Virtus is a Contract Research Organization (CRO) based in Cape Town, South Africa. Our clients are international biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. We implement their drug development programs specifically in the design, management and monitoring of the clinical phases.

• Shareholders and directors with extensive scientific and medical experience of key therapeutic areas
• Management with international experience of clinical development within the pharmaceutical and CRO industries
• Highly experienced and competent project teams
• A proven project management and control system vital to achieving project timelines within budgets
• A full understanding of the approval processes of the South African regulatory authorities and ethic committees
• Excellent connections to appropriately qualified and experienced investigator sites in South Africa
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) which are compliant with FDA, EU, ICH and South African GCP guidelines
• A policy of proactive auditing by sponsors and independent auditors
• A dedicated business development team, based in Canada Dr. Jonathan Wilmer (jwillme@attglobal.net), and U.K. Ms. Trudy Lowe (tlowe@virtusclin.com).

Virtus offers the following services

• Feasibility and recruitment strategies defining potential investigators, patient populations, protocol appropriateness and regulatory issues
• Full advisory service in the effective structuring of study protocols, case report forms (CRF's) and related documentation
• Effective facilitation of the submission and review processes through regulatory and ethics bodies
• Site selection from our database of experienced and respected investigators and proven capability of operating with such sites
• Project management (PM) to achieve project milestones, recruiting patients and delivering projects on budget and on time
• Cost-effective and efficient monitoring of projects through a discrete network of Clinical Research Associates (CRA's), most with over 10 years individual experience
• Safety and medical monitoring
• Collaboration with specialized laboratory services based in South Africa
• Collaboration with a data management team based in Canada
• Gateway to internationally acknowledged leaders within South Africa , who conduct research of diseases relevant to the developing world

Virtus provides immediate service. Sponsors and clients can expect senior management involvement throughout the entire project.