KKS-Netzwerk e. V.

Name

KKS-Netzwerk e. V.

Legal name

KKS-Netzwerk e. V.

Website

https://kks-netzwerk.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination (HLAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Investigator & Site Training / GCP Support (HLAGACAF), Clinical Operations & Monitoring FSP (CRA/CTM/Start-up) (HLAGAOAA)

Keywords

• Clinical trial support
• Academic clinical research
• Clinical study coordination
• GCP training programs
• Regulatory affairs services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices30 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Contributions: Member centers contribute to the network, sharing resources, expertise, and standardized methodologies for clinical trial support across German university hospitals
2. Study Support Services: Individual member centers provide fee-based clinical trial services including consulting, monitoring, data management, and training to academic and industry sponsors
3. Public Funding: Various member centers receive public funding from BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) and other government sources for infrastructure development and specific projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

KKS-Netzwerk e. V. coordinates a nationwide network of academic clinical trial coordination centers (KKS/ZKS) at German university hospitals, providing fee-based clinical study support services (consulting, project management, monitoring, data management, biometry, pharmacovigilance), national and European regulatory affairs support, and standardized professional training (GCP courses, study coordinator courses) for clinical research personnel.

Product overview

KKS-Netzwerk e. V. operates as a network of academic clinical trial coordination centers (KKS/ZKS) at university medical centers across Germany, offering comprehensive clinical research support services. The network provides study coordination, project management, regulatory affairs, clinical monitoring, data management, biometry, and pharmacovigilance services for academic and industry-sponsored clinical trials. Services are delivered through member centers, a course search platform for professional education, and the CIRCULAR newsletter for industry updates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Newsletter CIRCULAR: Free newsletter service offering information about clinical trials, national and international regulations, projects and events

Products and services

• Clinical Study Support (Klinischer Studiensupport) Comprehensive support services for planning, conducting, and publishing clinical trials, including consulting, project management, clinical monitoring, data management, and biometrics; delivered by member KKS/ZKS centers to academic investigators and industry sponsors.
• National Study Support (Nationaler Studiensupport) Support services for regulatory submissions, contract design, cost calculation, and compliance with German and European clinical trial regulations (CTR/AMG, MDR/MPDG), including combined studies and studies under MBO-Ä.
• European Study Support via ECRIN European-level clinical trial support through the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (ECRIN), including the ECRIN Germany office and access to the RED regulatory and ethical requirements database for multinational clinical studies.
• Professional Education and Training (Fort- und Weiterbildung) Training courses for clinical research personnel, including Prüferkurse (investigator courses), Studienassistenzkurse (study assistant courses), GEP-Online-Kurs (GCP online course), and continuing education programs including a part-time degree program (Berufsbegleitendes Studium).
• Course Search (Kurssuche) Search platform for finding and registering for training courses offered by network member centers across Germany.
• Newsletter CIRCULAR Free newsletter providing updates on clinical trials, national and international regulations, network projects, and events.
• Patient Information Resources Information resources for patients including understanding clinical studies (Studien verstehen) and guidance on study participation (Studienteilnahme).
• Study Registry (Studienregister) Registry services for tracking and managing clinical studies, including an interactive map of member center locations across Germany.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 180 projects supported at KKS Dresden; ~50 studies at ZKS Tübingen annually; ~100 projects at ZKS Regensburg annually; 65 employees at IZKS Mainz; 94 employees at KKS Heidelberg

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ECRIN (European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECRIN is a European research infrastructure that supports multinational clinical research. KKS-Netzwerk member centers serve as ECRIN Data Centers and certified sites, enabling German researchers to participate in European multinational clinical trials. The network includes ECRIN-certified data centers at Mainz, Marburg, and Düsseldorf.
• TMF (Technologie- und Methodenplattform für die vernetzte medizinische Forschung e.V.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMF is the German technology and methods platform for networked medical research. KKS-Netzwerk members actively participate in TMF working groups to develop standards and best practices for clinical research.
• conect4children (c4c)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean consortium for pediatric clinical trials. KKS-Netzwerk members collaborate on multinational pediatric clinical studies.
• ESPED (Erhebungseinheit für Seltene Pädiatrische Erkrankungen in Deutschland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch unit for rare pediatric diseases in Germany, associated with KKS Düsseldorf, providing epidemiological data for pediatric clinical research.
• DDZ (Deutsches Diabetes Zentrum)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman Diabetes Center in Düsseldorf. KKS Düsseldorf collaborates on diabetes-related clinical research projects.
• ICN (International Clinical Trials Center Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of clinical trial centers. ZKS Freiburg participates in international collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• ITCC (Innovative Therapies in Childhood Cancer)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean consortium for childhood cancer. ZKS Münster is the only German institution qualified for sponsorship in ITCC multinational studies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ECRIN (European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network): Pan-European clinical research infrastructure coordinating multinational academic trials; KKS-Netzwerk member centres at Mainz, Marburg and Düsseldorf are certified ECRIN Data Centers, making ECRIN both a partner and the closest structural peer for cross-border academic trial coordination.
• SCRS (Society for Clinical Research Sites): Global not-for-profit membership organisation representing clinical research sites and providing education, training and advocacy; comparable as an academic/site-network community organisation focused on standardising clinical research site performance and GCP training.
• TMF e.V. (Technologie- und Methodenplattform für die vernetzte medizinische Forschung): German umbrella organisation for networked medical research, with which KKS-Netzwerk members collaborate in working groups on data, standards and regulatory frameworks; a closely linked national peer in academic clinical research governance.
• conect4children (c4c): European consortium for paediatric clinical trials in which KKS-Netzwerk members participate; a directly comparable European academic trial network, narrower in therapeutic scope (paediatric) but structurally analogous.

Regional players

• NIHR Clinical Research Network (UK): UK national network providing clinical research infrastructure across NHS sites; comparable organisational model to KKS-Netzwerk as a publicly funded national coordinator of academic clinical research, though serving a different national jurisdiction.
• CTU Network (UK Clinical Trials Units): UKCRC-registered network of academic Clinical Trials Units delivering methodology, trial design and coordination; analogous to KKS-Netzwerk in providing academic investigator-initiated trial infrastructure, though based in the UK.
• Charité Research Organisation GmbH: Berlin-based clinical research organisation affiliated with Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (a KKS-Netzwerk member); directly comparable as an academic CRO offering study design, monitoring and project management from a German university hospital.
• Nordic Trial Alliance: Nordic network coordinating clinical trial activities across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland; comparable cross-institutional academic trial-coordination role to KKS-Netzwerk, though geographically focused on the Nordic region.

Emerging players

• NCT (National Center for Tumor Diseases, Germany): German academic oncology trial consortium with multiple sites; comparable as a multi-site academic clinical-trial platform, though narrower in scope (oncology only) and organised as a translational research consortium rather than a generic trial-support network.

Broad incumbents

• IQVIA: Global commercial CRO with extensive clinical trial management services; KKS-Netzwerk competes with IQVIA for sponsor-initiated trials and overlaps in offering monitoring, data management and biometry, though IQVIA operates at vastly greater scale and on a commercial basis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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