The Fifth TOPRA Annual Symposium began yesterday
in Budapest. The three day conference will cover a broad range
of the most topical subjects for professionals in all areas of
regulatory affairs. The meeting was opened by Dr Héjja Mária, Head
of The Department of Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices, Hungarian
Ministry of Health. On behalf of the Ministry, she welcomed delegates
to Budapest for such an important scientific conference.
Despite
economic conditions and declining expenditure by companies on
conference programming noted by some observers, the TOPRA meeting
has attracted over 400 delegates and speakers—the most ever. These
delegates hail from 23 countries around the world—some travelled
from as far away as New Zealand and Japan. The number of national
agency representatives has also seen a significant increase over
the 2007 Symposium in Copenhagen. There are 85 representatives
from 16 agencies who are either attending as delegates or making
presentations.
Symposium Working Chair Patrizia Nestby said,
“We're delighted that the meeting has
attracted so much interest from all areas of the industry. For
us success isn't just an increase in delegate numbers; it's also
a noticeable difference in seniority of delegates and a real
desire by National Agency, EMEA and European Commission to participate.
Early feedback has suggested this is due to the strength
of our scientific programme, the tremendous setting of
Budapest and the opportunities for professional development
through networking.”
The Symposium continues
through Wednesday.
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