Asia-Pacific specialist CRO Novotech has partnered with the Asian Eye Institute, Inc (AEI), a private eye centre in the Philippines, to facilitate high-quality and rapid feasibility, start-up and recruitment processes for its ophthalmology clients.

The AEI has conducted over 100 clinical trials and investigator-led research and has become one of the leading sites in Asia for research in ophthalmic drug and devices.

Under the terms of the MoU, the AEI will provide its professional and clinical trial expertise to Novotech managed studies including feasibility, principal investigator selection, patient recruitment and execution of ophthalmology studies.

Novotech works in partnership with leading medical institutions across Asia to accelerate quality clinical research. The AEI partnership is designed to give Novotech clients faster start-up times and access to the AEI patient database, and leading principal investigators.