Clinical Research Center

What Clinical Research Center does

Clinical Research Center s.r.o. (CRC), founded in 2016 and headquartered in Prague, is the first clinical trial site network in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The company coordinates Phase II-IV clinical studies by embedding professional, GCP- and IATA-trained study coordinators into a network of 80+ actively cooperating medical centers across more than 20 medical specializations, including allergology, cardiology, dermatology, diabetology, gastroenterology, gynecology, and neurology. Operations span eight office locations: Prague (headquarters), České Budějovice, Plzeň, Pardubice, and Ostrava in Czech Republic, plus Trenčianska Turná and Trnava in Slovakia, with the Slovak presence operated through a registered organizational branch (organizačná zložka).

The core offering is B2B professional services delivered to pharmaceutical companies and clinical trial sponsors, with revenue generated through fees for coordinating clinical studies, reducing administrative burden on participating physicians, and improving data quality and patient recruitment. The company's go-to-market combines direct enterprise engagement with sponsors and a referral-driven physician network across both countries. In 2020, CRC expanded into decentralized trial support by founding CRC Home Care, a wholly-owned subsidiary focused on organizing home visits for clinical trial participants. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified (audited by Alcumus ISOQAR in 2022 across both Czech and Slovak operations), is a registered member of the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), and won the 2022 European Site Spark Award for an internally developed clinical study organization tool. CRC is structured as a privately held Czech limited liability company (s.r.o.) with no disclosed external investors and is led by founder/CEO Radek Špatenka Ph.D. and Managing Director Lucie Špatenková.

Name

Clinical Research Center

Legal name

Clinical Research Center s.r.o.

Website

https://crc-cz.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clinical Research Center s.r.o. operates the first clinical trial site network in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, providing GCP-trained study coordinators to 80+ medical centers across 20+ specializations for Phase II-IV studies on behalf of pharmaceutical sponsors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination (HLAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Patient Recruitment, Site Feasibility & Trial Enablement CROs (HLAGAAAI), Clinical Trial Monitoring Support (On-site/Remote) (HLAGACAG)

Keywords

• Clinical trial site network
• Clinical study coordination
• Phase II-IV trials
• Patient recruitment services
• Outpatient clinical research

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Clinical Study Coordination Services: Services provided to pharmaceutical companies and clinical trial sponsors including study administration, coordination of clinical trials, and support of medical centers. Revenue generated through fees for coordinating Phase II-IV clinical studies.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clinical Research Center s.r.o. operates a clinical trial site network in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, coordinating Phase II-IV clinical studies by placing professional trained study coordinators alongside physicians in 80+ actively cooperating medical centers across 20+ medical specializations. The network manages patient recruitment, study administration, data quality, and protocol compliance for pharmaceutical sponsors, and is complemented by CRC Home Care, a subsidiary that organizes home visits for trial participants.

Product overview

Clinical Research Center operates as a unified clinical trial site network offering coordination services for clinical studies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The core offering is the Clinical Research Center network itself, which provides professional study coordinators, physician network management, and medical center support for Phase II-IV clinical trials. In 2020, they expanded their portfolio by founding CRC Home Care as a subsidiary focused specifically on organizing home patient visits for clinical trial participants. Together, these products form an integrated clinical research service ecosystem that supports the entire clinical trial process from patient recruitment through study execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CRC Home Care: Company focused on organization of home visits for patients in clinical trials, founded in 2020

Products and services

• Clinical Trial Site Network (Clinical Research Center s.r.o.) Clinical trial site network coordinating Phase II-IV clinical studies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by providing professional study coordinators, managing a network of 80+ actively cooperating medical centers across 20+ medical specializations, and supporting patient recruitment, data management, and protocol compliance for pharmaceutical sponsors.
• CRC Home Care Subsidiary company that organizes home visits for patients participating in clinical trials, providing reliable patient support services in line with approved protocols and local regulations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved data quality and timeliness through standardized processes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegistered member of SCRS, attending international conferences and continuously learning. Actively participates in the global clinical research site community.
• CRC Home CarecoreOthersSubsidiary company founded in 2020 focused on organizing home visits of patients in clinical trials. Provides additional patient support services in line with approved protocols and local regulations.
• Charles University (Karlova Univerzita)minorOthersClinical Research Center is a supplier in the field of clinical trials for Charles University in Czech Republic.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ergomed: European clinical research services provider with dedicated site management and pharmacovigilance arms; comparable to CRC as a Europe-based SMO/CRO though materially larger and publicly listed.
• Medpace: Mid-size global CRO with significant European operations and dedicated site management infrastructure; competes with CRC for Phase II–IV sponsor studies in CEE and broader Europe.
• ICON plc: Top-tier global CRO with extensive site management, patient recruitment, and central laboratory services; the dominant incumbent competing for sponsor budgets that CRC also targets.
• Worldwide Clinical Trials: Mid-size global CRO with European operational presence providing Phase II–IV site management, patient recruitment, and clinical monitoring — competes for the same sponsor mandates as CRC.
• IQVIA: Largest global CRO with comprehensive site network, technology platforms, and data analytics; sets the baseline for site management competition in CEE and globally.
• KCR (now Caidya): Global clinical development solutions provider with strong European heritage covering CRO and site services across Central/Eastern Europe — overlaps directly with CRC's clinical operations and feasibility services.

Regional players

• Pivotal Clinical Research: European CRO/SMO with dedicated site management operations across the Iberian Peninsula and broader EU; regional peer competing for the same outpatient site management niche.

Direct peers

• Cromos Pharma: US-headquartered CRO with deep operational footprint across Eastern Europe and CIS, offering site management and patient recruitment services in geographies adjacent to CRC's CZ/SK territory.
• CenExel: Multi-site clinical research organization network with embedded coordinators supporting Phase II–IV trials for sponsors; directly comparable SMO business model with broader therapeutic specialization.
• Velocity Clinical Research: US-headquartered integrated clinical trial site network operating dedicated research sites with embedded coordinators — the closest direct analog to CRC's SMO model, though at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHk9E1ArfL0h-HFDd0rNs6Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/CRCcz.clinical.trials.specialist
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crc-czech-republic

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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