The Virtual Contract Research
Organisation
If you were responsible for the most
crucial clinical development programme
of your organisation, and if you would have to rely
on external service providers, how would you choose the
best vendor(s)? As an experienced professional you would most
probably collect requirements, send out RFIs and RFPs, compare the strengths and weaknesses
of various CROs, and select the one which was closest to your requirements. At the highest
level, these requirements typically refer to availability of technology and resources, geographical
coverage, experience, and - last but not least - pricing. Unfortunately, miracles are truly hard to
find, in particular when you need them – we know this and do accept it. But what if ...
Imagine a CRO which had exactly the technology you need. Which would have enough resources, be exactly where you’d need it, and come at the price of a local niche CRO. Imagine this
CRO would be created just for your project, and dissolve after completing it ...
This actually is ProjectPharm‘s virtual CRO model.
Due to our extensive worldwide network, we can set up co-operations with small, experienced,
specialised niche CROs in every part of the world, just where you need them. We set up a project framework just for your project, including a project-specific QMS, and we plan, execute, and
control the entire project just as if we were one big CRO – however this one comes at a very
competitive price.
We make this possible by using state-of-the-art project management tools and techniques. Furthermore, our experienced project managers are trained to oversee such co-operations bearing
in mind all pitfalls to be avoided as well as all opportunities to be exploited.
The virtual CRO concept has existed ever since, however with the raise of big CROs with their
„full-service“ offerings it appeared convenient to use a one-stop-shop. Smaller CROs mimicked
the full-service offering by creating so-called partnerships, however it was clear from the beginning that the only area where these partnerships would have a distinct advantage over the big
competitors was price.
Our model focuses on selecting and bringing together exactly those vendors you need for your
project, no matter how small or big, how simple or complex. Our approach includes extraordinary care and focus on investigational sites and other parties crucial to the success of the project, using sophisticated stakeholder management processes.
We have a proven track record of successfully completing highly complex projects with this
model, including several projects with particular challenges or clinical trials which needed to be
turned around (check out our case studies).
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