The Medical Research Network (MRN) is a unique clinical trial support organization offering nursing focused patient recruitment and retention solutions globally for clinical trials. http://www.themrn.co.uk http://www.themrn.co.uk http://www.themrn.co.uk/img/logo_circles.png 16 February 2012 – Medical Research Network (MRN), the unique Clinical Trial Support Organisation (CTSO) offering home trial support, site nurse support and bespoke recruitment and retention support, has today launched a new web-based training programme for nursing teams. MRN TEC (Training, Education and Compliance) is an interactive online portal offering study-specific and GCP training for nurses within MRN projects to allow the training of large teams faster, across the globe.  Nurses will be able to log in to the MRN TEC portal and take part in the training at a time to suit them, making it an ideal solution for global trials working across a number of timezones. In addition, the content will be translated into local languages to ensure maximum understanding, and regular tests will evaluate the knowledge and competences of the nurses throughout the training. Helena Baker, VP of Operations at MRN, commented: “We piloted MRN TEC on a single study last year and it was a huge success so we are now rolling it out across all our large studies.  The portal speeded up the delivery of our essential training and ensured there was no delay in starting the patient visits. This means we are now uniquely equipped within our industry to lead large, multinational projects”. Once MRN has designed and uploaded the training module for a new study, the nurses can log in to MRN TEC and complete their training – both in study specifics, homecare and GCP, prior to arranging and carrying out their home patient visits. Helena added: “We are able to review the results as they are submitted and make any updates to the training as necessary. We can also ensure the nurses are prepared with the correct documentation when the training ends to avoid any unnecessary delays.” MRN’s Home Trial Support service offers nurse visits to patients in their own homes and by eliminating the need to travel to the trial site, patient recruitment is increased by at least 60 per cent and retention maintained at over 90 per cent. http://www.themrn.co.uk/mrn-launches-online-training-portal-n86.aspx UK-based Medical Research Network (MRN), a five-year-old company that arranges for clinical trial participants to be seen in their homes rather than requiring them to travel to an investigative site, recently announced it is establishing a presence in the US via a new office in Raleigh, NC. To read more, visit http://www.centerwatch.com/news-online/article/2516/uks-mrn-brings-its-home-services-for-patients-to-us-market-predicting-big-growth-in-clinical-trials-use http://www.themrn.co.uk/uk-s-mrn-brings-its-home-services-for-patients-to-us-market-predicting-big-growth-in-clinical-trials-use-n85.aspx 25 October 2011 – Leading unique Clinical Trial Support Organisation (CTSO), Medical Research Network (MRN), has completed the first stage of a major global expansion programme driven by significant customer demand. MRN has opened a US office in Raleigh, North Carolina to better service clients in North America while at its UK headquarters in Milton Keynes, the company has completed a management restructure to allow the leadership team more time to focus on its continued expansion. Since its inception five years ago MRN has experienced sustained growth and the opening of the new North American office marks a significant step in expansion of the company’s global offering. Already servicing more than 45 countries worldwide, the new office will allow quicker and more targeted nursing provision to be provided across North America. The UK restructure has seen the current directors promoted to vice presidents and an expanded team of directors put in place to provide a structured programme of expansion and business generation. Dr Graham Wylie, CEO of MRN, commented: “We have experienced significant success in our first five years of business and have established an enviable global customer base. Our current expansion plans are driven from this customer demand and our increasing portfolio of international clinical trial projects.” MRN provides home trial support, site nurse support and bespoke flexible solutions for clinical trial patient recruitment and retention across the globe. It works with many of the largest pharmaceutical, CRO and biotechnology organisations as well as with a large number of specialist and niche companies with complex and specialised therapies under research. Dr Wylie added: “The next stage in our company development is to carry out an aggressive recruitment campaign across the UK and North America, and we are already implementing initial expansion in India and the Far East, which should be in place by January.” http://www.themrn.co.uk/medical-research-network-starts-major-global-expansion-programme-n84.aspx The new MRN website has now gone live, please take a look and let us know your thoughts; we would be interested in your feedback, good and bad - contact us http://www.themrn.co.uk/the-mrn-launches-new-web-site-n69.aspx The MRN will again be exhibiting at the DIA Annual meeting next week in Chicago, if you are attending, please do drop by booth 123. We will have the latest results from our 2010 patient recruitment & retention survey available at the booth, as well as running a new survey focused on site resource & performance; we started running this survey at the Partnerships conference in Phoenix earlier in the year, but need additional contributions to ensure the results are meaningful and would value your input. If you are not attending the conference, the survey is also online - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MRN_site_resources_survey We will also be running a prize draw with many bottles of champagne to be won and giving away our popular mini Tabasco sauces! http://www.themrn.co.uk/the-mrn-dia-annual-meeting-chicago-booth-123-n68.aspx