The 4th EFCG Pharma Business Conference

From 2009-05-13 to 2009-05-14

The 4th EFCG Pharma Business Conference in Brussels, Belgium, from 13-14 May 2009 will bring together the key policy and decision makers and major industry stakeholders to discuss the latest regulatory and legislative initiatives that are expected to have a large impact on the global trading and sourcing of pharma raw materials. Furthermore, key proposals for excipients certification and risk classification will be presented.

The topics to be presented and discussed will include:

* The draft EU Directive on "counterfeit medicines"
* Aspects of international cooperation on API inspections
* Customs' view regarding control of API import into Europe
* The API manufacturing situation in China
* High-level Panel Discussion on APIs
* Risk classification approaches for excipients
* A proposed European Excipients Certification scheme

The conference will include discussions on key aspects of controlling the manufacture and distribution of the widely used Common Excipients with special focus on a European certification scheme. These substances contribute by far the largest weight and volume in most pharmaceutical finished dosage forms.

Url:	http://www.efcg-conference.org/