Bring your commercial clinical research to life in the UK
Bring your commercial clinical research to life in the UK
The CRDC UK Network is part of the NIHR Industry Hub's coordinated national offer. Through the Hub's single access point for industry, the Network helps connect sponsors with the most appropriate CRDC expertise and capabilities.
The CRDC UK Network is a free, UK-wide coordinated service for industry, designed to make it easier and faster to deliver commercial clinical research in the UK.
The Network brings together 35 Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDCs) across primary, secondary, specialist and community care, providing access to a broad range of research expertise, capabilities and delivery models across all four nations.
We can help you identify the right locations and support your delivery approach across the UK.
63 day median for first participant to be recruited post HRA approval
20,469 participants recruited
1,910 studies underway or completed
Data period 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2026.
A coordinated, UK wide research infrastructure
A coordinated, UK wide research infrastructure
The Network brings together 35 industry-funded Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDCs), with capability across pharmacy, nursing and specialist teams to support high-quality delivery at scale.
Through a coordinated route, sponsors can:
- Engage with multiple active commercial trial Centres quickly and efficiently
- Access primary, secondary, specialist and community settings
- Navigate the UK research system with clarity and confidence
Sponsors continue to work directly with CRDCs. The Network provides additional support for example, where coordination across multiple centres or system navigation is needed.
Fast, flexible and tailored support for industry
We provide a bespoke, flexible service aligned to the needs of each study.
Our role is to:
- Identify best-fit locations based on study requirements, capacity and recent activity
- Offer coordinated feasibility insight across Centres
- Support rapid response, problem-solving and decision-making
- Enable delivery at scale for example, through multi-location models
If you need insight on capability, capacity or key opinion leaders, our team can connect and support you.
Faster access, broader participation, better outcomes
Through UK-wide coordination and integrated delivery models, the CRDC UK Network:
- Enables efficient global standard study set-up and delivery
- Supports diverse and representative participant recruitment
- Expands access and effective recruitment
- Improves retention through research delivered closer to home
Together, we are supporting an efficient, high-quality and globally competitive environment for commercial clinical research in the UK.
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