Clinical Research Organizations (CROs)

Clinical Research Organizations (CROs) are specialized companies that support pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device firms in conducting clinical trials—that is, testing new medicines, treatments, or devices on humans. They handle tasks like designing study protocols, managing trial operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and analyzing data. By outsourcing these complex processes to CROs, companies can focus on developing innovative healthcare solutions while ensuring trials are carried out efficiently, ethically, and according to strict standards. Essentially, CROs act as external partners that streamline and manage the research needed to bring new medical products to market.