Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) works with Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) and Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) to host 10th Joint Conference of Taiwan and Japan on Medical Products Regulation on October 20th, 2022.

    The “Framework of the Cooperation on the Medical Products Regulation” was signed by Taiwan-Japan Relations Association and Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association in November 2013, both sides host Annual Joint Conference in alternative turns for ten years. This year, the representatives from TFDA, MHLW and PMDA share the latest information of medical products regulations, as well as other important topics such as digital tools for clinical trials, measures in response to COVID-19, updates medical devices regulation.

    This year is 10th anniversary for this bilateral conference, we will organize the 10th anniversary session to retrospect the achievements between Taiwan and Japan over the past 10 years. At this major milestone, Taiwan and Japan will continue to promote the communication of legal information, strengthen the cooperation between the bilateral officials and the industries, help the industry to expand the international market, and protect the health and well-being of the public. It also hold a grand event both onsite and online with about 500 people participating.

    We hope that through this meeting, the industry from both sides will have a better understanding of the regulations and create a new blueprint for the collaboration between Taiwan and Japan on medical products regulations.