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Distinguishing the Roles of Preclinical vs. Clinical CROs in Clinical Research

Vial

In this article, we will define preclinical and clinical CROs, as well as highlight the unique needs and challenges of these organizations in their respective stages of drug research. What is a Pre-Clinical CRO? The global preclinical CRO market was estimated to be valued at US$5.7 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach US$10.2

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Origins of the Lab Mouse

Codon

” It’s an uncharitable take, but when drugs fail as often as they do despite animal testing, it’s not hard to see the JAX mice as a metaphor for a biomedical enterprise cloistered away from the real world. In cancer, the focus of Little’s ambitions, mouse models leave much to be desired.