Committee consulting on Living Cell Technologies
Media release
10 July 2008
National Health Committee
consulting on Living Cell Technologies
application
The
National Health Committee is seeking input from interested
parties and
members of the public on an application that
has been made by Living Cell
Technologies Pty Limited to
conduct a clinical trial of pig cell
transplantation in
New Zealand.
This consultation relates only to the
application made by Living Cells
Technologies for this
particular trial; it is not a more general
consultation
about xenotransplantation.
The Committee has been asked by
the Minister of Health, Hon David
Cunliffe, to provide
him with additional independent advice on Living Cell
Technologies application.
This request to the
National Health Committee has been made in accordance
with section 96E(3) of the Medicines Act 1981 (Medicines
Act).
The Minister seeks the NHC?s advice about the
application in relation to
the criteria set out at
section 96E(1) of the Medicines Act.
Making a submission
The submission document can be downloaded from
the National Health
Committee?s website:
www.nhc.health.govt.nz. Alternatively, phone the
National Health Committee on 0800 990 028 or email
nhc_info@nhc.govt.nz.
Submissions can be:
Posted to:
LCT Application Submission
National Health
Committee
PO Box 5013
WELLINGTON.
Hand delivered, in an envelope marked
?LCT Application Submission, National
Health Committee?
to
Ministry of Health
offices
Level 2
No 1 The
Terrace
WELLINGTON.
ENDS