LEXICON
No.56 April 18, 2011

Contract research organization (CRO)
医薬品開発業務受託機関
Site management organization (SMO)
治験施設支援機関
Clinical research associate (CRA) or monitor
臨床開発モニター
Clinical research coordinator (CRC)
治験コーディネーター

In the past, pharmaceutical companies used to do everything by themselves from R&D, manufacturing, and marketing (the principle of self-sufficiency or do-it-yourself (自前主義)). In recent years, however, they outsource (外注) or contract (外部委託) more and more business activities to third...

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