MedicoLegal Investigations Ltd

MedicoLegal Investigations Ltd (MLI) is a United Kingdom private company limited by shares‎ which works with pharmaceutical companies to investigate alleged fraud and misconduct in medical research.^[1] MLI, which touts itself as an "independent external whistleblower service", has headquarters in Cambridge, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. MLI was established in July, 1996, by Frank Wells, a physician, and Peter Jay, a former detective.

MLI works primarily with the pharmaceutical industry to detect fraud in industry-funded medical research. MLI asserts that it has investigated over eighty research studies in conjunction with the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries, leading to disciplinary proceedings against 27 doctors at the General Medical Council (GMC), all but one of whom were found guilty of serious professional misconduct. The Sunday Times, The Observer, and Daily Express have published articles examining MLI's investigations of doctors and research studies.

References

1. ^ "Under the microscope". The Times. 2006-02-11. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article729116.ece. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 

External links

• MedicoLegal-Investigations.com - website