Clinical Trials and Preclinical Infrastructure Asset Map - Genome BC

CLINICAL TRIALS AND PRECLINICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MAP
TABLE 14. Independent Clinical Trials Organizations
Company/ URL Services
ASKA Research (www.askaresearch.com) * All aspects of CT management and monitoring services through Phases I to IV in all
areas of pharma. No data management or processing.
B.C. Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.
(www.bcbio.com) *
B.C. Community Oncology Trialists (COT)
(no URL)*
BRI Biopharmaceutical Research Inc.
(www.bripharm.com) *
Can-Med Clinical Research Inc (www.
can-med.ca) *
CanTest Ltd. (www.cantest.com) *
(Acquired by Maxxam Analytics October
23rd, 2009)
Canadian Western Institutional Review
Board (WIRB) (www.wirb.com)
Medical diagnostic services for the B.C. health care system, as well as providing
collection, management, and testing services for clinical trials, scientific research and
other initiatives.
Independent clinical trials company formed by oncologists that work outside the
BCCA in community oncology sites.
Provides specialized and integrated drug candidate and preclinical drug development
contract research services for worldwide regulatory submissions, as well as clinical
Phase I/II bioanalytical assays.
Conducts clinical trials in urology (including prostate and bladder cancer) on Vancouver
Island. Also provides support services to other clinical investigators and sites.
Offers integrated analytical and specialized testing to industries and regulators assessing
environmental quality, pharmaceutical/ biotechnology efficacy, food quality,
and drug residues. Provides pharmaceutical testing including GLP and non-GLP
analytical testing for all stages of the drug development process.
For-profit organization based in the U.S., with representatives located in Vancouver, B.C.
Provides independent IRB services, often to industry-sponsored national multi-centre
and international clinical trials for biomedical, behavioural, and social sciences studies.
Discovery * n/a
Fraser Clinical Trial Inc. (no URL) * Independent clinical trials company, conducting studies in cardiology, GI, and oncology.
Global Client Partners Consulting Inc.
(www.gcpconsultants.com) *
Interior Clinical Research Consultants
Ltd. (no URL) *
Provides services for investigator-initiated and biopharmaceutical clinical trials, such
as protocol development, trial and data management, monitoring, regulatory issues,
study reports. Also offers medical writing and training.
Sets-up and manages mainly Phases II and III clinical trials in all areas of nephrology,
cardiology, respirology, orthopedics, general surgery, and critical care.
LAIR Centre (www.laircentre.com) * Located in Vancouver, conducts Phases I, II, and III clinical trials in patients with liver
and inflammatory bowel disease.
LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services
(www.lifelabs.com/LifeLabs_BC/)
MDIT Innovations Inc. (www.mditinnovations.com/)*
Medical Arts Health Research Group
(www.healthresearch.ca) *
Nanaimo Research Institute (www.
nri-nanaimo.ca) *
Okanagan Clinical Trials (www.oktrials.
ca) *
Oxford Outcomes (www.oxfordoutcomes.
com)
Provides clinical laboratory testing services across Canada with 80 service centres
across B.C. Offers specialized services in B.C. for clinical trials.
Provides clinical management systems (software) for the medical industry.
A clinical research organization that conducts Phases II, III, and IV clinical trials in the
Okanagan Valley. Covers chronic diseases in most therapeutic areas.
Participates in Phase III and Phase IV national and global clinical research in cardiology/
cardiovascular diseases, orthopedics, diabetes, and palliative care.
Conducts clinical trials on an out-patient basis for the pharmaceutical industry. Phase
II - IV trials in a variety of therapeutic areas.
International health outcomes consultancy with offices in Vancouver. Specializes in
health outcomes, health economics, epidemiology.
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