UK Focuses On Recovering Non-COVID-19 Research

Virtual And Remote Trials To Get A Boost

The UK government has set aside over £64m ($89m) to support the first phase of activities to be undertaken in the coming months under a two-part initiative to strengthen clinical research delivery.

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The UK government has identified a series of actions it intends to implement over the next 12 months that it believes can serve as a launchpad to “propel UK clinical research into the future.”

The focus is on driving the recovery of non-COVID-19 clinical research through a range of tangible steps

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