Start-Up Services
The Calgary Centre for Clinical Research offers a Start-Up Service to help investigators at the University of Calgary get started with industry-sponsored research.
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Services
- A single-entry point for industry-sponsored studies
- End-to-end coordination of study start-up, including:
- Confidentiality agreements
- Contracts
- Budget negotiation
- Ethics
- AHS operational approval
- Site initiation facilitation)
- Streamlined collaboration with CSM Legal to shorten contract timelines
- Experienced project management support through W21C
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Eligibility:
- Available to investigators with little or no prior experience conducting industry-sponsored research at the University of Calgary
- This service supports investigators through their initial industry-sponsored projects, with CCCR providing start-up support for up to three studies
- Not intended for investigators who already have an established portfolio of industry-sponsored studies
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Investigator benefits:
- CCCR provides full study start-up support at no cost for eligible projects:
- Site selection visit
- Contract management
- Budget negotiation
- Ethics
- AHS operational approval
- and more.
- Operational and/or study start-up funds negotiated by the CCCR Finance Team are allocated to the investigator’s study budget
- Upon project completion, if residual funds remain, CCCR will assist investigators in establishing a residual account - creating seed funding to support their ongoing and future research portfolio
- CCCR provides full study start-up support at no cost for eligible projects:
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Why it matters
- Reduce delays and administrative burden
- Gain access to a tested framework for activating studies
- Build a foundation of funding and experience for long-term research success