EUCROF Congress focus on clinical trial regulation

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EUCROF Congress focus on clinical trial regulation

15.02.15

This week the 2nd Annual Conference of EUCROF took place in Paris. Discussions focused on the new Clinical Trials Regulation (536/2014) and delegates were united in desire for the Regulation to achieve its aims; enhancing efficiency in the clinical trial regulation process and boosting the EU's competitiveness. Collaboration between stakeholders was seen as key to success and EFPIA is an active partner in this process.

The objective of EUCROF (the European CRO Federation), a non-profit organisation founded in 2005, is to promote Clinical Research by improving the knowledge, competence/expertise and skills of Contract/Clinical Research Organisations (CROs) in Europe.

The Federation represents and supports the interest of CROs in Europe, working with regulatory bodies, the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and other healthcare related industry within the field of clinical research, as well as the medical and affiliated research community. EUCROF believes in organising and supporting training and educational programmes that will increase the quality of clinical research and improve the collaboration and interaction amongst all stakeholders in the field of Clinical Research in Europe.

The Annual Conference was was a fantastic opportunity to foster collaboration and interaction between stakeholders. Industry sponsors and contractors were able to on a range of topics such as how to improve performance management and metrics.

You can access more information on the congress here.