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Industry sponsored clinical trials are increasingly conducted in emerging regions, due to escalating competition and high costs in the more established territories of North America and Western Europe. As companies search for advantages and new opportunities, factors such as large and eager patient populations, competitive trial budgets, and faster recruitment rates at fewer sites are prompting a fundamental geographic shift in the location of studies.

While the development of Turkey, the Middle East and North African region has been limited so far, currently there is a renewed and growing interest as governments are beginning to take measures to improve regulatory requirements and harmonise clinical trial laws in order to become more involved in clinical research activities.