Attracting pharma R&D to Australia

29 March 2009

The chairman of the pharmaceutical industry association Medicines Australia, Will Delaat, has outlined a three-point plan to attract  substantial international investment in clinical research for Australia.   Speaking at the fourth annual R&D Taskforce Forum in Sydney, Mr Delaat  said Australia was well placed to win clinical research investment from  regional competitors such as India and China.

Global pharmaceutical companies already invest A$1.0 billion ($699.7  million) a year in R&D in Australia. The sector also has around 14,000  employees. However, Mr Delaat said that the country urgently needs to  reform the regulatory framework for clinical trials to protect and build  on that investment.

Mr Delaat urged both state and federal governments to:

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