SARAWAK GENERAL HOSPITAL

Malaysia Strengthens Clinical Research Infrastructure Through Strategic Partnerships and Record-Breaking Trial Activity

- Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM) signed a strategic MoU with CSI Medical Research to promote Malaysia's clinical research capabilities to international biotech firms and advance training initiatives for study coordinators. - Malaysia achieved a record five First-in-Human studies in 2024, the highest number since CRM's Phase 1 Realisation Project launched in 2016, demonstrating growing early-phase research capabilities. - The country initiated 267 new sponsored clinical research studies in 2024, bringing the total to over 2,500 studies since CRM's establishment in 2012. - Sunway Medical Centre partnered with the National Institutes of Health to develop a dedicated Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit, expected to be completed and accredited by 2026.