Event Reports

On 15 November, the EuroCham Indonesia (The European Business Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia) Pharmaceutical & Medical Technology Working Group hosted a joint chambers meeting initiated by the Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed). The meeting discussed the present landscape of the medical technology sector in Indonesia and the potential areas of collaboration that can be done to nurture the innovative ecosystem in Indonesia that will continue to attract and sustain the introduction of new technologies that will help Indonesia achieve its goal as a global investment hub.

The meeting began with opening remarks by Hanum Yahya, Head of the Pharma & Medical Technology Working Group at EuroCham Indonesia, Wanda Harahap, Chairperson of APACMed Indonesia CoE, and Glenda Ya-Wen Teng, Head of Government Affairs & Market Access at APACMed. The Chambers and Associations that were present included AmCham Indonesia, AdvaMed, EuroCham, US-ASEAN Business Council, GAKESLAB Indonesia, SwissCham Indonesia, and EKONID (AHK Indonesien). One of the outputs of the meeting is agreeing to hold an Innovation Day as a joint initiative in 2023.

On the 15th of November, EuroCham along with other cosmetics associations were invited by Directorate of Standardization of Traditional Medicines, Health Supplements and Cosmetics – BPOM to discuss about the preparation from the Indonesian side for the 36th ASEAN Cosmetic Scientific Body (ACSB) Meeting. The meeting chaired by Ibu Rachmi Setyorini – Director Standardization of Traditional Medicines, Health Supplements and Cosmetics, and Ibu Yurita Amarya as the moderator for the meeting. The meeting aims to receive inputs from businesses about topics that will be discussed on the ACSB meeting.