CRO Partnerships with MERIT
Many full-service Contract Research Organizations have elected to integrate and use our solutions to manage the imaging and data management elements of their clinical studies. Through our relationships with our partner CROs, we are thoroughly familiar with the hurdles that you face and what is required to meet and exceed your customer’s expectations. This specialized expertise informs every facet of our relationship with you, making our partnerships more efficient and simpler.
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See What Our CRO Partners Say About MERIT
What sets MERIT apart is their outstanding leadership, expertise, responsiveness, and collaborative spirit. They listen carefully, adapt quickly to changing needs, and work alongside us to find practical solutions with a common goal of ONE TEAM―supporting our clients, sites, and patients. Their professionalism and commitment to partnership have made them a trusted and valued contributor to our success. One of the most valuable outcomes of our long-standing collaboration has been the development of lasting working relationships. The mutual respect, open communication, and collaborative spirit demonstrated by the team have made them a trusted extension of our own…with some added fun sprinkled in.
– Tanya Richardson, Ophthalmology Therapeutic Lead, Executive Director, Project Management at Fortrea
The Labcorp and MERIT CRO collaboration represents a powerful and successful partnership in ophthalmic drug development. Over the past 25+ years, MERIT’s ophthalmic expertise, coupled with Labcorp’s extensive nonclinical development experience, has supported the successful progression of dozens of programs to IND and beyond. The MERIT team functions as a true extension of the Labcorp study team, creating a high level of integration, communication, and scientific insight. Our partnership provides sponsors with access to an extraordinary concentration of ophthalmic drug development expertise within a single, unified team.
– Peter Sonnentag, MS, Preclinical Ocular Toxicology Lapcorp & DMPK Lead, Labcorp
When a sponsor trusts Ora with an ophthalmology program, the imaging data at the heart of that trial has to be right. That’s why we value our partnership with MERIT. Their reading center team brings deep expertise, responsiveness, and a genuine commitment to getting the details right. What sets MERIT apart is their investment in technology. They don’t just process images; they build tools and an interface that make it easy for sponsors to see their data at every level, from a single patient to the full study. Sponsors are asking for exactly that kind of visibility, and MERIT delivers it. Together, we work as one team, talking openly, solving problems early, and staying focused on what each sponsor needs to succeed.
– Norberto Diaz, Senior Director, Head of International Business Development at Ora, Inc.
Trust is earned through consistent delivery, and MERIT has done just that. Their responsiveness, reliability, and imaging quality have stood out across the clinical programs we support together. Grateful to work with a partner that brings genuine collaboration to every engagement.
– Laszlo Bekesi, MD, MSc, MBA, Head of R&D and Scientific Strategy for Vision Syneos Health