Interview with Michele Garot, Vice President, BeCRO
What was the motivation behind the establishment of BeCRO and why was it only established in 2010 given the strength of Belgium’s clinical trials industry? Philippe van der Hofstadt: Prior…
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BeCRO is the Belgian Association of CRO’s. BeCRO was initially founded by 19 member companies and has now grown to include 32 active members, representing more than a third of the 83 identified CRO’s in the country in 2011.
The aims of BeCRO are:
– To establish an association of service and consultancy companies active in pharmaceutical and medical development for health products, companies involved in the running of complete preclinical or clinical trials or parts thereof,- To represent and defend the interests of such companies to health authorities, companies, institutions and organisations operating in the health sector,- To be recognised as a privileged interlocutor by health authorities, any professional bodies and any national or international association and/or federation,- To establish good operating practices, with respect as regards highest quality rules and Good Clinical Practices,- To work towards training its members,- To promote the association.
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