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The UK’s inclusion and diversity plan will ask “researchers to consider [aspects] beyond participant’s race and ethnicity.”
UK Health Research Authority

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Vibha Sharma

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Vibha Sharma is a senior writer covering pharmaceutical and medtech regulatory developments across the globe. She plays a key role in tracking and writing about news of important regulatory issues affecting the sectors and explaining their implications for industry. Her fields of interest include the EU regulations on clinical trials, pharmacovigilance and pediatrics, on which she has written several exclusive articles from various industry conferences. She has also commissioned pieces of expert analysis on major developments in the pharma and medtech regulatory arenas.

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