South Africa's burden of infectious and lifestyle diseases creates a need for clinical research for all therapeutic areas. With modern medical facilities and experienced investigators the country has an ideal environment clinical research.

The four largest urban centers in South Africa are Johannesburg (3.3 million), Cape Town (2.7 million), Durban (2.7 million), and Pretoria (1.3 million). Pharm-Olam has a local office in Pretoria, which is less than 50 miles from Johannesburg and Africa's busiest international airport lies between them. This allows Pharm-Olam to provide cost effective coverage for a large patient population and importation of clinical trial supplies.