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Now I have your attention, I want  to talk about human clinical trials.

They're not the same.  Their purpose is to find out

if a medical strategy,  a treatment or a device

can be used effectively in humans  and completely safely.

If science wants to help humans,  it must study reactions in humans.

It's as simple as that. Nothing to do  with Dr Frankenstein's monster.

The EP is proposing new regulation  on clinical trials of medicines in humans.

Clinical trials are essential  to the advance of medical science.

I've come to interview a surgeon  during an operation.

Clinical trials in the EU are regulated  by a law dating from 2001.

But it's very complicated.  Let's hear this doctor's opinion.

I would really contemplate  going where the regulations are easy.

You can't kill innovation  because of too many regulations.

and if you superimpose layers  and layers and layers of regulations,

Up to now, there was no obligation to  publish the complete results of clinical trials.

Let's listen to MEP Glenis Willmott  on the subject of the new regulations.

She's rapporteur on clinical trials reform,

so she's overseeing the writing of  the report and will present it in the EP.

We've tried to simplify the procedure.  Everybody wants that.

But I've also added  elements of transparency.

I think we should know the results of  all trials even if they're not successful.

I think that makes for good science  and it gives people trust in medicine.

Oh, yeah! Another thing.  The ethics committee.

It's a group of experts and patients who  decide on the validity of a clinical trial.

Thanks to the new regulations,  they will now have the right to speak.

Clinical trials from now on will be  more effective, faster and safer.

Well, that's the aim.  That's all for today. Bye!