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EU Aims To Foster Innovation Through Streamlined Uptake Of Clinical Trial Methodologies

 
• By Vibha Sharma

Regulators in the EU are to publish a roadmap next year on existing, ongoing and planned guidance activities on novel clinical trial methodologies.

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EU regulators have kick-started a project to align their views on supporting innovative clinical trial approaches that can improve the design, conduct and analysis of studies for the benefit of participants, researchers and others who use the evidence to make health care decisions.

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