By written procedure completed on 27 November 2020, the PIC/S Committee invited Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA) to join the Scheme as from 1 January 2021. ANVISA will become PIC/S’ 54th…

New PIC/S Chairperson (2022-2023), Mr Paul Gustafson (Canada / ROEB), elected by the Committee through written procedure, with preceding PIC/S Chairperson (2020-2021), Ms Anne Hayes (Ireland / HPRA).

The PIC/S Committee is pleased to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention / Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S) in Dublin (Ireland), on 4 October 2022, back-to-back with the 2022 PIC/S Annual Seminar on 5-7 October 2022.

Participants attending the PIC/S 50th Anniversary symposium, which took place in Dublin (Ireland) on 4 October 2022, hosted by Ireland / HPRA.

PIC/S is the abbreviation and logo used to describe both the Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention (PIC) and the Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC Scheme) operating together in parallel.

PIA Academy

The PIC/S Inspectorates’ Academy (PIA) is a PIC/S initiative to set up a web-based educational centre under the PIC/S umbrella which aims at harmonising and standardising GMP training at an international level.

It’s motto is “Inspection Excellence Through Harmonised Training“