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Interview with IPEC China chairman Nevin Cheng

By Gareth Macdonald, 12-Jan-2009

Related topics: Globalisation, Materials & Formulation, PodCast news direct, Ingredients, excipients and raw materials

Since its inauguration last year, IPEC China has been working to improve the quality of excipient manufacturing in the country. in-PharmaTechnologist spoke with organisation president Nevin Cheng about the steps the body has taken so far and what it will be doing in 2009, including its plans for a new SFDA approved Drug Master File (DMF) scheme.

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