Ascopharm, Paris

ASCOPHARM and the NOVASCO Group represent one of the most proactive Contract Research Organization in the field of Clinical Research in Europe.

Founded in 1995 the original company, ASCOPHARM has now been raised to a full clinical and medical service group.
Information on activities and structures can be found in History section and Global Group.

The company has now specificities and expertise in a number of aspects of clinical research and post marketing support.
Apart from standard services that other company may also offer, ASCOPHARM and the NOVASCO Group have raised up expertise in certain therapeutic fields (Oncology, Transplant, Immune modulators, Rheumatology, Cardiovascular disease…).

Monitoring at ASCOPHARM is organized into several small operational groups of 3 to 6 CRAs. This structure creates a friendly and comprehensive working environment and better effectiveness of the teams.

The majority of our CRAs are significantly experienced or senior, with 3 to 10 years field activity. Since ASCOPHARM has significant operational activities in several european countries, language skills are also encouraged inside the group. Thus we have CRAs with good fluency in French, English, German, Italian, and Spanish. Beside that, ASCOPHARM devotes important budget and time to training, which includes training of young professionals, internship programs, and regular training updates for all personnel.

ASCOPHARM monitoring services can provide partial or total monitoring support for a clinical study, following either ASCOPHARM's or the sponsor's Standard Operating Procedures:

Feasibility assessment of a protocol, Start-up meeting, Centre Selection, Investigator meetings, Individual investigator meetings, Monitoring and investigator contact, Close-out visits.