What does it mean for China's CFDA to become a full member of ICH

Source: IMDG 2017-06-02 early this morning, it was reported that China's CFDA became an official member of the ICH through voting in Montreal, Canada On May 21 this year, at the 2017 China International Drug Information Conference and the 9th dia China Annual Conference, Yuan Lin, director of the Department of international cooperation of the State Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), once disclosed that the opportunity for CFDA to join the ICH is basically ripe, and the application for conditionally joining the ICH has been submitted Joining ich means that China has taken a historic step on the road of internationalization of drug R & D and registration CFDA has the right to speak and participate in decision-making in the field of technical requirements for international drug R & D and registration, and China's pharmaceutical industry is facing challenges and huge development opportunities at the same time! Joining ICH is a sign that CFDA's drug regulatory level and ability are internationally recognized It can be predicted that the pace of drug review and approval reform in China will be accelerated after CFDA joins the ICH What kind of organization is ICH? ICH (International Council for harmonization) is a unique coordination platform, involving R & D enterprises, experts from regulatory agencies and patients ICH aims to coordinate the technical specifications of drug quality, safety and effectiveness between different countries, and promote the consistency and scientificity of drug registration requirements ICH (initially named the International Conference on Harmonization of technical) was founded in 1990 and gradually developed, following the pace of international drug research and development ICH's mission is to get more international cooperation to ensure safe, effective and high-quality drug research and development and more efficient registration On October 23, 2015, ICH announced a successful organizational reform 25 years after its establishment, and its name was changed to "International Organization for the coordination of technical requirements for drugs", the abbreviation is unchanged.