{"id":7982,"date":"2026-04-08T15:51:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/nicht-kategorisiert\/cro-explained-briefly\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:46:59","slug":"cro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/en\/cro-wiki\/cro\/","title":{"rendered":"CRO briefly explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7982\" class=\"elementor elementor-7982 elementor-4623\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610a7c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"610a7c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e4294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32e4294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/triga-s-Headerbild_Beitrag-cro_1920x1080-V2-1024x473.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7984\" alt=\"Three CRO scientists wearing white lab coats and safety glasses stand smiling in a modern laboratory, surrounded by shelves, equipment, and bright lighting.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/triga-s-Headerbild_Beitrag-cro_1920x1080-V2-1024x473.webp 1024w, https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/triga-s-Headerbild_Beitrag-cro_1920x1080-V2-300x138.webp 300w, https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/triga-s-Headerbild_Beitrag-cro_1920x1080-V2-768x354.webp 768w, https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/triga-s-Headerbild_Beitrag-cro_1920x1080-V2-1536x709.webp 1536w, https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/triga-s-Headerbild_Beitrag-cro_1920x1080-V2.webp 1950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d776bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8d776bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c089b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c089b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is a Contract Research Organisation (CRO)?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3765413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3765413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">A Contract Research Organisation (CRO) is a <strong>specialist service provider that conducts research on behalf of external clients<\/strong>. CROs support clients (sponsors) with the planning, conduct, analysis and reporting of studies and take responsibility for defined tasks &#8211; from <strong>study planning and set-up to monitoring, data management<\/strong> <strong>and the study report.<\/strong> In general, CROs cover a broad range of study types: from clinical trials for medicinal products (CTR) and clinical investigations for medical devices (MDR) to analytical and clinical performance studies for in vitro diagnostics (IVDR).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e79d4d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e79d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea688d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ea688d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Does an IVD Contract Research Organisation Do?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737c0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"737c0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An IVD contract research organisation provides specialised support for the development of in vitro diagnostics. It works in accordance with the IVDR and <a href=\"https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/cro-wiki\/iso-20916\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ISO 20916<\/strong><\/a> (clinical performance studies using human specimens) and therefore differs from CROs working in the pharmaceutical sector. To <strong>support IVD manufacturers across all phases of the IVD lifecycle,\u00a0<\/strong>specific processes, standards, and templates are established. Staff are trained and experienced in collecting clinical and analytical performance data.<\/p><p><strong>Important:<\/strong> If the sponsor commissions a CRO, the sponsor is still required to oversee the external organisation and remains ultimately responsible for the quality and integrity of the study (see also ISO 20916, section 5.1).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-269a6cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"269a6cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e5755 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29e5755\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47faceb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47faceb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6001a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed6001a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a01f961 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a01f961\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a929461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a929461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking for a CRO to support your study? We'd love to hear from you.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba8884a elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ba8884a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff3d1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ff3d1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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The person&apos;s face is not visible.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/triga-s-Beitragsbild_Beitrag-ISO-1000x600-1-1024x614.webp 1024w, https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/triga-s-Beitragsbild_Beitrag-ISO-1000x600-1-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/triga-s-Beitragsbild_Beitrag-ISO-1000x600-1-768x461.webp 768w, https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/triga-s-Beitragsbild_Beitrag-ISO-1000x600-1-1536x922.webp 1536w, https:\/\/trigas-trigas-kunden.digitalspital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/triga-s-Beitragsbild_Beitrag-ISO-1000x600-1.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ab487 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37ab487\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45cfdc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"45cfdc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat does ISO 20916 require for IVD studies? 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