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Sponsors question variations in overhead rates: More push-back means sites may have to justify how much they charge

Posted by Michael Jay on Wed, Jul 13, 2011

RxTrials welcomes CenterWatch as a guest blogger who wrote the below post: 

The following is excerpted from the article “Sponsors question variations in overhead rates: More push-back means sites may have to justify how much they charge” by Karyn Korieth, which appears in The CenterWatch Monthly, July 2011 issue. 

Few issues provoke more interest in clinical trial grant negotiations than overhead rates. more...

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I think this article is quite valuable and I am thankful we are discussing the issue. We need more stats like this! I think that the USA overhead percent is on the low end but I also believe that the naive sites are affecting the true number. It is important to negotiate budgets that reflect our true costs versus just throwing out flat numbers; furthermore, it is our responsibility to know our worth. If we don't know what we are doing then how can we expect to succeed and make progress?
Posted @ Friday, July 15, 2011 10:01 AM by Ana T. Marquez
question: 
 
Do you see the use of Molecular Diagnostics (FISH or aCGH) as a way to speed up the Processes and reduce the cost of Clinical Trials ?
Posted @ Friday, August 19, 2011 11:47 AM by Pascal Soares
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