has announced the
appointment of Dr
Chirag Trivedi as its
President for the term
2017-19. Dr Trivedi takes
over the reins from Ms
Suneela Thatte who
was President for two
terms from 2013-2107.
Commenting on his focus
at a time when clinical
research is coming out
of a tumultuous few
years, Dr. Chirag Trivedi
said, “ISCR’s continuous
advocacy efforts with
the government and
regulators has contributed
to an improved regulatory
environment, increased
transparency, more
clarity of processes and a
shortening of clinical trial
approval timelines. Given
the huge disease burden
India carries, it is crucial
for us to scale-up clinical
research as that will be the
solution to many of our
public health challenges,
he said while adding, “I
will continue to focus
our efforts on engaging
with new developments
that will impact the
sector, including the
revision of the Drugs &
Cosmetics Act and the
accreditation process
for Ethics Committees.
efforts to build
awareness of
clinical research
as a specialty
in India and to
facilitate its growth
in the country,
wh