Outsourcing in Clinical Trials: Medical Devices 2017
OCT Medical Devices moved to Irvine, California for the first year in 2016, and we are pleased to say it proved a resounding success. As the only event to cater for the Southern California Medical device hub in Irvine, it brought together a variety of medical device companies of all sizes, including Medtronic, Edwards Lifesciences, Onciomed, Inc and St Jude Medical. The encompassing agenda focussed on the most pressing topics within the industry, from emerging markets to medical device reimbursement, and it still stands as one of the leading clinical focussed events which encompasses discussions across the med-device industry.

North East Pharmaceutical Convention (NEPC) is a sincere initiative of Pharmacists from all sectors of the Pharmacy Profession of North Eastern states to create a platform for deliberating various issues related to Industry, regulatory, academia, hospital pharmacy and other related fields. North East due to its topographical location and connectivity with South Asian Nations has potential to be a major Pharmaceutical Hub of the country and can have significant contributions to the country export. NEPC is an effort to expose the potential of this region to get transformed into a Pharmaceutical Hub in the country under the Act East Policy launched in Nov 2014 and Make In India policy of the Government of India and thereby parade for North East Industrial Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIPP) to rejuvenate vibrant NE Region. This shall be helpful in creating awareness and more job opportunities for the thousands of aspiring Pharmacy professionals (e.g. D. Pharm, B. Pharm, M. Pharm, Pharm.D, PhD.) of the region. The NEPC is an attempt to evolve collective wisdom of Pharmacy Professionals of the region for formulating newer policies in the relevant fields and for the betterment of the profession and health care system.

