CIHR spearheads $1.5-million clinical trials centre

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is contributing $750,000 towards the establishment of a Canadian Clinical Trials Coordinating Centre (CCTCC) to help reverse the decline in clinical trial investment in Canada. CIHR funding will be matched by the industry association Rx&D as well as $45,000 and in-kind contributions from the recently merged Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations/Canadian Healthcare Association. The CCTCC will coordinate clinical trial activities and streamline regulatory processes for companies and researchers. It was formed to implement the nine recommendations of To Your Health and Prosperity — An Action Plan to Help Attract More Clinical Trials to Canada....