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Major Challenges Faced by Contract Research Organizations

Life Sciences Review | Monday, May 17, 2021
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A dependable CRO follows three basic principles: it adheres to the budget, meets deadlines, and provides high-quality services.


FREMONT, CA Contract research organizations (CROs) are outsourcing companies that provide contract support to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors. CROs are typically employed by pharmaceutical companies known as sponsors to accomplish work-related drug discovery, development, and testing.


How Do Contract Research Organizations Work?


Contract Research Organizations provide clinical trials and other research support services to the companies that fund them. They help medical organizations, government agencies, foundations, and universities. All the sponsors' contract with CROs to perform trials on the outsource, eliminating the necessity to maintain a staff for these services.conduct highly complicated clinical trials, and deliver their services in accordance with the regulatory affairs of a specific region. 


Product development, clinical trials, laboratory services for processing trial samples, medical writing, regulatory affairs, post-marketing surveillance, and other additionalservices are all provided by CROs. Sponsors use CROs to get their drug concepts verified and then submit them to the FDA for premarket approval. Other advantages of contracting CROs involve less time for development and market introduction of a new drug and 


savings on personnel and facility maintenance. They must deal with a large amount of data, All these activities present numerous challenges for these businesses.


Challenges of Contract Research Organizations


High-Quality Standards


To be qualified to conduct their studies, CROs must meet various requirements. First and foremost, they should adhere to global standard operating procedures (SOPs) and conduct system audits to ensure that all employees adhere. Every employee involved in the trial must be trained in Good Clinical Practice (GCP), local regulations, and other guidelines.


Loads of Paperwork


Generally, the terms of the study are agreed upon by the sponsors and CROs. They specify the materials and methods used in the study, the type of data to be collected, and any tests to carry out. The agreement and study results are documented electronically and on paper.


All this documentation involves adequate management in archives and online databases, which need numerous human and physical resources, and enhanced security and order.


Accounting Challenges


Since sponsors frequently placed change orders, which led to change to third-party expenses, CROs made reasonable estimates of service costs.


CROs must make more appropriate cost estimates, such as third-party costs, under new accounting standards because they form the basis for revenue recognition. Accurate cost estimation is a critical issue for CROs today.


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