Report on the First Session of the Working Group on Biotechnological Products

Report on the first session of the Working Group on Biotechnological products of the Pan American Network for the Harmonization of the Pharmaceutical Regulation (PARF), which was held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic between June 14th-17th with the participation of representatives of national regulatory agencies and/or ministries of health (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic), delegates from sub regional organizations (CARICOM, Andean Community, MERCOSUR, NAFTA, SICA) and valuable contributions from s European Regulatory Agencies (Spain, Germany) officials with the presence of relevant pharmaceutical manufacturers associations (FIFAR, ALIFAR).