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Clinical Compliance and Business Operational Excellence - Why Clinical Research Sites Need Both to Truly Excel

Clinical trial sites operate at the intersection of science, ethics, business, and patient care. While the primary mission is to protect participant safety and generate high-quality data to accelerate the development of new treatments and medicines, long-term success depends on more than scientific rigour alone.

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The Strategic Value of CRA Accreditation for Sponsors and CROs

Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) perform a key role at the interface between Sponsor and site in the conduct of clinical trials. They are the primary link between Sponsors, CROs, and clinical research sites, responsible for oversight of protocol compliance, data integrity, patient safety, and regulatory adherence. Despite the critical nature of this role, CRA capability is often inferred from job titles, years of experience, or completion of internal training programs. In a clinical research landscape that is becoming more complex and risk-driven, this approach is no longer sufficient. Accrediting CRAs should be a strategic priority for sponsors and CROs.

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Defining and Demonstrating Quality in Multisite Clinical Research: The IAOCR Perspective

Quality in clinical research is a concept that everyone values, yet one that remains inconsistently defined and unevenly recognized across the industry. As multisite clinical research corporations (MCRCs) continue to expand their role in global trial delivery, there is a growing need for a clearer, more meaningful understanding of what “quality” truly looks like in practice.

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Clinical Compliance and Business Operational Excellence - Why Clinical Research Sites Need Both to Truly Excel

Clinical trial sites operate at the intersection of science, ethics, business, and patient care. While the primary mission is to protect participant safety and generate high-quality data to accelerate the development of new treatments and medicines, long-term success depends on more than scientific rigour alone.

Read more

The Strategic Value of CRA Accreditation for Sponsors and CROs image

The Strategic Value of CRA Accreditation for Sponsors and CROs

Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) perform a key role at the interface between Sponsor and site in the conduct of clinical trials. They are the primary link between Sponsors, CROs, and clinical research sites, responsible for oversight of protocol compliance, data integrity, patient safety, and regulatory adherence. Despite the critical nature of this role, CRA capability is often inferred from job titles, years of experience, or completion of internal training programs. In a clinical research landscape that is becoming more complex and risk-driven, this approach is no longer sufficient. Accrediting CRAs should be a strategic priority for sponsors and CROs.

Read more

Professionals at a conference talking

Defining and Demonstrating Quality in Multisite Clinical Research: The IAOCR Perspective

Quality in clinical research is a concept that everyone values, yet one that remains inconsistently defined and unevenly recognized across the industry. As multisite clinical research corporations (MCRCs) continue to expand their role in global trial delivery, there is a growing need for a clearer, more meaningful understanding of what “quality” truly looks like in practice.

Read more

Image of doctor treating a child patient

Clinical Compliance and Business Operational Excellence - Why Clinical Research Sites Need Both to Truly Excel

Clinical trial sites operate at the intersection of science, ethics, business, and patient care. While the primary mission is to protect participant safety and generate high-quality data to accelerate the development of new treatments and medicines, long-term success depends on more than scientific rigour alone.

Read more

The Strategic Value of CRA Accreditation for Sponsors and CROs image

The Strategic Value of CRA Accreditation for Sponsors and CROs

Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) perform a key role at the interface between Sponsor and site in the conduct of clinical trials. They are the primary link between Sponsors, CROs, and clinical research sites, responsible for oversight of protocol compliance, data integrity, patient safety, and regulatory adherence. Despite the critical nature of this role, CRA capability is often inferred from job titles, years of experience, or completion of internal training programs. In a clinical research landscape that is becoming more complex and risk-driven, this approach is no longer sufficient. Accrediting CRAs should be a strategic priority for sponsors and CROs.

Read more

Professionals at a conference talking

Defining and Demonstrating Quality in Multisite Clinical Research: The IAOCR Perspective

Quality in clinical research is a concept that everyone values, yet one that remains inconsistently defined and unevenly recognized across the industry. As multisite clinical research corporations (MCRCs) continue to expand their role in global trial delivery, there is a growing need for a clearer, more meaningful understanding of what “quality” truly looks like in practice.

Read more