CED News

Durham-based Duke University (www.duke.edu) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have formed a public-private partnership which will include representation from government, industry, patient advocacy groups and academia to study ways to modernize clinical trials. The two entities are working together to develop new standards, methods and technologies to improve safety; boost the quality of information from clinical trials; and make clinical research more efficient. The collaborations is intended to create new national standards for clinical trials; establish accreditation programs for clinical investigators and research centers; and improve information management through technology.