Our achievements

Organisational excellence

• Total Defence Awards (TDA) NS Advocate Award for Organisations
  2020

• Total Defence Awards (TDA) NS Advocate Award for Organisations
  2017

• NS Mark (Gold) Accreditation
  Since 2017

• The Public Service Achievement Award
  2014

• The Public Service Milestone Award
  2010

• Public Service Award for Organisational Excellence
  2006

• Singapore Quality Class Star with People and Service Niche Standards
  Since April 2019

• People Developer Certification
  2002 to March 2019

• Singapore Innovation Class
  First public healthcare agency to be endorsed
  2003 to March 2019

• Singapore Service Class
  2014 to March 2019

• Singapore H.E.A.L.T.H. Platinum Award
  2012

• Community Chest Awards
  Since 2003

• Singapore Family Friendly Employer Award
  2004

• ISO 9001:2015
  Corporate Services Group
  Since June 2018

• ISO 9001:2015
  Information Management Department
  Corporate Headquarters
  Since August 2018

Professional excellence

Health Products Regulation Group

• WHO Listed Authority (WLA) 
  Since October 2023

• Maturity Level 4 status for Advanced Medicines Regulatory System - awarded by the World Health Organization
  Since January 2022

• ISO 9001:2015
  Audit & Licensing Division
  Since November 2018     

• ISO 9001:2015
  Enforcement Branch
  Vigilance & Compliance Branch
  Since March 2017

• ISO 9001:2015
  Tobacco Regulation Branch
  Since March 2008

• Member of the Management Committee for the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF)
  Since September 2016

• Accession to Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S)
  Audit & Licensing Division
  Since January 2000

• Member of the Management Committee for the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Agencies (ICMRA)
  Since May 2013

• Member of Management Committee of International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH)
  Since June 2018

Blood Services Group

• Singapore Health Quality Service Awards
  Commendation Award
  2021

• Compliance with PIC/S Good Manufacturing Practice Standard
  Cell Therapy Facility was audited to acceptable GMP standard jointly by HPRG and Swissmedic
  Since August 2014

• The Joint Accreditation Committee – International Society for Cellular Therapy and European Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation (JACIE)
  Cell Therapy Facility was accredited for meeting global standards in the provision of quality laboratory practice in haemotopietic stem cell transplant and cellular therapy
  Since July 2013

• American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI)
  First transplant testing laboratory in the Western Pacific Region to be accredited
  Since August 2008

• AABB Accreditation
  First national blood service in Asia to be accredited
  Since May 2006

• Certified On-the-Job Training Centre
  December 2005

• World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Transfusion Medicine
  Since 1992

Applied Sciences Group

Forensic Medicine Division

• President's Certificate of Commendation (COVID-19)
  2013

• Singapore Health Quality Service Awards
  Commendation Award
  2021

• National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME)
  First agency outside North America to be accredited
  Since September 2005

• Commendation for Significant Contribution in Helping Singapore Overcome SARS
  March - May 2003

• Accreditation of Laboratory for Pathology Training by The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
  Since 1999

Analytical Toxicology Division, Biology Division, Forensic Science Division, and Illicit Drugs Division 

• ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) Forensic Science Testing Accreditation
  Since 2017

• Excellence for Singapore Award
  1999

• Forensic Science Testing Accreditation under the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB)
  1996 to 2017

Pharmaceutical Division

• Public Service Award for Organisational Excellence
  July 2003

• Singapore Quality Class
  Since August 2002

• ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation under Singapore Accreditation Council – Singapore Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SINGLAS)
  Since 1997 

• World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Testing and Research
  Since June 2009

• World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Quality Assurance
  Since February 1993

Chemical Metrology Division

• Accredited as a Proficiency Testing Provider under ISO/IEC 17043 by the Singapore Accreditation Council
  Since August 2013

Memberships, Committees and Working Groups

Health Products Regulation Group

• Permanent Forum on International Pharmaceutical Crime (PFIPC)
  Enforcement Branch
  Member

• WHO National Control Laboratory Network for Biologicals
  Member

• International Pharmaceutical Regulators Programme (IPRP)
  Management Committee 

• International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) 
  Regulatory Member

• International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF)
  Management Committee

• International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA)
  Member

• Australia-Canada-Singapore-Switzerland-United Kingdom (Access) Consortium
  Consortium Member

• Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S）
  Member of the Executive Bureau & Participating Authority

• ASEAN Joint Sectoral Committee (JSC) on Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Inspection
  Vice-Chair

• ASEAN Traditional Medicines and Health Supplements (TMHS) Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
  Vice-Chair

Blood Services Group

• International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT)
  Member

• Asia Pacific Blood Network (APBN)
  Founding Member

• International Council for Commonality in Blood Banking Automation (ICCBBA)
  Asia Pacific Technical Advisory Group Member

• International Haemovigilance Network
  Member

• AABB
  Member

• Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST)
  Collaborative Member

Applied Sciences Group

Forensic Medicine Division

• Forensic Pathology of Specialist Accreditation Board, MOH
  Chairman

• MOH Biosafety Technical Committee
  Member

• MOH Workgroup for Biosafety Level 3 Requirements
  Member 

• Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Singaporean Committee
  Member

• Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (Forensic Pathology)
  Examiners

Analytical Toxicology Division, Biology Division, Forensic Science Division, Forensic Medicine Division, Illicit Drugs Division

• Asian Forensic Sciences Network (AFSN)
  One of the founding members, Board Member and International Liaison Officer

• Asian Forensic Sciences Network Workgroups

  • Crime Scene Investigation Workgroup - Chairperson, Secretary

  • DNA Workgroup - Vice Chairperson, Member

  • Digital Forensic Workgroup - Secretary, Member

  • Fingerprint Workgroup - Member

  • Forensic Medicine Workgroup - Member

  • Illicit Drugs Workgroup - Vice Chairperson, Member

  • Quality Assurance & Standards Committee - Chairperson

  • Questioned Document Workgroup - Chairperson

  • Toxicology Workgroup - Chairperson, Member

  • Trace Evidence Workgroup - Chairperson, Member

• Association of Firearms and Toolmarks Examiners (AFTE)
  Member

• European DNA Profiling Group (EDNAP)
  Associate Member 

• European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI)
  Associate Member of ENFSI Working Groups

  • ENFSI Forensic International Network for Explosives Investigation

  • ENFSI Expert Working Group for Road Accident Analysis

  • ENFSI Expert Working Group for Marks

  • ENFSI Textile and Hair Group

  • ENFSI Drugs Working Group

  • ENFSI European Network of Forensic Handwriting Experts

  • ENFSI Firearms and GSR Working Group

  • ENFSI Document Experts Working Group

  • ENFSI Paint, Glass and Taggants Working Group

  • ENFSI DNA Working Group

• Forensic Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry Network (FIRMS)
  Institutional Member

• International Association of Identification
  Member

• Institute of Traffic Accident of Identification (ITAI)
  Member

• International Forensic Strategic Alliance (IFSA)
  Board Member, Representative of AFSN

• INTERPOL
  Member of Sub-Working Groups and Expert Group

  • INTERPOL DVI Workgroup Forensic Genetics Sub-Working Group

  • INTERPOL DVI Workgroup Pathology and Anthropology Sub-Working Group

  • INTERPOL DNA Monitoring Expert Group

• National Mirror Working Group for ISO Technical Committee, ISO/TC 272
  Convenor, Members

• Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs (SWGDRUG)
  Member

• The International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA)
  Member

• The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT)
  Member

Chemical Metrology Division

• ASEAN Reference Material Network
  One of the founding members

• Asia Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP)
  Member

• Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance: Metrology in Chemistry and Biology (CCQM)
  Member

• Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine (JCTLM)
  Member

Pharmaceutical Division

• ASEAN Cosmetics Testing Laboratory Committee (ACTLC)
  Member 

• ASEAN Pharmaceutical Testing Laboratory Committee (APTLC)
  Chair

• ASEAN Reference Substances Workgroup (ARS)
  Member 

• European Pharmacopoeia Commission Group 10B (Organic Chemistry - synthetic and semi-synthetic products)
  Member

• European Network of the Official Cosmetics Control Laboratories (OCCL)
  Associate Membership 

• European Pharmacopoeia Commission
  Observer

• European Pharmacopoeia Commission Group 10B (Organic Chemistry – synthetic and semi-synthetic products)
  Observer

• General European Official Medicines Control Laboratories Network
  Associate Membership

• International Laboratories Forum on Counterfeit Medicines (ILFCM)
  Member

• WHO National Control Laboratory Network for Biologicals
  Associate Membership 

• WHO Tobacco Laboratory Network (TobLabNet)
  Chair

• WHO Expert Advisory Panel on the International Pharmacopoeia and Pharmaceutical Preparations 
  Member

• Western Pacific Regional Forum for the Harmonization of Herbal Medicines (FHH)
  Member

• Technical Committee on Biotechnology & Laboratory Testing
  Member

• National Mirror Working Group for ISO/TC249 (TCM) 
  Member

• National Mirror Working Group for ISO/TC217 (Cosmetics) 
  Member

• CASE Consumer Products, Standards and Testing Committee
  Member

• Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances and Toxic Wastes (HSTW)
  Member