Acres, Vis and HealthCarePoint Say New Network Good for Sites and Sponsors
The Alliance for Clinical Research Excellence and Safety (Acres) wants the sites to use an online technology platform that has been developed by its strategic allies ViS Research (ViS) and HealthCarePoint (HCP) as organisation president Greg Koski explained.
“Acres vision is to work collaboratively with stakeholders to build a non-proprietary shared IT platform for clinical research that incorporates standards ensuring inter-operability and inter-change of data while safeguarding privacy and security.
“More than a portal, this interface allows sites to share their capabilities and get involved. While just the first step down a long road,” said Koski, adding that “it marks a critically important milestone.”
This was echoed my Andy Olmsted, Acres VP, who added that “Other industries recognized long ago the value of capturing, aggregating and effectively utilizing systems level data—clinical research can similarly benefit.”
Sites that join the network must provide information about their research capabilities, which will be stored in an online ‘profiles center’ developed by VIS that CEO - Fabio Thiers – said “will enable sites to share their capabilities and efficiently communicate with sponsors and international peers.”
He added that: “It provides the foundation for a more efficient and sustainable clinical research enterprise, resulting in faster patient access to better and safer medical treatments.”
This view was shared by HCP president Al O. Pacino, who said the network “will allow us to provide valuable technologies, goods and services to research sites that will make sites more productive, sponsors more efficient and will ultimately minimize regulatory compliance risks to all stakeholders in the research ecosystem.” HCP has committed $10m (€7.4m) Acres projects.
