Industry News Industry News European Commission Receives Statement to Introduce Clinical Trial ReformsDate: 09-26-2011 -- Top News (09/26/2011) Patel, Riabody: Sixteen research organizations, including Cancer Research U.K., the British Heart Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and the Academy of Medical Sciences, have called on the European Commission to outline measures designed to reform clinical trials processes. The statement also emphasized the need for more efficient policies for the approval of clinical trials and raised concerns over the increasing administrative costs of approval. "The Commission and parliament need to seize this opportunity to reform the directive, and ensure clinical trials are conducted safely and to high standards without overwhelming researchers with red tape", explained the Policy and Communications Director at the British Heart Foundation, Betty McBride.URL: http://topnews.us/content/243669-european-commission-receives-statement-introduce-clinical-trial-reforms