News | October 31, 2011

Medical Research Network Starts Major Global Expansion Programme

Leading unique Clinical Trial Support Organisation (CTSO), Medical Research Network (MRN), has completed the first stage of a major global expansion programme driven by significant customer demand.

MRN has opened a US office in Raleigh, North Carolina to better service clients in North America while at its UK headquarters in Milton Keynes, the company has completed a management restructure to allow the leadership team more time to focus on its continued expansion.

Since its inception five years ago MRN has experienced sustained growth and the opening of the new North American office marks a significant step in expansion of the company's global offering. Already servicing more than 45 countries worldwide, the new office will allow quicker and more targeted nursing provision to be provided across North America.

The UK restructure has seen the current directors promoted to vice presidents and an expanded team of directors put in place to provide a structured programme of expansion and business generation.

Dr Graham Wylie, CEO of MRN, commented: "We have experienced significant success in our first five years of business and have established an enviable global customer base. Our current expansion plans are driven from this customer demand and our increasing portfolio of international clinical trial projects."

MRN provides home trial support, site nurse support and bespoke flexible solutions for clinical trial patient recruitment and retention across the globe. It works with many of the largest pharmaceutical, CRO and biotechnology organisations as well as with a large number of specialist and niche companies with complex and specialised therapies under research.

Dr Wylie added: "The next stage in our company development is to carry out an aggressive recruitment campaign across the UK and North America, and we are already implementing initial expansion in India and the Far East, which should be in place by January."

For more information, visit www.themrn.co.uk.

About Medical Research Network
The Medical Research Network (MRN) is the world's leading provider of home healthcare for patients in clinical trials, specifically aimed at boosting patient recruitment and maximising patient retention.

Established in 2006, the MRN is the longest standing and most experienced organisation offering international services in this sector. Headquartered in the UK, the MRN now also has offices in the US and works with international suppliers to provide a global service offering. Currently able to offer services in more than 45 countries and with access to in the region of 50,000 nurses, the MRN leads the way in this rapidly expanding clinical trials sector.

As well as home healthcare services, the MRN also offers a site support service where nurses and/or site coordinators can be placed into sites. Site support ensures trials are given the focus they need within often overstretched research sites; nurses can be placed as individuals into one or more sites, or deployed as teams to work across regions ensuring patients are identified screened and enrolled into trials rapidly.

SOURCE: The Medical Research Network (MRN)