Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco
Research and Clinical trials
AIFA is committed to implementing the European directives and national legislation concerning clinical trials, facilitates international research, the IT and cultural network of the local ethics committees, ensures the functioning of the National Observatory on Clinical Trials (Osservatorio Nazionale sulle Sperimentazioni Cliniche, OsSC) to assess the degree of innovation and the areas for public and private research in Italy.
By using a specific fund established by law (5% of costs borne by the companies for promotional activities), the Agency promotes comparative, non-profit clinical trials, aimed at showing the added value of new medicinal products compared to those available on the market.
