Vendor Management And Oversight Of Clinical Trials

By Margaret McShane and Hugh Donovan, Managing Experts, Advarra Clinical Center of Excellence

Vendor management and oversight of clinical trials continues to be a critical activity for sponsor companies planning and conducting clinical trials. While all pharmaceutical companies outsource some trial-related activities, small and mid-sized biotechnology companies rely almost entirely on contract research organizations (CROs), also generally referred to as “vendors,” to conduct trial-related activities. Read how vendor management and oversight is not only a regulatory imperative, it is also a business imperative.