From July 11, 2012 to July 13, 2012, the 33^rd Conference for the Achievement of National Pharmaceutical Industry Quality Control (QC) Teams was held in Fuling District of Chongqing. After fierce competition, 179 First Prizes, 104 Second Prizes, 53 Excellence Awards and 150 Best Performance Awards were awarded. All of the 83 YRPG's QC teams attending the presentation won first prizes, and they also won 82 Best Performance Awards (21 of which with unanimity). With its impressive performance, YRPG set new records again and ranked first in National Pharmaceutical Industry QC Achievements for 8 consecutive years.

389 representatives, 351 QC teams with their achievements, 15 teams from 26 provinces and cities, 11 pharmaceutical groups and 98 pharmaceutical enterprises presented their results. They discussed and exchanged views on projects regarding quality management in pharmaceutical industry. The numbers of teams and representatives in the meeting was the largest in record. Among the achievements present, research and innovative projects increased obviously. Focusing on the new GMP, these projects were specific, targeted and well-executed. Many problems such as production technique, technological process, equipment improvement and standards amendment were solved. All QC teams attending the meeting created economic benefits worth about RMB 180,000,000.

These awards and honors could not be talked about without YRPG's efforts to promote QC management. YRPG has always been paying profound attention to QC team activities and regarding it as the effective way to strengthen the infrastructure of the company. There are more than 100 QC teams working on the front line of production, scientific research and quality. They focus on projects of technology improvement, cost reduction, higher efficiency, energy saving and emission reductions. They organize activities concerning quality improvement and technological problem-solving with new philosophies and methods on quality management. This has helped to create significant economic benefits. Up to now, YRPG has conducted more than 500 research activities and created more than 10 QC achievements to fill the technological gaps. In addition, many achievements have obtained national invention patents.

QC team activities have been going on for 33 consecutive years in China. It is a kind of activity that lasted the longest time in pharmaceutical industry with good efficiency and wide involvement. It has become the effective and important way of improving product quality, service and management. QC team activities could prevent potential risks in quality control and create economic benefit for enterprises. From 2003 to 2011, 1995 teams attending the QC teams' achievement presentation has directly yielded economic benefits up to RMB 1,611,000,000.

At the same time, YRPG was also awarded Excellent Enterprise for National Pharmaceutical Industry Quality Control Team and Best Organization Award of Quality Management. Xu Jingren, President of YRPG, was awarded Excellent Leader of National Quality Management Team Activities. Xu Haoyu, Vice President and Liang Yuantai, General Manager Assistant, were awarded Excellent Quality Supervisor; Sha Qi, Hu Zheng and Qiao Longjuan were awarded Excellent Propeller in National Quality Management Team Campaign; and Ji Hongying was awarded Excellent Quality Minister.