|Articles|October 27, 2014

ACRO Creates CRO Forum to Liaise with TransCelerate BioPharma

ACRO announced its plans to establish a CRO Forum

The Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) announced its plans to establish a CRO Forum to provide a formal mechanism for the CRO industry to furnish input into the work of TransCelerate BioPharma. The CRO Forum is expected to commence in January 2015 and is open to all CROs. Participation is included as a benefit of ACRO membership. The CRO Forum will provide subject matter experts from its participants as liaisons to relevant TransCelerate workstreams.

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