RAPS Asks Pharma Regulatory Pros to Expand Horizons

PharmaManufacturing.com
02/22/2007

Healthcare product regulatory affairs experts from around the globe will meet in San Francisco next month to discuss and analyze key issues affecting industry and the regulatory profession.

The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society will hold the RAPS 2007 Horizons Conference & Exhibition Mar. 28-30 at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Horizons is an annual forum for scientists, regulatory leaders and professionals from industry, government, academia, research and clinical organizations to discuss emerging science and ways to work smarter, faster, and in compliance with regulatory models.

The conference will encompass international perspectives across product lines, with multiple educational tracks (Medical Devices; Drugs & Biologics; Combination Products; IVDs; Global/Emerging Markets; and Professional Tools). Horizons also features exhibits, networking events and professional development opportunities.

A leading policy expert, Peter J. Pitts, Co-Founder and Director, Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI), and a former FDA Associate Commissioner for External Relations, will deliver the conference's kickoff keynote address. Pitts will provide insights on policy issues ranging from the impact of the Democratic Congress on FDA and device and drug firms to the future of user fees and how their next incarnation might affect both product approvals and product safety concerns.

Industry leaders, key FDA personnel and international regulatory affairs professionals will address pertinent issues and provide regulatory affairs professionals with tools they need when planning for the future. For more information or to register for Horizons, visit www.raps.org/horizons.

About RAPS

Founded in 1976, the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) has more than 11,000 individual members from industry, government, research, clinical and academic organizations in more than 50 countries. RAPS develops professional standards for knowledge, competency and ethics and is the leading source of information on the scope of practice of regulatory professionals and their critical roles in the health sector. RAPS also administers the only recognized credential for the profession — the Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC).

RAPS is located at 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 1000, Rockville, Md. 20852; Phone: 301-770-2920; Web: www.raps.org.