Convergence A Proxy For Harmonization In Asia As Regulators See Slow And Steady Winning The Race

Regulators across Asia have embraced some of the same language and procedures on reviewing clinical trials and drug registrations – but wide cultural, political and economic levels across the region are leading many to take a slow and steady approach to harmonization, a trend some label as convergence.

SINGAPORE – Convergence has become a buzzword for firms running the gauntlet on clinical trials and drug approvals across Asia, signaling a growing acceptance that national regulators are more comfortable with a slow and steady pace to harmonization.

Multinational and domestic companies, of course, still want far more standardization in approval processes across the region, according to speakers...

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