VCRN BECOMES THE INVETUS CLINICAL NETWORK

Invetus offers research services to the animal health industry, in any species, at any level of rigour and in any disease state. The Veterinary Clinical Research Network (VCRN) has been part of our offering since we first started Invetus in December 2016. VCRN was a stand-alone division focusing on companion animals in a clinical setting and allowed sponsors to work with pets through research-trained veterinary  hospitals and in owners' homes.

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Invetus is constantly seeking to adapt our business model to respond to the many and varied forces in the market. We are seeing restructuring and mergers amongst some of our global customers,  as well as growth in the numbers of pets and spending on veterinary care in many countries. The ongoing uncertainty around living with COVID-19 has also affected all parts of our work, so we need to be focussed and nimble.

It has become clear that there are efficiencies in operating our business units in a more integrated and collaborative way. As a result,  Invetus has decided to  consolidate a number of support functions to allow The Clinical Network to focus on clinical research. These changes will reduce replication of functions at multiple sites and  build excellence by adapting the best practice from across the business.  It will also give us an opportunity to further develop the quality of clinical research, to move to digital data capture and to invest in and strengthen our key capability, the clinical network. 

The network will be known as The Invetus Clinical Network (ICN), reflecting the increased integration and alignment  with the all the companion animal services within  Invetus. 

The ICN offers a unique service to animal health companies. Working in general or specialist veterinary hospitals, or directly in owners' homes, ICN is able to conduct pre- or post-marketing field studies with veterinary medicines, procedures, equipment or feeds . Dr Lisa Wade continues to lead the ICN, and if you wish to discuss your clinical research needs please contact her below.