13TH ECR ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE ... - GS1 Singapore

Business Director of GS1
Singapore
GS1 Singapore recommends GS1
Healthcare Standard at SMa Town
Hall Dialogue
GS1 Singapore welcomes Mr
Nick Lee as Business Director
of GS1 Singapore with effect
from Jan 30, 2012.
Nick has more than 15 years of
experience in the Smart Card
and RFID Industries. He was
one of the key founders and
CEO of Wavex Technologies
Pte Ltd, where he led the
company to achieve the Enterprise 50 and SME 500
Awards. Nick was also awarded The Entrepreneur of the
Year in 2006. He also received the Certificate of Merit in
RFID Innovation Award, RFID Champion Award and Best
RFID Implementation Award in recognition for his
contributions in the RFID industries.
He brings along many years of top management experience
and will continue to grow GS1 Singapore and propel GS1
Standards adoption to new heights.
Mr Nick Lee presenting at the Town Hall Dialogue
GS1 Singapore has moved to a
new location!
Effective 25 June 2012, GS1 Singapore is now located at
2985 Jalan Bukit Merah, Singapore 159457. Our number
and contact details (phone, email, website, etc) will remain
the same.
We spent the previous four years in the SPRING Building
about 3 km away from our new location and we look at this
place as a start of a new chapter.
SMa Medical Technology Industry Group (MTIG) worked with
Health Science Authority (HSA) for the first time to organise a
Townhall with Minister of State (Health) Dr Amy Khor.
This event was held in response to feedback from importers who
have complained that a backlog of approvals and high registration
costs have reduced the range of medical devices imported and
delayed their arrival. It provided HSA the platform to explain the
kinks in the process which the HSA has since fine-tuned.
Mr Nick Lee, GS1 Singapore Business Director was invited to
speak on GS1 Global Healthcare Standards. In his presentation,
Mr Lee covered the following topics:
1. What is GS1 and Standards Overview
2. GS1 Healthcare – Adopters and supporting international
organisations
3. GS1 Identification Key
4. GS1 Data Carrier
5. GS1 GDSN – Global eCatalogue
Among the changes to the Singapore's medical device
registration framework, was that all low-risk Class A devices,
except for sterile devices, will now be exempt from registration.
At the HSA Press Conference held prior to the Townhall in HSA
Building, Mr George Huang, SMa President and GS1 Chairman
said: “I’m heartened by the changes made. We will continue to
provide feedback to HSA and be the bridge between the industry
and the authorities.”
The Townhall, held on 20 April 2012 at SPRING Auditorium was
attended by 370 device importers.
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