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Can UK import global trials?

Archie Goodburn wants clinical trials from the US, Australia, and China brought to the UK. This process involves navigating different regulatory bodies, ethical approvals, and funding mechanisms in each country. Harmonising these diverse systems to run trials in the UK presents significant logistical and bureaucratic challenges.

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