Now has clinical development offices in eight Asia countries
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiles
Transnational Corp. today announced the extension of its Asia operations with
the opening of an office in Hanoi, Vietnam.
"Vietnam is an increasingly important market in the region, with its
population of 80 million, a strong educational system and a robust healthcare
industry," said Michael Stibilj, Executive Director, Clinical Development
Services, Southeast Asia. "Economic growth in Vietnam has been averaging more
than 7.5% over the past 10 years."
In addition to its large population, Vietnam has an urban hospital
infrastructure comparable to other Southeast Asian countries, doctors who have
trained in Europe or the U.S., and tremendous motivation to participate in
international clinical trials, Stibilj said. The Vietnam Ministry of Health
recently issued a revised set of guidelines for the conduct of clinical
trials, thereby setting a consistent regulatory framework for clinical trials.
Quintiles will also work closely with the Vietnam Ministry of Health to
increase the number of sites trained in Good Clinical Practice, which are the
regulatory standards designed to assure the accuracy of information obtained
in clinical trials while protecting the rights and confidentiality of patients
and other volunteers participating in the trials.
Stibilj added, "The opening of our representative office shows our
commitment to our customers wanting to work in Vietnam and to the development
of the clinical research industry in Vietnam and the region." Quintiles
emphasizes local language skills, clinical knowledge and regulatory expertise,
so Vietnamese clinical research monitors will be employed by Quintiles in
Vietnam, he said.
About Quintiles East Asia
Quintiles has clinical development offices across eight countries in its
East Asia region, including China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South
Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Since 1995 the Quintiles clinical team in
Asia has completed over 160 Phase II and III studies from 1,000 sites and
recruited over 35,000 patients into international clinical trials. Quintiles
lab operations in Singapore and Beijing have serviced more than 200 studies
with samples shipped in from 15 Asia Pacific countries, making Quintiles the
leading pharmaceutical development provider in the region.
About Quintiles
Quintiles is the global leader in pharmaceutical services. We improve
healthcare worldwide by providing quality professional expertise, market
intelligence and innovative partnering solutions to the pharmaceutical,
biotechnology and healthcare industries. Quintiles has 16,000 specialized
employees and offices in 50 countries. For more information visit the
company's Web site at http://www.quintiles.com.
SOURCE Quintiles Transnational Corp.
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