Press Release: Society for Clinical Research Sites launches as voice of site community in shaping research enterprise

Clinical research sites now have their first-ever trade group.

Launched this past weekend at the annual Site Solutions Summit, the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS) is being spearheaded by Christine Pierre, founder and long-time president of Baltimore area-based site group RxTrials.
For decades, sites have been badly in need of a trade association to represent them, said Pierre.

“Other sectors of the drug-development industry have had their trade organizations representing them for years,” she said, pointing to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), which represents sponsors; the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), which represents biotech companies; and the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO), which represents CROs.

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