Singapore Approvals: Asian “Barometer” Nation Begins To Regulate Devices
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Singapore's medical device registration deadline may be extended beyond December 2003, due to staff constraints at the Health Sciences Authority's Center for Medical Device Regulation, Abbott Labs exec Carolyn Albertson told participants of the RAPS Global Awareness Asia conference June 24
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