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ICRI is the Country's premier Clinical Research Institute
which is exclusively focused on specialized Clinical
Research Programmes.
It has recently opened its campus in Hyderabad.Its
20-crore Hyderabad campus has a capacity for 350-400
students. It offers M.Sc. in Clinical Research & Advanced
Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research.
Clinical Research is a systematic study for new drugs in
human subjects to generate data for discovering or
verifying the Clinical, Pharmacological (including
pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic) or adverse effects
with the objective of determining safety and efficacy of
the new drug.
India is increasingly being recognized as a quality player
and a preferred partner for global clinical trials. India
has several prized attributes for clinical trial
development making it the “hub for global clinical
research”. It is certain that as Clinical Research is
growing in India, the demand for Clinical Research
professionals is increasing. According to McKinsey Report,
the global clinical trial outsourcing to India in the
pharmaceutical industry is estimated to reach around Rs
5,000 crores by the year 2010, and there will be
requirement of approximately 50,000 Clinical Research
professionals.
That’s not all. Trained Clinical Research professionals
will also be in demand abroad. There are more than
2,50,000 positions vacant worldwide and salaries in the
U.S. vary in the region of approximately $40,000 p.a. for
a Clinical Research Co-ordinator to almost $100,000 p.a.
for a Business Development Manager. Rest assured, Clinical
Research is definitely the next big career and now is the
time to make it a vocation.
Institute of Clinical Research (India) is the premier
institute dedicated to promoting ethical research and
high-quality Clinical Research education in India. ICRI
addresses the need for qualified and trained Clinical
Research professionals by offering various programs in
Clinical Research at its centre of excellence campuses in
New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
Institute of Clinical Research (India), ICRI, has now
entered into a collaboration with Cranfield University,
U.K., to provide an international magnitude to Clinical
Research education in India.
-Reachout's News Bureau
August'
2008
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