The International Council for Harmonisation (ICH), formerly the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) held the inaugural meetings of its new 
Assembly [and Management Committee] on 23 October 2015.
At the end of the inaugural meeting, ICH Assembly members declared “The fundamentals of what the ICH parties are trying to achieve are not changed, but the reforms to the process and organisation were needed to adapt to changes in how medicines are developed and regulated. These changes mark an exciting moment for us to help harmonise and streamline the global drug development process for the benefit of patients around the world.”
The changes give ICH a more stable operating structure through the establishment of an ICH association, a legal entity under Swiss law. The association establishes the new Assembly as the over-arching governing body that will be instrumental in facilitating future growth through the participation of new members.
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