We coordinate an interconnected infrastructure network to facilitate high-quality and cost-effective clinical research in Switzerland.
The SCTO’s Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) Network plays a key role in facilitating academic clinical research in Switzerland at the local, operational level. Acting as partner in academic clinical research, the CTU Network offers comprehensive support and represents the country’s largest provider of training and services throughout all phases of a clinical study. Because it has been active since 2007, the CTU Network has developed a well-established and nationally coordinated clinical research infrastructure. As of 2017, each CTU also coordinates one of our SCTO Platforms focused on a key area of clinical research. More than 150 people work in the CTU Network.
CTU performance indicators are collected annually to demonstrate the added value and multiplying effect of the support the CTU Network provides researchers. These performance indicators feed into the diverse reporting mechanisms of the SCTO. In future, these indicators will be used in the impact monitoring and evaluation of the SCTO.