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Cytel's CliPLab: Training the Next Generation of Clinical Programmers
Although collaboration between industry and academia has been a longstanding tradition in the field of drug development, existing industry forces are reshaping the nature of this partnership. According to Cytel India's Chief Executive Ajay Sathe, the projected expansion of the drug development market between now and 2017, comes at a time when both industry and academia are challenged to supply new and innovative young talent. While some universities offer comprehensive programs in computation, programming, biostatistics and bioinformatics, such an all-encompassing curriculum is rare. Even when possible, the combined contributions of these disciplines to the day-to-day challenges of statistical analysis and data management are often difficult to comprehend without industry experience.