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Drug Development: What is a CRO?

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Randi Hernandez, MS, Associate Editor/Online

Mitchell Katz, PhD, executive director, medical research operations at Purdue Pharma L.P., explains the function of a Contract Research Organization (CRO) and its role in drug development.

Mitchell Katz, PhD, executive director, medical research operations at Purdue Pharma L.P., explains the function of a Contract Research Organization (CRO) and its role in drug development.

This video was shot at the 2013 Drug Information Association (DIA) meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

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