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CROs should show more cultural awareness, say researchers

By Alexandria Pešić

Understanding cultural and regulatory differences in BRIC countries could help multinational CROs move to the forefront of clinical development and compete with local CROs for drug trial contracts, say researchers.

Pfizer sought corruption links to end Trovan case; WikiLeaks

By Alexandria Pešić

Pfizer hired investigators to expose corrupt behaviour of the former Nigerian attorney general to ‘pressure’ him to drop legal action against the contentious Trovan drug trial, according to a leaked US embassy cable.