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benefit Patient s and help the discovery of new drugs.

Academic clinical trials run at academic sites ( include Medical Schools,
Academic Hospitals, Universities.)

Non academic sites include , so-called site management organizations (SMOs).
These for-profit organizations enlist and manage the physician practice
sites that actually recruit and follow patients enrolled in clinical trials.
In some cases, academic members participate in Clinical Trial s as members of
SMOs.

Funding of academic studies comes from different groups with an interest in
clinical trials. These groups include:

- Hospitals, Universities, Researchers and Institutions who view trials as a
source of income and prestige with private and governmental funding.

- Pharmaceutical or biotech companies who view the development and
commercialization of treatments as their business .

- Regulators who wish to ensure treatments are safe and work effectively .

- Patients and Patients organisations and Associations who want faster
access to cutting-edge treatments.


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