In order to promote the capacity building of inspectorate, continuously improve the professional skills and comprehensive ability of inspectors, the fifth experts' forum was successfully held at CFDI on December 25, 2020. Mr. Ian Richard Thrussell, an inspection expert in sterile pharmaceutical was invited to give a lecture on "Encouraging Innovation- MHRA PAT supervision experience sharing in UK".

Ian introduced the development of new pharmaceutical technologies such as process analysis technology (PAT), continuous production, and real-time release. Combined with his work experience, he explained the case of the European Medicines Agency inspecting new technology pharmaceutical and shared the practice and experience of the Innovation Office of the British Medicines and Health Products Administration. Ian’s sharing, inspired the inspectors, broadened the inspectors’ knowledge and provided reference for related inspection work.

Mr. Ian Richard is a well-known internationally expert in sterile pharmaceutical inspections and has rich GMP inspection experience. He successively worked in the British Medicines and Health Products Agency (MHRA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the World Health Organization (WHO) for GMP inspection work.

CFDI and 24 provincial drugs inspectorates synchronously watching through video system participated in the training, totally more than 320 people participated in the training.