Tigermed Consulting Announces OCT as a Partner in Russia

PMR reports that Tigermed Consulting, a Chinese CRO, has formed a strategic alliance with OCT, which is a Russian based CRO based in St. Petersburg. Tigermed is trying to create a global clinical trials network with this move. Read the full article here.

OCT Opens Office in New Markets

Clinical Trials Today reports that the Russian based contract research organization (OCT) Outsourcing Clinical Trials will expand its market by opening up a new office in Belarus.

Outside of Western Europe and North America, Central and Eastern Europe represent the largest number of global trial initiations. Ekaterina Mochalova, business development manager at OCT mentions, “Belarus is a very attractive region to conduct clinical trials, from our point of view.” What makes Belarus an attractive place for CROs is low competition among ongoing clinical trials, and a healthcare system that is still centralized which allows companies to enroll more patients at fewer investigative sites.