{"id":4305,"date":"2024-09-09T13:43:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T17:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/?page_id=4305"},"modified":"2025-03-09T10:02:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T14:02:32","slug":"sponsor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/research\/clinical-trials\/sponsor\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsor a Clinical Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero-container hero-container--with-sidenav hero-container__hero-small_image\">\n  <div class=\"hero hero-small_image\">\n    <div class=\"hero__title_container\">\n      <h1 class=\"hero__title\">\n                  \n              <\/h1>\n              <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n\t<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\">Pages<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ol>\n<\/nav>      \n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"hero__image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/research-sci-indego-0005.jpg?ver=1732750591\" alt=\"A person in a yellow shirt and shorts sits on the floor in a hallway, working on a laptop. 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They oversee a wide range of research studies, including industry-sponsored, government-funded, privately funded, and investigator-initiated projects, spanning Phase I through Phase IV trials for both inpatients and outpatients.<\/p>\n<p>Many research participants are Shepherd Center patients, with hundreds admitted annually and thousands more seen in outpatient clinics.<\/p>\n<p>The team also provides exceptional services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, ensuring seamless collaboration, while delivering comprehensive support to investigators throughout the research process.<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits to industry<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Streamlined coordination with a single point of contact for site qualification, regulatory documentation, contracts, and project execution.<\/li>\n<li>Access to experienced and certified clinical research coordinators.<\/li>\n<li>Clinical trial agreements (CTAs) reviewed and finalized within four weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Weekly submission of Internal Review Board 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