Originated in the United States, it is an academic or commercial scientific institution that provides specialized services for pharmaceutical enterprises, medical institutions, small and medium-sized medical device research and development enterprises, and even various government funds in the research and development of basic medicine and clinical medicine through contracts.
Simply put, CRO is an auxiliary organization of the pharmaceutical industry. It is a professional organization that mainly provides clinical or preclinical research services for pharmaceutical enterprises through contracts, and undertakes the tasks of developing, testing and applying for registration of some new drugs, mainly serving before and after the listing of new drugs. This is an outsourcing service.
Preclinical CRO services are mainly engaged in compound research services and preclinical research services, mainly including new drug discovery, synthesis and process development of lead compounds and active drug intermediates, safety evaluation research services, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology and toxicology, animal model construction, etc.
Medical CRO can reduce the research risk of pharmaceutical companies. There are many risks in the process of drug research and development, such as the failure of clinical trials and drug safety problems. Medical CRO can provide professional research services for pharmaceutical companies, thus reducing research risks. Medical CRO can provide scientific research design and reasonable research plan for pharmaceutical companies, thus minimizing research risks.
The application of medical CRO is more and more extensive. The main reasons are as follows:
1. Reduce the cost of research and development. Drug research and development is a capital-intensive process, and clinical trials are one of the most expensive links. Medical CRO can provide a series of services for pharmaceutical companies, thus reducing research and development costs. Pharmaceutical companies can outsource part of their R&D work to CRO pharmaceutical companies to reduce their own R&D costs.
2. Improve R&D efficiency. Pharmaceutical CRO can provide professional R&D services for pharmaceutical companies, thus improving R&D efficiency. Pharmaceutical CRO has rich R&D experience and professional technical team, which can provide fast and efficient R&D services for pharmaceutical enterprises.
3. Improve the research quality. Pharmaceutical CRO can provide professional research services for pharmaceutical companies, thus improving the quality of research. Pharmaceutical CRO has rich research experience and professional technical team, which can provide high-quality research services for pharmaceutical enterprises.