| The historic Blue Mansion (Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion) in Penang served as the magnificent backdrop of the Association of Malaysian Medical Industries (AMMI) Annual Dinner, held on 17 December 2015. Over 50 AMMI members attended the memorable event, which began at 5pm with registration and welcome drinks served at the imposing, foyer of the grand mansion. Guests were then ushered up to the Dining Room on Level 1, for AMMI Updates before going on the tour of the Blue Mansion. This was followed by cocktails and canapes at the inner courtyard. Guests were pleasantly surprised by street style magician Jefferado who mingled among the crowd, doing coin and card tricks, mental magic and more.
During dinner, guests were entertained by pop dancing violinist, Rebecca Shih, Penang’s very own Vanessa Mae. It was indeed a great night of networking and camaraderie! |
| Group Photo taken at the AMMI Annual Dinner 2015 |
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| Arrival and registration of guests… |
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| AMMI 2015 Updates about to start… |
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| Winners of the AMMI Fun and Friendly Golf Tournament, Mr Suwit Tunchayadechanont (middle) and Mr Maxx Lee (right) with Christophe Marque, AMMI Secretary and organiser of the Golf Tournament. |
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| Mr Poh Siew (standing, in blue) giving starts off the Blue Mansion Tour |
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| Cocktails at the inner courtyard of the Blue Mansion |
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| Street style magician, Jefferado doing his tricks… |
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| Guests adjourn for dinner at the Dining Room |
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| Pop dancing violinist, Ms Rebecca Shih (aka Vanessa Mae of Penang) starts off the dinner with an opening performance. |
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17 Dec 2015 : AMMI Fun and Friendly Golf
| The Association of Malaysian Medical Industries (AMMI) held its Fun and Friendly Golf Tournament at the Penang Golf Club on 17 December 2015. Twelve (12) members took part in the game, with Mr Christophe Marque, AMMI BOD Secretary as the referee. True to its name (Fun & Friendly) there were several surprises (albeit fun ones! ) added into the game. The event finished off with the winning pair of Suwit Tunlayadechanont and Maxx Lee receiving special trophies sponsored by Stereo. It was indeed a great success and great fun for all involved. “Getting a chance to escape for an event like this is very special for us and something we all look forward to . Hopefully, this will become an annual event, with even more participants!” says Christophe Marque. |
| Group photo after the game… |
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| The winning pair of Suwit Tunlayadechanont and Maxx Lee with Christophe Marque . |
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| Earlier that day…. |
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| The Players…. |
| Below, from left to right : Mr Andy Lee (J&J), Mr SP Cheah (Medipro), Mr BL Lim (Bemis & AMMI Vice Chairman), Mr Christophe Marque (Stereo & AMMI BOD Secretary), Mr S. Choudhury (Vigilenz). |
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| Below, from left to right : Mr Maxx Lee (Professional Tools), Mr Suwit Tunlayadechanont (Synergy & AMMI BOD member), Mr KK Tiu (Zeito), Mr Christophe Marque (Stereo & AMMI BOD Secretary), Mr NC Leow (Dispo-Med). |
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| Below, from left to right : Mr William Goay (UWC), Dato’ Haminuddin (Ideal), Dato’ Ng Chai Eng (UWC), Encik Khairun Nadzim (Synergy) |
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28 October 2015 : AMMI HR Forum and Networking Meeting
| AMMI held its first KL HR Forum & Networking Meeting at Dorsett Grand Subang recently. The event was organised, exclusively for HR Professionals of Member Companies located in the Central and Southern Region. A total of 22 participants from Ambu, Dispomed, Johnson and Johnson, Medipro, Steripack, Stereo, Synergy Sterilisation, Texchem, Top Glove and Worldwide Medivest coming together to share and discuss HR issues. AMMI Board Members, Mr John Ward and Mr Chin Hock Meng were also present to support the event.
The objectives of the meeting and networking session were (1) To share best practices in building strong organisation and filling competent employment in medical device industry (2) To facilitate open discussion on common interest related to human resources (HR), talent development, salary scale alignment for common benefits in medical device industry and (3) To exchange new ideas on HR issues. Mr Joshua Chong (Senior HR Manager from Ambu) shared his ideas in building a strong organisation, while Encik Ahmad Nordin (Assistant General Manager, Human Resource Group, Texchem Corporation) shared his expertise in Handling Industrial Relations. AMMI wishes to thank Mr Joshua Chong and Encik Ahmad Nordin for coming all the way from Penang to share their expertise; and to all participants for making this event possible. We hope this is the start to a sustainable HR Networking platform for AMMI HR Professionals in the Central and Southern region. |
| From left to right : Encik Ahmad Nordin, Mr John Ward, Mr Chin Hock Ming, Mr Joshua Chong |
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8 – 9 Dec 2015 : Medical Device Design Control
| AMMI recently held its Industry Expert Series Training Course on Medical Device Design Control at E&O Hotel, Penang. The course was attended by 25 participants.
The 2-day course examined the basic elements of regulatory requirements on medical devices and discusses examples of what systems are needed to be in put in place in by medical device manufacturers. Participants gained an understanding of areas of focus (as well as areas of common non-conformity/ non-compliance by manufacturers) by ISO 13485 CAB auditors and US FDA plant inspections. Participants were led by accomplished tutor, Mr Tony Low, who has over 2 decades of practical experience in the subject matter gained from auditing, training and quality assurance as well as management system development activities. |
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25 November 2015 – AMMI HR Forum in Penang
| AMMI held its 2nd HR Forum & Networking Meeting in Penang, at G Hotel Gurney recently. The event was organised exclusively for HR Professionals of Member Companies. A total of 24 participants from Ambu, B,Braun, Bard, Diptech Industries, Epsilon, Haemonetics, Ideal Healthcare, KLS Martin, Lake Region Medical, Medipro, Molnlycke Healthcare, Paramit, Penchem, Symmetry Medical, Synergy Sterilization, Teleflex and Texchem Lifesciences came together to share and discuss HR issues. AMMI Chairman Mr Hitendra Joshi and Board Director, Mr Yap Kee Keong were present to support the event.
The objectives of the meeting and networking session were (1) To share best practices in building strong organisation and filling competent employment in medical device industry (2) To facilitate open discussion on common interest related to human resources (HR), talent development, salary scale alignment for common benefits in medical device industry and (3) To exchange new ideas on HR issues. Mr Joshua Chong (Senior HR Manager from Ambu) presented on “How Relevant is HR’s Role in Today’s Organization”, while Encik Ahmad Nordin (Assistant General Manager, Human Resource Group, Texchem Corporation) shared his expertise in Handling Industrial Relations. AMMI wishes to thank Mr Joshua Chong and Encik Ahmad Nordin for coming forward to share their expertise; and to all participants for making this event possible. |
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| (Below) From left to right : Mr Yap Kee Keong, Mr Joshua Chong, Encik Ahmad Nordin and Mr Hitendra Joshi |
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