ABOUT NOCI

• NOCI is a project funded by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, (BIRAC).
• Under the National Biopharma Mission, BIRAC is funding creation of clinical trial networks involving multiple sites across the country in areas of oncology, rheumatology, ophthalmology and endocrinology.

NOCI OBJECTIVES

• To develop capabilities to conduct industry sponsored clinical trials in each of these centers.
• To develop a registry of cancers- which will serve as a comprehensive data base for planning future studies.
• This will be collaborative registry of cancers being managed at each of these 6 centers.
• To start clinical trials as a group
• This will help to speed up the process of drug development in India – particular focus on development of biosimilar molecules developed by Indian pharma.

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