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Clinical Trials and Preclinical Infrastructure Asset Map - Life Sciences

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CLINICAL TRIALS AND PRECLINICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MAP<br />

1<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

Executive Summary 2<br />

Introduction 4<br />

<strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Trials</strong> <strong>Infrastructure</strong> 5<br />

Universities <strong>and</strong> Hospitals Involved in <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Trials</strong> 5<br />

<strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Trials</strong> Units 6<br />

<strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Trials</strong> Support Units 19<br />

Contract <strong>and</strong> Regulatory Support 20<br />

Quality Control/ Assurance 20<br />

Research Ethics Boards 21<br />

B.C.’s Ethics Review Structure 21<br />

Training Facilities 22<br />

Funding Sources for <strong>Clinical</strong> Research 23<br />

Industrial Funders 24<br />

Therapeutic Focus of <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Trials</strong> 24<br />

Types of <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Trials</strong> 26<br />

<strong>Clinical</strong> Investigators 28<br />

Patient Populations 29<br />

Other Public <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Trials</strong> Support <strong>Infrastructure</strong> 30<br />

Biorepositories 30<br />

Patient Registries 31<br />

Healthcare Research Centres 32<br />

Technology <strong>and</strong> Informatics Platforms 33<br />

Health Economics <strong>and</strong> Outcomes 33<br />

Epidemiology <strong>and</strong> Surveillance Facilities 35<br />

Biomarker Translation <strong>and</strong> Development 37<br />

Networks 37<br />

Independent Corporations Offering <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Trials</strong> Services 42<br />

Successes 44<br />

Organizations Offering <strong>Preclinical</strong> Services 45<br />

Comparative Positioning of B.C. Within Canada 46<br />

Opportunities for Collaboration 47<br />

Acknowledgements 48

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