Clinical Service

Clinical Service

Clinical Trial Service

Our mission is to provide quality and timely clinical data through efficient site selection and trial management services to assist the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in bringing new and important drug and product discoveries to patients in need.


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Clinical Service

Clinical Trial Service

Clinical Trial is one of the key policies in the National Plan of Industrial Center of Asia-Pacific Center of Biomedical Development. Board of Science and Technology invited many academic and industrial institutes, including Academia Sinica, National Science Council, Ministry of Health and Welfare, to develop the Biomedical Island Plan, in order to enhance the level and competence of clinical research in Taiwan. Together with well-established and successful Information Technology industry, Taiwan is on her way to be a major one in the modern biomedical developmental country. This project certainly will put this small island country, Formosa, as the most competitive country in the world.


Standardization, Globalization, and Information system are the critical components for clinical research centers to participate in international clinical trials. Also, rapidly growing biomedical, medical device including IVD industry pushes the validation from laboratory to clinical research. Therefore, designing a GCP-compliant and quality trial becomes a challenge to nowadays Pharmaceutical and biomedical players.


 Therefore, Formosa Biomedical Technology Corp. (FBC) extended their business model and established the CRO service in July, 2006. With the value chain existed in FBC, this new division collaborates with Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) and Chang Gung University (CGU); we can provide the contract research service to pharmaceutical, medical device, and IVD companies. High quality services is guaranteed with our qualified and experienced personnel, full knowledge of ICH-GCP standards, and the utilization of the first time ever in Taiwan, the state of art data management, data entry and monitoring package platform which compliant with 21 CFR part 11. FBC CRO service shall bring you the truly high standard clinical trial research services in Taiwan.


About Us

About Contract Research Organization (CRO) Service

Formosa Biomedical Technology Corp. CRO service is a provider of CRO services to the medical device, biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Our mission is to provide quality and timely clinical data through efficient site selection and trial management services to assist the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in bringing new and important drug and product discoveries to patients in need.


Cooperative Service Alliance

1. Chang Gung Memorial Hospitals:
7 individual hospitals in the Chang Gung Memorial Hospitals, include two medical centers, are the fundamental medical resources in conducting clinical trials. We have abundant cooperation experience with investigators in these branches. Besides, we hold regular medical science meeting and invite these investigators to give advices on the on-going clinical trials.

2.Resources Center for Clinical Research (RCCR), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital:
Among our hospital affiliations, we have many specialized facilities, laboratories, and resources that help our sponsors to complete clinical trials. The Resources Center for Clinical Research coordinates various units and the clinical resources as a service window for sponsors, and the center acts as a site management unit in Chang Gung Memorial Hospitals.

3.Chang Gung University and Chang Gung Institute of Technology:
Chang Gung University (CGU) and Chang Gung Institute of Technology (CGIT) provide academic resources for clinical research.


Contract Research Services

We can be contracted to conduct the following clinical research projects:

  1. Investigational new drug (IND) clinical trial: phase I, II, III and Post-market clinical trial: Phase IV surveillance trial.
  2. Bridging Study.
  3. Medical device/IVD clinical trial.
  4. Research study trial.
  5. NHIRD Analysis and Site-level medical record database analysis.
  6.  Patient Support Program.

Our Strength

1. Monitoring:

Our monitors are well experienced on device, biotech and pharmaceutical studies across a variety of medical specialties/therapeutic areas and are capable to support in below tasks in a timely and manner:
(A) Informed consent process
(B) IRB/TFDA application
(C) proper AE and SAE reporting
(D) Adherence to the protocol
(E) source documentation verification and data query clarification
(F) Investigational products management and accountability
(G) Investigating site training and support
(H) maintenance of study regulatory documents.

All activities are performed in accordance with ICH-GCP to ensure all investigational sites comply with all applicable regulations and protocol requirements.


2.Site Management:

Provides comprehensive site management services and ensures that every site level activity are efficiently managed and integrated.


3.Regulatory Service:

Regulatory support is crucial to all phases of the drug development process. Our qualified and dedicated personnel have abundant experience working with local regulatory authorities, which allows us to obtain study approvals in the shortest time possible. Our services include: Preparation of submission package, application for study approvals, Local insurance policies for patients, Drug labeling, and Regulatory Consulting Services.


4.Trial Design:

Our Medical Affair specialists and Statisticians support our clients from the beginning of study design. With their knowledge in the design and statistical analysis of highly complex clinical trials, we are at the first step of success clinical trial.


5.Data Management:

Our Data Management team provides a full range of customized data services in clinical studies. The team is dedicated to designing a project management solution that guarantees reliable and timely completion of study milestones, so as to provide the highest level of data integrity and consistency across studies with the flexibility of delivering client-specific database structure.
In addition to traditional data management services, we offer sponsors Electronic Data Capture (EDC) Systems that bring more immediate access to study data.


6.Statistics:

Our Biostatisticians have excellent professional skills and experience in providing statistical analysis on data of clinical studies. We provide well-designed, rapid and accurate analytical services to our sponsors, complying with ICH-GCP guidelines.


7.Final Report:

Our Medical affair staff are highly qualified to organize, write, edit and compile the range of medical and scientific documentation that our clients may require.

Our Experience

Regulatory Affairs

  • Regulatory Affairs had been contracted 2-3 studies, which each study involving 20 or more investigating sites. Submission works were completed within timeframe, complying with regulatory requirements. About 50 investigating sites throughout Taiwan are involved, including medical centers and local hospitals.


Project Management and Monitoring

  • Clinical Research dept., under which CRA and PM are involved, once was contracted a Phase II trial on herbal new drug and successfully completed it. The trial passed TFDA GCP inspection without any deficiency.
  • Also we completed a trial of special nutrition (food) ahead of the timeframe, with few subjects in the country may meet the inclusion criteria.
  • In 2016, we were contracted a phase III study of a niche drug for high blood-pressure. The trial was half-way given up by another CRO and the sponsor was fallen behind the timeframe. We fully supported the sponsor to catch up the timeline and completed the trial smoothly.
  • CRO also conducted a study on rectal cancer and completed recruitment ahead of the study timeline.


Data Management and Statistical Analysis

  • We were once contracted 2-3 large, complex registry studies, each recruited about 3,000 subjects. DM met the timeline of data transmit and data clean, and supported sponsor to complete data validation and statistical analysis ahead of the timeline. Afterwards, several sub-analysis were conducted to help sponsor publish relevant results in medical/science journals.


Medical Affairs

  • Besides protocol and report writing within requested timeframe, MA had once supported sponsors and investigators on medical writing, and submitted the papers to commonly-acknowledged journals with acceptance.


For many years, FBC CRO Division has been conducting wide range of clinical trials successfully, and having trials passed TFDA GCP inspection. We are well acknowledged with our efficiency, quality and compliance to regulations. Also, we are one of few CROs in Taiwan that has complete working procedures and abundant experience to conduct DSMB meeting.

 Furthermore, our out-standing proficiency in Statistics makes us the first choice in BIG clinical data analysis. We have been contracted various kinds of database analysis, including NHIRD and medical record database. FBC CRO is the first one to support you to successful clinical trials.

Contact Us

Industry Enquiry of Our Services

TEL:+886 2 2712-2211 ext. 7795

E-Mail: CRO_Service@fpg.com.tw