What TÜV SÜD does...
In the service of good health
Article from TÜV SÜD Journal 3/2010
There's a natural cure for every illness, the German prov-erb goes. But, frequently, modern pharmaceutical research must give nature a little boost: About 2,000 new medications are introduced each year – from a better-tolerated cough syrup to innovative cancer-fight agents. As a result of these medications, illnesses that were considered incur-able just a few years ago can now be treated.
New medications must be not only effective, but also safe. Every market introduction is preceded by extensive, legally mandated trials. Contract research organizations like TÜV SÜD Life Sciences help the pharmaceutical industry carry out, monitor and analyze such clinical tests. From its headquarters in Kraainem near Brussels, the company supports research projects in physicians' offices and hospitals around the world. Highly specialized experts assist the participating physicians, test the obtained data for veracity and serve as points of contact for study participants. In doing this work, TÜV SÜD supports medical advances and better protection from illness.