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[V6-S1] The Difference between Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Session Chair(s)
Kensuke Ishii, PhD
Director, Office of Medical Devices I
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), Japan
Since the Cabinet has approved to position the health care and medical field as one of major growth strategies of the Japanese government, it inevitably gives way to new entrants from different industries to the field and encourages innovative technology introduced for medical treatment. While a boundary between pharmaceuticals and medical devices is shown by the newly-enacted Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act (PMD Act), combination products related to both areas have been actively developed and from a viewpoint of medical devices area there are some cases where pharmaceutical companies have difficulties in the development of such products due to a lack of knowledge about medical devices. In this session, we focus on the differences between pharmaceuticals and medical devices from various points of view and expect to improve understanding of the medical devices in the pharmaceutical industry.
Speaker(s)
The Difference between Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Kazuo Kawahara
Terumo Corporation, Japan
General Manager, Clinical Development Department
Bioreactionology for the Patient
Isao Tsuchii
Green Field, Japan
Business Operator
The Difference between pharmaceuticals and medical devices from a standpoint of a clinician involved with development of photodynamic therapy
Yoshihiro Muragaki, MD, PhD
Kobe University, Japan
Prof, Center for Advanced Medical Engineering Research & Development (CAMED)
The Difference on Clinical trials
Koji Ikeda, PhD
Tohoku University Hospital, Japan
Professor, Clinical Research, Innovation and Education Center
'Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals' Comparison of approval review (reviewer’s point of view)
Takashi Ouchi
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), Japan
Office of Medical Devices I
Yuka Suzuki, PhD
CRIETO Tohoku University Hospital, Japan
Special Appointment Professor
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