Intelligence Working Group
Chairperson
Shivkumar_Hurdale

Shivkumar Hurdale

Senior Director – RA & QA, APAC
Stryker Asia Pacific
Regulatory Intelligence Working Group
Vice-Chairperson
Jane_Lin

Jane Lin

Head of ASPAC Regulatory Affairs
Johnson & Johnson Medical
Regulatory Intelligence Working Group
Vice-Chairperson
Muhammad_Sohail

Muhammad Sohail

Manager – RA & Pharmacovigilance QREM
Fresenius Medical Care, Pakistan
Regulatory Intelligence Working Group
Secretary

IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTICS (WG)

yasha2

Yasha Huang

Regional Regulatory Affairs and Policy Lead
Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific
In-Vitro Diagnostics Working Group Chairperson
Jacqueline_Monteiro

Jacqueline Monteiro

Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs
Abbott
In-Vitro Diagnostics Working Group Vice-Chairperson
Fadzlon

Fadzlon Yunos

Senior Executive, Regulatory Affairs
Beckton Dickinson
In-Vitro Diagnostics Working Group Secretary
Qi_Li

Qi Li

HEAD OF QUALITY AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, EAO
BECKMAN COULTER
In-Vitro Diagnostics Working Group Vice-Chairperson

CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY BUILDING (WG)

YitingCai_v2

Yiting Cai

REGIONAL REGULATORY AFFAIRS DIRECTOR,
ALCON ASIA PACIFIC
Capacity & Capability Building Working Group Chairperson
Sahjogita_Kathuria

Sahjogita Kathuria

Director, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance,
Terumo India Pvt. Ltd
Capacity & Capability Building Working Group Vice-Chairperson
winggangseet-01

Wing Gang Seet

Director, Regulatory Affairs, APAC,
Cook Medical
Capacity & Capability Building Working Group Vice-Chairperson
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Chloe Tan

QA & RA Lead,
Indochina and Frontier Market Plus,
MEDTRONIC
Capacity & Capability Building Working Group Secretary
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