RESTON, Va., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PRA International , a leading clinical research organization, today announced that Dr. Nermeen Varawalla, Vice President of International Business Development for PRA International and a renowned expert on the business of conducting clinical trials in India, will be the featured speaker in a one-hour audioconference on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 11:30 a.m. EDT. Her presentation, “Leveraging Clinical Development Opportunities in India,” will focus on the benefits and challenges of conducting trials in India, a country where the emerging clinical research industry is enjoying an annual growth rate of about 40 percent.
The audioconference is being presented in cooperation with ForeignExchange Translations, Inc., the leader in providing linguistic services to medical device, pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
Dr. Varawalla, who leads PRA’s corporate development efforts in India, has a strong interest in the utilization of emerging world countries for global clinical trials and was instrumental in establishing PRA’s capabilities in Mumbai and Pune, India. Prior to joining PRA, she was the founder of PerinClinical, a niche, India-focused CRO.
The audioconference will be of special interest to leaders in pharmaceutical and biotechnology development, operations, clinical studies, outsourcing and global data management. The registration fee is US$159 per phone line. For more information and to register, go to http://www.fxtrans.com/resources/ac/future/ac20061026.htm .
About PRA International
PRA International is one of the world’s leading global clinical development organizations, with over 2,700 employees working from offices in North America, Europe, South America, Africa, Australia and Asia. PRA, an ISO 9001:2000 registered company, delivers services to its clients through a unique approach called Project Assurance(R), which represents the Company’s commitment to reliable service delivery, program-level therapeutic expertise, easy, global access to knowledge and involved senior management.
To learn more about PRA International, please visit http://www.prainternational.com or call our World Headquarters at +1 (703) 464-6300.
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CONTACT: John Lewis, Director, Marketing and Public Relations, of PRAInternational, +1-703-464-6338, lewisjohn@praintl.com
