Royal Maxim Palace Kempinski

Oct 14, 2019 1:30 PM - Oct 15, 2019 11:30 PM

1st Settlement, Eastern Ring Road, New Cairo, 11477, Egypt

DIA Middle East Regulatory Conference (MERC)

The collaborative platform for connecting Regulatory experts in the Middle East

Overview

DIA provides the unique platform in the Middle East of connecting experts in the region for collaborative discussion.

Every country throughout the Middle East region is formulating improved regulations for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical development. What can we all learn from each other?

The 13th DIA Middle East Regulatory Conference (MERC), shaped in partnership with the EFPIA Middle East Regulatory Network (MERN), is built on the premise that collaboration leads to a more efficient regulatory system that sustains patient access to medicines. This conference, growing in scale every year, brings together health authorities and global stakeholders from across the region and Europe. The conference will discuss country-level progress and challenges, as well as opportunities for increased regional collaboration.

Are you ready to collaborate?

Top 3 Reasons to Attend the 2019 MERC:

  1. Collaborate with Health Authorities from many different countries – Don’t miss this chance to get exposure to the future of health policy in the region
  2. Connect with 300+ participants, representing 27 countries from health authorities and pharmaceutical industry, throughout the Middle East, Europe and globally
  3. Establish leading strategies and processes for getting innovative medicines to patients faster

Who will you meet?

  • Regulatory agencies and ministries of health in the region, experts from international organisations
  • Thought leaders, global and local stakeholders from both local and multinational pharmaceutical companies who are working in the fields of
    • Regulatory affairs, Policy, Government Affairs, Access
    • Pharmacovigilance

To get a feel for the conference view the final programme from the 2017 MERC

Featured topics

  • Regional Developments
  • Good Regulatory Practice & Reliance models
  • Lifecycle Management 
  • HTA Access & Value
  • Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Sector
  • Pharmacovigilance
  • eCTD
  • Regulatory Systems
  • Biosimilars
  • Patient Engagement

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Exhibits

Who should attend?

The conference is directed at key stakeholders that are active or are interested in this diverse and changing region, including representatives from regulatory agencies, ministries of health, local and multi-national pharmaceutical companies. You will have the opportunity to meet and exchange views, discuss topics of interest and identify actions to increase patient access to new and improved medicines and therapies:

  • Regulatory Affairs Heads / Officers / Directors / Managers / Specialists
  • Scientific Office Managers
  • Registration Managers
  • Pharmacists
  • Patient Safety Managers / Officers
  • Drug Safety & Quality Assurance Directors / Managers
  • Heads of Market Access
  • Patient Advocates

Program Committee

  • Inas  Chehimi
    Inas Chehimi Executive Director - Regulatory & Policy Head - MEA
    Novartis Pharma Services AG, United Arab Emirates
  • Catherine  Al Ashram
    Catherine Al Ashram VP Regulatory Affairs & PV, Latin America MEA and Russia
    Organon, Jordan
  • Fadila  Lakkis
    Fadila Lakkis Regulatory Affairs, Intelligence & Communications Manager, Gulf
    GSK, United Arab Emirates
  • Greg  Jordinson, MSc
    Greg Jordinson, MSc Policy Liaison
    Johnson & Johnson, United Kingdom
  • Nadine  Otin
    Nadine Otin President
    PHARMAREG International Consulting, France
  • Paul  Dearden
    Paul Dearden Senior Director, Global Regulatory Policy
    Biogen, United Kingdom
  • Rachelle  Ross
    Rachelle Ross Director, Regulatory Affairs
    Biogen Idec Ltd, United Kingdom
  • Susanne  Ausborn, PhD
    Susanne Ausborn, PhD Global Head International Regulatory Policy
    Roche, Switzerland

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