26 Sep2014
Commercial backing means faster start for clinical trials
Smaller proportion of public and charity-funded research approved within target times
SOURCE: ALAMY –Hold-up: complex study designs, particularly in cancer, may delay some trials
Industry-funded clinical trials are set up more quickly than those financed by medical research charities, research councils and the European Union, according to data provided to Times Higher Education.
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