The PIC/S’ mission is to lead the international development, implementation and maintenance of harmonised Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards and quality systems of inspectorates in the field of medicinal products.

PIC/S’ mission is to be achieved by:

• Developing and promoting harmonised GMP standards and guidance documents (see "GMDP Harmonisation" and "Publications");
• Training Competent Authorities, in particular GMP Inspectors (see "Training");
• Assessing (and re-assessing) GMP Inspectorates (see "Accession" and "Compliance");
• Facilitating co-operation and networking for Competent Authorities and International Organisations (see "International Co-operation").

PIC/S was founded in 1995 as an extension to PIC (Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention) which was founded in October 1970 by EFTA (European Free Trade Association) under the title of “The Convention for the Mutual Recognition of Inspections in Respect of the Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products”.