INDIA'S VEEDA CLINICAL RESEARCH FACILITY COMING UP IN AMPANG HOSPITAL

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (Bernama) -- India's Veeda Clinical Research is set to commission a CRC Veeda (Malaysia) Phase I facility at the Ampang Hospital near here.

In a statement Tuesday, its Medical Director, Dr Maurice Cross, said the company was collaborating with the Ministry of Health here to set up the facility.

He described the collaboration as a reflection of the very positive and aggressive attitude of the government in promoting the country as a player in the new order of drug development.

"The government of Malaysia is encouraging the growth of a pharmaceutical industry within its boundries by supporting infrastructure projects especially in the areas of drug manufacture, preparation and testing," he added.