Major Pharmas To Collaborate In Non-Profit Initiative To Resolve Clinical Development Hurdles
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Called TransCelerate BioPharma, the initiative funded by 10 big drug firms will work to develop uniform clinical data standards and certification for trial sites and investigators, with deliverables expected by mid-2013.
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