Bring your commercial clinical
research to life in the UK

A coordinated, UK wide research infrastructure

A coordinated, UK wide research infrastructure

The Network brings together 35 Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDCs) embedded across primary, secondary, and specialist healthcare settings. Working in close partnership with the pharmaceutical industry, the CRDC UK Network provides a single, coordinated infrastructure that enables fast, consistent, and dependable trial delivery at scale — across the whole of the UK.

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The CRDC UK Network exists to make the UK the best place in the world to deliver commercial clinical research.

63 Day median for first participant to be recruited post approval

14,724 participants recruited

1,099 studies underway or completed

27 out of 29 healthcare specialties

Last updated 29 April 2026

By strengthening collaboration between healthcare and industry, the Network reinforces the UK’s position as a global leader in high quality, efficient, and reliable clinical trial delivery.

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Faster access, broader participation, better outcomes

Through streamlined processes and national coordination, the CRDC UK Network:

Together, the CRDC UK Network is transforming how commercial clinical research is delivered in the UK, driving innovation, improving patient access, and supporting the development of the treatments of tomorrow.

About the Network

A single route into the UK research system

Navigating the UK research environment can be complex.

The CRDC UK Network provides a single point of contact to coordinate engagement with NHS embedded commercial research delivery. Sponsors engage once and are supported to identify appropriate Centres, assess feasibility and progress studies efficiently across the Network.

Our role is to facilitate collaboration, working alongside existing sponsor–site relationships.

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