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Outcomes and Benefits
1. Become a member of PIC/S
After becoming a PIC/S participating authority since 2013, the TFDA actively participates
in PIC/S events and has organized PIC/S meetings and activities in Taiwan several times. All
events/activities went very successfully and helped the TFDA win the opportunity to host “2017
PIC/S Committee Meeting and Annual Seminar” in Taiwan.
2. PIC/S handover ceremony
The finale of 2017 PIC/S Annual Seminar is the handover ceremony. By receiving the
walking stick of PIC/S from the previous Organizer (MHRA, UK, 2016) and passing it to the
next Organizer (US TFDA, 2018) (Figure 3-6), Director-General (TFDA) Shou-Mei Wu declared
the event conclude successfully. A total of 170 official inspectors of 60 regulatory authorities and
international organizations from 50 countries participated in the event. As the event was well-
recognized by both the PIC/S and the participants, the international visibility of Taiwan and
professionalism of TFDA is greatly acknowledged.
Figure3-5 PIC/S annual seminar between September Figure3-6 PIC/S handover ceremony
13-15, 2017
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