The Special Recognition Award recognizes unique contributions and achievements of individuals and organizations that advance the quality of health and the regulatory profession. Award recipient Philipp Novales-Li, DMedSc, PhD, DPhil (Oxon), RAC, is a regulatory affairs scientist, specializing in medical devices and in vitro diagnostics. His work experience includes serving as associate director of regulatory affairs at Novartis, and previously, as manager of regulatory affairs at Abbott Diabetes Care and as director of regulatory and scientific affairs at BioGenex. An avid writer and researcher, Novales-Li received the Special Recognition Award for his efforts to share regulatory knowledge and provide mentorship to his peers, and for conducting research on regulatory topics and sharing the results with other regulatory and business professionals via publications and lectures.

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Conference sponsors include: Anson Group, Boston Scientific, BSI Healthcare, Crimson/Transperfect, Elsevier Business Intelligence, GE Healthcare, Kendle, Prolifiq Software, Stericycle and Tarius.

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