KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) — Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM), a site management organization owned by the Ministry of Health has successfully achieved its formation objective in 2020, as highlighted in its Annual Report 2020 which was launched earlier today by Minister of Health, YB Dato’ Sri Dr Adham Baba in CRM’s Facebook Live event.
The event which was held in conjunction with International Clinical Trials Day, also saw the announcement of the six recipients of CRM Sponsored Research Awards 2021, in recognition of their significant contribution in clinical research achievements. Clinicians who received the award include Dr. Soo Hoo Hwoei Fen (Clinical Oncologist) from Hospital Pulau Pinang and Associate Professor Dr. Lim Soo Kun (Nephrologist) from University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) for contributing towards good clinical trial patient recruitment and high number of sponsored research uptake respectively. UMMC and Hospital Kuala Lumpur were both recognized as Clinical Trial Site of the Year for being among the top sites in the nation that conducted high number of sponsored studies in 2020. Janssen (Pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson), received Sponsor of the Year award for bringing in the highest value of new trials in 2020, while IQVIA Malaysia received CRO of the Year award for contracting the highest number of new clinical trials in 2020.