Clinical Trials Arena April 8, 2025
The investment is expected to reduce clinical trial set up times.
The UK Government has announced a £600m ($764m) funding pot to create a new Health Data Research Service, reducing red tape for researchers.
Developed in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust, the service will create a single, secure access point to national datasets. The funds will also support the fast-tracking of clinical trials to accelerate the development of novel therapies.
The government hopes the funding will cut trial set-up time to 150 days by March 2026 – the latest data collected in 2022 found this set-up time exceeded 250 days. The government said this will be achieved by “cutting bureaucracy and standardising contracts” to avoid time spent on negotiations.
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