On Wednesday 21 October the government published the latestUK Clinical Research Delivery key performance indicators. The data shows that in the last quarter of 2025/26 (January 2026 to March 2026) the average set-up time for commercial clinical trials in the UK dropped to 100 days, down from 169 in 2024/25 and122 days in the first half of 2025/26. The Life Sciences Sector Plan, published in 2025, set a target for 95% of UK clinical trials to be set-up within 150 days by March 2026. According to the latest data 100% of the 24 commercially sponsored clinical trials set-up between January 2026 and March 2026 were set-up within the 150 days target.
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UK clinical trial set-up times continue to drop
Original title: Set-up times for commercial clinical trials in the UK continue to drop
- Regulatory deadline
- 20 Mar 2027