The First Meeting of the National Control Laboratories for Vaccines and Biologicals in the Western Pacific in 2016.
10.24171/j.phrp.2017.8.1.13
- Author:
Hokyung OH
1
;
Jinho SHIN
;
Manabu ATO
;
Xiao MA
;
David WILLIAMS
;
Kiwon HAN
;
Yang Jin KIM
;
Hyunggoo KANG
;
Kikyung JUNG
;
Kentaro HANADA
;
Masaki OCHIAI
;
Pham VAN HUNG
;
Sangmi PARK
;
Chiyoung AHN
Author Information
1. Blood Products Division, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Cheongju, Korea. cahn@korea.kr
- Publication Type:Note
- Keywords:
western pacific region;
national control laboratory;
meeting report;
regional working reference standards;
antivenom;
collaborative study
- MeSH:
Cooperative Behavior;
Genome;
Quality Control;
Republic of Korea;
Seoul;
Snake Venoms;
Vaccines*;
Vero Cells
- From:
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
2017;8(1):91-103
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The first meeting of the National Control Laboratories for Vaccines and Biologicals in the Western Pacific Region was held on September 1–2, 2016 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. The meeting objectives were to share results of current research and to promote collaboration between the National Control Laboratories. To this end, we first discussed each country’s current status of research on quality control of biologicals. Next, we reviewed quality control of snake venom and antivenom production and the progress of a collaborative study on the Korean reference standard candidate for snake venom. We also discussed the establishment of the second regional reference standard antivenom and the characterization of the Vero cell genome landscape and its application to quality control. Moreover, we also reflected on the importance of collaboration among interested parties participating in this meeting. In conclusion, the meeting initiated networking between the national control laboratories in the Western Pacific region and paved the way to continue collaboration, which will eventually improve the region’s capacity for quality control of biologicals.
