Are You Really Ready?

By Jon Rhodes, M.S.
Senior Scientific Advisor
ABC Laboratories

www.abclabs.com

It’s very easy to build an argument that investing time and other resources in developing and nurturing a relationship between your organization and a new CRO development partner is essential to the success of both organizations. It’s very hard to actually identify and implement the steps necessary to make that success a reality. The landscape is littered with examples of less than successful attempts at building fully functioning, collaborative and engaged partnerships that stand the test of time.

Most organizations, whether they like to admit it or not, are very reluctant to loosen their grip on knowledge, skills, and experience and freely share and disseminate such things in a transparent manner. That’s why it’s essential to create a crystal clear vision about what success looks like, how it can be achieved, and what the rewards will be. It’s about creating a culture of enthusiasm and anticipation. The right processes and the right people are essential to creating this culture of success and this should come first, before actual knowledge and technology is transferred.

Marrying the best discovery engine and product pipeline with the best applied science and registration support isn’t strictly science – communication, collaboration, and transparency are everything.