The F-CRIN national clinical research infrastructure is one of the winners of the "Biology and Health Infrastructures" call for projects launched in 2010 by the French National Research Agency as part of the "Programme d'Investissements d'avenir" (PIA).
Set up in 2012, F-CRIN aims to boost France's performance and hence competitiveness in clinical research, whether academic or industrial, at international level. This involves helping to structure high-potential areas of excellence in France in the field of translational research, and driving dynamism and collective intelligence to initiate ambitious and innovative research projects.
F-CRIN is also the French component of ERIC "ECRIN", a European clinical research network, supporting the conduct of multinational clinical trials.
F-CRIN, why?
- F-CRIN is a response to France's structural needs in clinical research
F-CRIN, how?
- It was set up in 2012 as part of the Programme des Investissements d'Avenir (PIA1) with Inserm support
- Based on the CICs community, with a network organization focused on pathologies not funded by national programs
- The Infrastructure is a cross-disciplinary, federating project involving all French clinical research players and the European ECRIN network.
F-CRIN's 2020-2024 strategic plan
- Expand the scope of F-CRIN to cover new pathologies and therapeutic areas and develop primary care and biotherapy initiatives
- Constitute the operational support point for the implementation, in emergency situations, adapted clinical research actions, eg. as part of the COVID epidemic
- Develop synergies with other national infrastructures (biology, healthcare)
- Strengthen the presence of French clinical research at European and international level in targeted medical themes, in particular via the partnership with ECRIN
- Participate in the digital revolution underway by helping to develop personalized medicine approaches through the exploitation of clinical data and clinical e-research practices
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F-CRIN networks: the strength of a scientific strategy, from basic research to clinical trials, supported by recognized groups of experts
Providing scientific and operational tools
- The combination of medical, scientific and investigative expertise
- Investigative centers integrated into the national fabric
- Trial methodology and data management center(s)
- Cohorts / active patient files / bio-banks
- Common procedures
Promoting a collective dynamic
- Collective intelligence for innovative research
- European visibility
- Scientific and industrial partnerships
Structuring a high-performance organization
- A single point of entry
- Strong governance
- An operating charter
- A quality approach
- A business model
Federating an F-CRIN community
- A collective spirit and shared support functions (quality, communication, etc.).)
- No national competition on the theme
- F-CRIN financial support for network coordination and access to shared services
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What F-CRIN is, what F-CRIN isn't
F-CRIN is not a legal entity and cannot promote research. On the other hand, it provides promoters, whether from hospitals, academia or industry, with the strength of its thematic components' expertise in cutting-edge fields where France has strengths.
F-CRIN has no institutional representation vocation. It is the expression of initiatives in the field, both scientific and operational, and associates networks of investigators and research teams.
F-CRIN, a cross-disciplinary national infrastructure that creates links
- A operational and cross-disciplinary dimension complementary to institutional logics
- Field-based initiatives starting from physician-researchers, investigators and collaborative research projects
- The combination of complementary medical, scientific and methodological expertise to set up complex, large-scale research projects
- Skill networks with a high recruitment/inclusion capacity in cutting-edge medical themes
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F-CRIN, ECRIN's French partner
F-CRIN is the French component of ERIC "ECRIN"(European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network), the European clinical research network that supports multinational clinical trials. As such, F-CRIN helps European sponsors and academic investigators to extend their clinical research projects to France.
About ECRIN
The European Clinical Research Infrastructure is a non-profit organization created to facilitate the preparation and implementation of multinational clinical trials in Europe.
For more information, visit the ECRIN website.
