Interview with John C W Lim, CEO, Health Sciences Authority
HSA celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2011. How different is the organisation today from when it started? HSA covers the regulation of health products in Singapore. However, we are quite…
Established in 1979, and belonging to a worldwide network of 113 French Chambers (CCI France International) in 83 countries with over 30,000 companies, the French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (FCCS) is one of the leading chambers in Asia.
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HSA celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2011. How different is the organisation today from when it started? HSA covers the regulation of health products in Singapore. However, we are quite…
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