|Articles|January 25, 2021

Calyx ACTIVATEs CRO Partnership Program

Calyx has announced a new partnership program for Clinical Research Organizations (CROs). The program, “ACTIVATE Solutions for CRO Partners,” is designed to provide alignment between Calyx and its CRO partners.

Those who qualify to participate in ACTIVATE operate under a personalized governance and reporting structure that provides access to technology, decision-making, and issue resolution aiming to generate faster trial execution.

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