Bay State Actually a Leader in Clinical Trials: Life Sciences Firms Still Seek to Host More Studies

Boston Globe
September 10, 2008

For years, local life sciences leaders have lamented the state's dearth of clinical trials, the human studies that are crucial to determining whether experimental drugs and medical devices are effective and safe...

Indeed, a study last year by PricewaterhouseCoopers concluded that the state's internal reputation as a laggard in clinical trials "may not be fully deserved." The "Super Cluster" report, which was also sponsored by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and the New England Healthcare Institute, found that Massachusetts ranked ninth among states in the number of active clinical trials, even though it ranks 14th in population. Nearly all the states that had more trials also had much larger populations...

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