Quintiles has opened an office in Nairobi, Kenya, expanding its capacity to provide clinical research services in Africa. A team of locally-based clinical professionals will monitor trials throughout East Africa. Quintiles established offices in South Africa currently focus on endemic diseases such as malaria, TB and HIV. Future possibilities for additional areas of research in the region include heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Gillian Corken, chief executive officer of Quintiles Afric...