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

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Clinical CROs in Clinical Research Randomized clinical trials are the gold-standard of evidence-based medicine, representing the culmination of the long, arduous drug development pipeline. The two broadest categories of drug development can be separated into the preclinical and clinical research stages.

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Origins of the Lab Mouse

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The early supply of mice for research depended on a late-19th century community of hobbyists—fanciers—who collected, bred, and sold unusual mice varieties. ” Abbie Lathrop was a mouse fancier whose animals were later used to develop the C57Bl/6 strain that is now widespread in the biomedical sciences.