| Twenty-seven members attended the Q4 Progress meeting. Members took note of the round up of 2016 activities and planned activities for 2017. This was followed by presentations on “Industry Collaboration with USM and Public Private Research Network (PPRN)” by Associate Professor Dr Yeoh Fei Yee from University Science Malaysia (USM) and “Meeting the Challenges of a Growing Business through Management of Productivity and Rewards” by Mr Michael Ng from Korn Ferry Hay Group. After the meeting, guests adjourned for networking cocktails. |
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29 Nov 2016 Medical Device Sterilization Training
| AMMI-Medsociate organised the training on Fundamentals of Sterilization, Concept to Market, Routine Validation and Control on 29 November 2016 at Eastin Hotel Penang. Forty-six (46) participants attended the training conducted by Mr Richard Cowman (EtO Sterilization) and Ms Jayanthimala Authikesavalu (Gamma Sterilization). The course was designed to create better understanding of the Ethylene Oxide (EtO) and Gamma Sterilization process for the medical device manufacturing professionals in Malaysia. |
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8 Dec 2016 AMMI Annual Dinner
| AMMI organised its Annual Dinner 2016 on 8 December 2016 with 90 members and guests coming together for industry networking. The stylish luxe-lounge style restaurant, Neo Tamarind in Kuala Lumpur provided the perfect setting for the event. Guest of Honour for the Dinner was Y.Bhg Datuk J.Jayasiri, Secretary-General of Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). |
| Guests enjoyed cocktails and canapes at the courtyard, before the start of dinner. To liven things up, Mr Christophe Marque (AMMI Secretary) conducted a short “Meet the Newbies” interview session with representatives of four new members, Boston Scientific (represented by Ms Maeve O’Neill) , Cochlear Malaysia (represented by Mr Samuel Pooranakaran), Engineered Medical Systems (represented by Encik Mohamad Noor) and Owen Mumford (represented by Mr Ian Husband). During the dinner, guests were entertained by lovely dancers from the Arabesque Belly Dance Centre. |
| AMMI would like to also thank our sponsors for the evening, Bemis Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd and Synergy Sterilisation (M) Sdn Bhd (now part of STERIS). |
| From left to right : Y.Bhg Datuk Phang Ah Tong, Mr BL Lim, Y.Bhg Dato’ Wan Hashim Wan Jusoh, Christophe Marque, Mr John Ward, Y.Bhg Datuk J.Jayasiri, Y.Bhg Dato’ Dr Haminnuddin, Hitendra Joshi, Y.Bhg Datuk N.Rajendran, Jorg Schneewind, Y.Bhg Datin K. Talagavathi, Mr Suwit Tunlayadechanont, Mr Chin Hock Meng |
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| Meet the Newbies Session, conducted by Christophe Marque. |
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| Performance by the dancers from Arabesque Belly Dance Centre |
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8 Sept 2016 AMMI Q3 Meeting and CEO Networking
| AMMI held its Q3 Progress Meeting at Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur on 8 Septemer 2016. Over 30 members attended the meeting. The main highlights of the day were a Dialogue Session with Ministry of Health (MOH), represented by Puan Mirza Ridiana binti Che Din (Deputy Undersecretary, Procurement Division) and Dr Yang Rashidi (Senior Principal Assistant Director, Medical Development Division). Also present were Ahmad Sharif bin Hambali (Director, Premarket Activities, Classification, CAB Registration, Medical Device Authority) and Ms Sasikala Devi Thangavelu (Director, International Affairs, Policy, Guidance Document) from Medical Device Authority, Ms Santha Devi Subramaniam (Senior Deputy Director, Life Sciences & Medical Technology Division) from Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and Ms Thavamani A/P Krishnan (Sectorial Policy) from Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) |
| This was followed by a briefing by Puan Noor Azita binti Mamat (Senior Manager, Special Project Division) of
Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) |
| After the meeting, members and guests proceeded to Smokehouse Lounge for the CEO Networking. They were joined by invited VIP guests. Seen below (f
rom left to right) are Datuk Phang Ah Tong (Deputy CEO, MIDA), Datuk Zainal Amanshah (CEO, Invest KL), Datuk N. Rajendran (Deputy CEO, MIDA) and N. Sangaran (Executive Director, MIDA) with Mr Hitendra Joshi (AMMI Chairman) |
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AMMI Meeting and Dialogue Session |
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CEO Networking at Smokehouse Lounge |
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A round of applause and appreciation to Ms Ong Yean Ting … |
| The networking cocktail also served as a farewell cocktail for Ms Ong Yean Ting , who recently stepped down from the AMMI Board. Mr Hitendra Joshi presented Ms Ong with a token of appreciation for her contributions to AMMI as Director as well as Leader of the Regulatory and Technical Committee, wishing her well in her future undertakings. . |
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12 August 2016 EtO Sterilization for Medical Devices
| AMMI-Medsociate organised the EtO Sterilization Training replacement class on 12 August 2016 at Dorsett Grand Subang Petaling Jaya. 14 participants attended the training with industry expert, Ms Sri Devi Shanmugam, as the trainer. The course gave participants an in depth perspective and practical examples of the EtO sterilization process, such as validation & standard, EtO routine process control, EtO residuals, safety & environmental control, handling EtO gas and biological indicator |
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