Clinical Research Organisations (CROs) are growing at a tremendous pace in India and managing clinical trials have become the need of the hour. The Meeting of Minds session on 29th October 2009 was organised around this theme.

Sharing their experience were Dr Ronak Dhanak, Clinical Research Associate (CRA), Pfizer (India) and Ms Lydia Tauro, Clinical Research Associate (CRA), DiagnoSearch Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.

Dr Ronak (Left), Ms Lydia Tauro (Right)

The speakers interacted with the students and faculty at MIHM informing them about:

• Current trends in clinical research
• Recruitment of subjects in trials
• Monitoring of sites
• Data quality management

The speakers also highlighted the importance of managers in this upcoming field and the intricacies of the investigator-sponsor relationship.