As part of Taiwan’s continuous effort in the promotion of using international standards for medical devices and the advancement of regulatory harmonization in the Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is hosting the ‟2022 TFDA Medical Devices Regulatory Science Center of Excellence (CoE) Workshop” during August 26 to September 11 by online courses and videoconferences. Several overseas and local experts invited from the regulatory authorities and medical device industry, including companies of Japan and Singapore, will deliver training to more than 53 trainees from 13 countries, including Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, United States, and Chinese Taipei, and share their experiences on the concepts of using essential principles for conformity assessment of medical devices. Participants will promote effective management of medical device lifecycle, implement harmonized approaches, and seek to facilitate regulatory convergence for medical devices within their jurisdictions.

TFDA conducts the medical devices regulatory science CoE training on a yearly basis since 2019, in order to achieve Taiwan’s goal of promoting medical device regulatory convergence, capacity development and international cooperation.