According to Mr. von Rickenbach, "We believe that China is attractive for a wide range of clinical development activities due to its large patient population, cost effective environment, and expanding medical infrastructure. A high prevalence of certain cancers, diabetes and other diseases in China can benefit from more extensive clinical research. We are working with clients to reduce their development costs, accelerate patient recruitment, and decrease time to market by incorporating China in global development planning, thereby bringing important new safe and effective treatments to patients in China and around the world sooner."

The opening of PAREXEL's latest offices in the Asia/Pacific region, where the Company has had a presence for approximately 15 years, reinforces its long-term commitment to providing clients with a high level of service and quality clinical development solutions in this geography. Today, PAREXEL is one of the area's leading providers of biopharmaceutical services, helping clients design drug development programs and conduct studies regionally and internationally. PAREXEL experts support biopharmaceutical companies in accessing diverse patient populations, navigating regulatory issues, identifying investigators, and ensuring data quality throughout the Asia/Pacific region.

Source PAREXEL International