Contract Research Organizations (CRO)

To facilitate our faculty's ability to enter into a contract with a Contract Research Organization (CRO), there are multiple CROs with which Pitt has established a University-wide agreement for clinical trial support such as monitoring, regulatory support, and project management.

Benefits of utilizing these University-wide Contracted Suppliers: 

• Elimination of the requirement for a separate contract for each project involving these services.  
• No-cost access to the CRO for assistance in determining the scope of work required, including respective cost estimates. This will ensure that required services are identified and are fiscally feasible. 

Review this matrix to compare the offerings available from each of these University-wide Contracted Suppliers. Visit the individual supplier pages linked from within this matrix for more information specific to each supplier, including contact information and procedures. PittPassport SSO is required to access this matrix (excel document). Each Supplier on this matrix also has their own supplier page, utilize the hyperlinks associated with each supplier name. 

Note: for federal grants, you must obtain quotes from three CROs.

Questions?

If you have questions related to this University-wide Agreement or the respective purchasing procedures, please contact the "University of Pittsburgh Contact" listed in on each respective supplier page linkedin within this matrix. Faculty acting as the sponsor of an IND or IDE may contact IND and IDE Support at IIS@pitt.edu for information on support provided by the University. 

Information about the requirements to conduct a multicenter clinical trial associated with a faculty sponsored investigational new drug and investigational device exemption and the transfer of regulatory obligations to a CRO can be found on the IND and IDE Support website.