Organisation
ECRIN is based on the connection of national hubs for national networks of clinical research centres and clinical trial units.
The transnational team is involved on a full-time basis in multinational activities (EU coordination, European Correspondent, national hubs).
The national networks, whose activity remains mostly national, with varying statuses, are involved on a part-time basis in multinational activities.
EC= European Correspondent NNC= National Network Coordination
CRC= Clinical research centres DM= Data centre
Governance and organisation
The Network Committee is composed of one senior representative from each scientific participant (the national coordinator). It acts as the governance structure, and supervises the work package activities. Chair Christian Ohmann, Germany.
The Project Development Board is composed of the members of the network committee plus representatives of the ministries and funding agencies acting as participants or partners in the project. It is in charge if reaching an agreement on the legal status, governance, and financial plan for the next step of the ECRIN programme (construction and operation phase, 2011 onwards). Chair Rafael de Andres Medina, Spain.
The Advisory Board is composed of stakeholders representing the EU Commission, the European Medicines Agency and national competent authorities, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, patients associations, public research institutions, disease-oriented networks, and international partners. It provides strategic input for the development of ECRIN.
The Scientific Board is in charge of the scientific and methodological assessment of the clinical research projects submitted for access to the ECRIN services and infrastructures. Chair Silvio Garattini, Italy.
The ECRIN Coordination, located at INSERM headquarters in Paris, is composed of the coordinator, the executive manager, and project managers. It is in charge of the administrative and scientific management of the infrastructure, of the coordination of work packages, and of the development of the quality assurance system. It acts as the ECRIN contact point for users, for the EU Commission, and for external and international partners. Coordinator Jacques Demotes-Mainard, France.
The European Correspondents (at least one per country, embedded in the national hub) act as a local relay of ECRIN activities for the development of services, for the quality assurance unit and related working parties, and for the provision of support to pan-European clinical research projects. The European Correspondents are the single contact point for sponsors and investigators in their respective countries. The functional, collaborative network of European Correspondents serves for fast and high quality interaction to quickly answer the questions and efficiently support multinational clinical studies.
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