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How Global Clinical Trials Began In Malaysia

Dr Akhmal Yusof, Chief Executive Officer, Clinical Research Malaysia | Professor Chim C. Lang, Tuanku Muhriz Royal Chair, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

27-Aug-25 16:00

How Global Clinical Trials Began In Malaysia

If you have diabetes, high blood pressure or heart failure, some of the drugs you’re taking for treatment may have been tested right here in Malaysia. Our country plays an important role in international clinical trials, a pivotal step in drug research that determines whether a therapy is safe and effective when you use it. On the show, we explore a retrospective of how clinical trial research developed in Malaysia, and how the country positioned itself as a hub for international clinical trials.

Image Credit: Clinical Research Malaysia / Clinical Investigation Centre University Malaya Medical Centre

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek


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Categories:  medical advances

Tags:  Clinical Research Malaysiathe bigger picturehealth & livingclinical trialspharmaceuticalr&dclinical researchnational pharmaceutical regulatory agencyuniversiti malaya





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