Asia to Drive Innovation in Drug Development

A new white paper suggests that Asia is injecting new life into global drug discovery and development.

Asia is rapidly becoming a new frontier for drug development as Western companies seek to develop and register their products, while emerging Asian companies seek new capabilities to globalize products. However, to fully capitalize on the opportunities, the industry will have to abandon its current model and move to a new model of drug discovery and development which embraces multiple strategic partnerships.

This is the conclusion of a new white paper, published by Quintiles, the world's leading biopharmaceutical company, and authored by Dr. Amar Kureishi, M.D., Head of Strategic Drug Development Asia.

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