KCR is a clinical development provider for the

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and pharmaceutical industries. It has three main service areas: Trial Execution, Consulting and Placement. KCR operates across four main regions: North America, Western Europe, Central Europe, and

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, with a main operational hub located in

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, and other hubs in

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, Germany,

Warsaw, Poland Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-cen ...

, Kyiv, Ukraine and Sydney, Australia respectively. KCR employs over 700 staff.

History

KCR was established in 1997 as Kiecana Clinical Research. The company provided services for clinical monitoring, clinical project management, safety/

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, regulatory affairs and quality assurance.. In April 2014, KCR launched KCR Placement, which offers recruitment and outsourcing for pharma and biotech in Europe. In 2017, KCR opened its headquarters in Boston, US. In 2017, KCR, launched an

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called Human Behind Every Number which provides research, insight and education on the first-hand experiences of patients involved in

clinical trials Clinical trials are prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human participants designed to answer specific questions about biomedical or behavioral interventions, including new treatments (such as novel vaccines, drugs, dietar ...

. In March 2018, KCR and The Story, received an iF Design Award for their work on the NGO's website. As of 2020, KCR employs over 700

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professionals and offers end-to-end study execution and consulting services in

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, CNS and

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External links

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