Marina Bay Sands bags pioneering Healthcare Meeting Compliance Certificate
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Integrated resort Marina Bay Sands in Singapore has become a Healthcare Meeting Compliance Certified Verified Venue (HMCC-VV), the first events venue globally to be accredited as such by Meeting Professionals International (MPI).
The accreditation, awarded only to venues that are equipped to meet the complex planning and operational standards mandated by international healthcare and life-science meeting event organisers, affirms the integrated resort’s efforts to remain competitive in a rapidly expanding marketplace.
Mike Lee, vice president of sales at Marina Bay Sands, said: “As the region’s leading MICE destination, Marina Bay Sands understands that complying with industry-specific regulations is critical to the success of every noteworthy event.
“While we’ve had past successes hosting pharmaceutical and medical-related events at Sands Expo and Convention Centre, the attainment of this certification is a crucial next step for us to push the boundaries in delivering impactful experiences, while navigating the stringent event requirements of our clients in this sector.”
As the criteria for hosting medical meetings are unique, with varying regulatory practices and venue requirements globally, HMCC-VV provides a comprehensive overview of healthcare compliance rules and empower venues with the skills and knowledge to successfully navigate pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device regulatory environments. It assesses venues based on 11 individual standards, such as compliance with global medical meeting laws and regulations, data privacy plans, reporting procedures, and experience with healthcare meetings.
Marina Bay Sands said it excelled in areas such as human talent, where over 40 per cent of its sales team is equipped with the HMCC certification, demonstrating the skills and knowledge to manage cross-border healthcare compliance and reporting; technical capabilities for increasing physical security, and data or intellectual security, such as the implementation of privacy signs, digital firewalls or encrypted servers, and a dedicated Data Privacy Officer; and F&B flexibility to support medical meeting specific menus.
Nancy Snowden, manager of educational experiences, MPI, commented: “It has been a joy to partner with Marina Bay Sands on this exciting new initiative. The role of healthcare meeting professionals is a crucial one, but often, they are so bogged down trying to discern which venues meet minimum best practice standards for medical meetings it makes event design and execution that much harder.
“MPI is excited to be able to provide the HMCC-VV designation to our hotel and venue partners to help streamline the process of securing compliant venues. Marina Bay Sands continues to be a leader in the medical meetings sector, and incredibly worthy of displaying the HMCC-VV designation due to their diligence and attention to detail in all aspects of planning medical meetings.”