CLIN-Net

1,250 clinical sites

42 countries

4,000 contacts

At the heart of Ecraid is a vast pan-European 'warm-base' network of hospitals, laboratories, and primary care sites that help us deliver state-of-the-art clinical research services to public and private partners. CLIN-Net is the name of our hospital network.

CLIN-Net spans over 1,250 clinical sites across 42 European countries. From regular hospital wards to emergency rooms to intensive care units, CLIN-Net offers access to a unique clinical research infrastructure that has enrolled over 52,000 patients in 48 studies.

Site selection

CLIN-Net provides site selection services to multinational, multicenter trials at all stages of clinical drug development. The team knows its sites and investigators in great detail, maintaining an extensive database of their capabilities: expertise, staff availability and qualifications, facilities and equipment, and past performance.

These rich quantitative and qualitative data, together with a highly standardised process, help the team match each study with the most suitable sites fast and reliably.

Part of a movement

CLIN-Net offers clinical research sites access to privately and publicly funded studies conducted within an engaged community united by a common mission.

Sites can rely on a continuous flow of studies with innovative design elements. And because of the established working relationship and standardised procedures, we can all spend less time handling red tape and more time on doing research.

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Maintaining quality

To maintain and develop the network’s capabilities, Ecraid provides participating physicians and site staff with regular training opportunities, including free Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training. Learn more.

The CLIN-Net team also keeps the network engaged by meeting investigators, site staff, and the Ecraid Clinical Liaisons in person as often as possible. These site and country visits provide an opportunity to meet local contacts, learn about their challenges and opportunities, and gain deeper understanding of the local healthcare infrastructure.

Ecraid Clinical Liaisons

The Ecraid Clinical Liaisons (ECLs) play an important role in supporting CLIN-Nets work. They provide advice on a country’s feasibility for any given study, share knowledge on country-specific regulations and potential hurdles, and propose suitable sites and help engage them.

The Ecraid Clinical Liaisons Council comprises key opinion leaders, stakeholders, and members of the network. We are proud of and grateful for their contribution to Ecraid's mission.

Below you can find a list of the current Ecraid Clinical Liaisons. Additional affiliations and specialty abbreviations are included at the bottom.

Prof. Slavica Kvolik Anaesthesiology, ICM J.J. Strossmayer University Croatia	A/Prof. Zoi Dorothea Pana Paediatrics, ID European University of Cyprus Cyprus	Dr Kadri Tamme ICM Tartu University Hospital Estonia	Dr Piret Mitt ID Tartu University Hospital Estonia
Dr Ana Hernandez PC University Hospital of Limoges France	Prof. Oliver Cornely ID, IM University of Cologne Germany	Prof. Sotirios Tsiodras ID, IM Attikon University Hospital Greece	Dr Despoina Koulenti ICM, IM Attikon University Hospital¹ Greece
Prof. Akos Csomos ICM National Institute of Hematology and Infectious Diseases Hungary	Dr Botond Lakatos ID Hungarian Defense Forces Medical Centre Hungary	Prof. Alistair Nichol ICM St Vincent’s University Hospital² Ireland	Prof. Mical Paul ID Rambam Health Care Campus³ Israel
Dr Diletta Pezzani ID University of Verona Italy	A/Prof. Gennaro de Pascale ICM Agostino Gemelli University Policlinic⁴ Italy	Dr Jose Pedro Cidade ICM St. Francis Xavier Hospital⁵ Portugal	Dr Mariana Guedes ID University Hospital Center of São João Portugal
Dr Raquel Duro ID Tâmega e Sousa Hospital Center Portugal	Prof. Oana Săndulescu ICM University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" Bucharest Romania	Prof. Elena Copaciu Anaesthesiology, ICM National Institute of Infectious Diseases "Prof. Dr. Matei Bals" Romania	Dr Biljana Carevic Epidemiology Oslo University Hospital Serbia
Dr Jose Bravo-Ferrer ID University Hospital Virgen Macarena Spain	A/Prof. Pontus Naucler ID Karolinska University Hospital⁶ Sweden	A/Prof. Thomas Tängden ID Uppsala University Sweden	Prof. Arzu Topeli ICM, IM Hacettepe University Turkey
Dr Jake Dunning ID University of Oxford⁷ United Kingdom	Prof. Paul Dark ICM University of Manchester United Kingdom	Prof. Philip Evans PC University of Exeter United Kingdom