Press Release: Interview of Maha Al Farhan for the Evoulution Summit 2010

• Evolution Summit Press Release - Maha Al Farhan

Article by Dr. Maha Al- Farhan, B.Sc, M.Phil,M.B.A,D.I.C,CCRA,

CEO, ClinArt Fz. L.L.C

•  Legal Regulatory Authorities and Research Ethics Committee in MENA region : http://www.clinart.net/Portals/0/cache/article/ClinArtMenaMachine.pdf

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Although clinical trials have been conducted in the MENA region, since the 1990’s recently there has been a rapid development in the infrastructure of clinical trials. There are frequent questions by pharmaceutical companies to conduct clinical trials in the region. We conducted a survey across the region to gain precise and accurate up-to-date information about active clinical research ethics committee (REC), and regulatory authorities (RA), the most sought after therapeutic area and recommended investigators. Our survey has established a road map for conducting clinical trials in the MENA region. We do recommend you to update this information twice yearly as laws and regulations are being clarified continuously. It is very important for those planning their studies to have a full understanding of specific capabilities and challenges before considering this region.

Articles by Dr. Ranya Shahrouri, MBA/HCM,HDVP,DVM

Regulatory Affairs and Training Manager, ClinArt Fz.L.L.C 

• Clinical Research in Saudi Arabia: http://issuu.com/mark123/docs/march-jcs-2010, Pg 18 

• Clinical Research in Tunisia:  http://issuu.com/mark123/docs/2010_-_jan, Pg 20 

• Jordan First: http://issuu.com/mark123/docs/jcs_nov09use, Pg 25