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NIHR Clinical Research Network: Supporting Industry to Deliver Clinical Research within the NHS (4 June 2009)

The first Industry National Meeting was held at Central Hall, Westminster on 4 June 2009. The aim of the meeting was to provide operational staff from the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Medical Industries and Contract Research Organisations with:

• The Industry perspective of the current environment for commercial clinical research
• An overview of the development of NIHR Clinical Research Network
• An outline of the benefits and opportunities of engaging with the Networks
• Investigators and Industry experiences of study delivery supported by NIHR CRN.

There were interactive workshops covering the following topics:

• Using the Coordinated System for gaining NHS Permission (CSP) and IRAS
• Use of the Industry Costing Template in NHS Trust negotiations
• The Comprehensive Clinical Research Network
• The impact of Paediatric Investigation Plans
• How the Networks can support the Medical Technology Industry
• Opportunities and facilities for collaborative and early phase research.

Some of the presentations from the event are available to download below:

Parallel workshop sessions

Last updated: 11 June 2009