Belgium’s Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) is pleased to host the 28th PIC/S Expert Circle on Human Blood, Tissues, Cells and ATMPs on 21-23 October 2026 in Brussels (Belgium).
The meeting will focus on progress updates to PIC/S guidelines and inspection aide-memoires for Blood, Tissues and Cells Establishments, and ATMPs, as well as discussions on current challenges, ATMP research and production, and the sharing of inspection experiences to improve consistency among inspectors, and will consist of presentations and workshops.
The meeting is open to Inspectors of PIC/S Participating Authorities, PIC/S Applicants and Pre-Applicants, PIC/S Partners and other interested non-PIC/S Regulatory Authorities in the field of human blood, tissues, and cells (including ATMPs).
The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency is pleased to host the 2026 PIC/S Seminar on “Digital Transformation in GMP” in Istanbul (Türkiye) from 4-6 November 2026, preceded by the PIC/S Committee meeting.
The Seminar is the main annual international training event by PIC/S which is open to GMP Inspectors from PIC/S Participating Authorities (PAs), (Pre-)Applicants, Partners and non-PIC/S Member Medicines Regulatory Authorities.
For more information, please contact the PIC/S Secretariat
The Institute for Standardization and Control of Pharmaceuticals (ISCP), part of the Medical Technology Innovation and Research Directorate at the Israel Ministry of Health, is pleased to host the 10th GMP API Expert Circle meeting to be held virtually on 18-20 May 2026.
The programme will include presentations, panel discussions, and exchanges. The purpose is to provide training for inspectors on the following key topics: nitrosamines, biological APIs and API supply chain.
The Expert Circle meeting is open to PIC/S Participating Authorities (PAs), Partners, (Pre-)Applicants and non-Member Medicines Regulatory Authorities.
This training event is organised within the frame of the EU Joint Action EU4H 11, which aims at strengthening capacities of EEA GMP/GDP Inspectorates. It will be hosted by France / ANSM, which is leading “Work Package 5 on Training and Qualification of Auditors”. This training is for auditors operating in the frameworks of the EEA Joint Audit Programme (JAP) and the PIC/S Joint Reassessment Programme (JRP). It will take place virtually on 9-10 April 2026. The JAP and JRP programmes regularly audit the Quality Systems of GMP Inspectorates from PIC/S Participating Authorities, respectively EEA Authorities. The training will focus on the main topics which are necessary to carry out a JAP or JRP audit.
This virtual training event is open only to PIC/S Participating Authorities and/or EU/EEA Authorities.
The Department of Health and the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Hong Kong are pleased to host the 2025 PIC/S Seminar on “Advanced technologies in pharmaceutical manufacturing” in Hong Kong (SAR) from 5-7 November 2025, preceded by the PIC/S Committee meeting.
The Seminar is the main annual international training event by PIC/S which is open to GMP Inspectors from PIC/S Participating Authorities, (Pre-)Applicants, Partners and non-PIC/S Member Medicines Regulatory Authorities.
For more information, please contact the PIC/S Secretariat