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business elite canada
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By: Mudeeha Yousaf
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harmEng Technology works as an inte-
grated consulting firm specializing in the
biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical
device and nutraceutical industries and pro-
vides quality services to the manufacturers of
healthcare products locally and on an interna-
tional level. Operating from its Toronto head-
quarters, the global company strives to meet
the demand of the stringent regulatory envi-
ronment through innovation and cost-effective
measures.
Founded by CEO and Chairman Alan Kwong in
1997, PharmEng provides commissioning and
qualification, validation, quality systems, engi-
neering, regulatory affairs, training and teach-
ing services to its clientele. Kwong, a University
of Toronto graduate in the field of Chemical
Engineering, worked for a major pharmaceuti-
cal company in the United States when he dis-
covered that a niche service was not readily
available in Canada, triggering him to make the
plunge to start his own company. As well, he
found that “Chinese people enjoyed entrepre-
neur opportunities, and I thought ‘okay let’s
