The Network

ECRIN Nutrition is a network of 80 European nutrition clinical research sites from 21 European countries. It is dedicated to performing clinical research in nutrition with the highest standards of quality, based on European and international regulations and guidance for clinical research.

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ECRIN Nutrition network currently has 80 clinical site members from 21 European countries

The objective of ECRIN Nutrition is to structure a European a network of human nutrition research centres. The network will promote, design, and conduct high–level, multinational nutrition clinical trials in Europe.

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A project of ECRIN, the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network

ECRIN Nutrition is a project of ECRIN (European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network), a pan-European infrastructure designed to support multinational clinical research.

AIMS & OBJECTIVE

The main objective of ECRIN Nutrition is to structure a European human nutrition trial centre network.

This will be achieved through the:

1Establishment of a hub coupled to centres and networks, connected to ECRIN and its network of European Correspondents.

2Development and adaptation of common tools for human nutrition studies: a database on regulatory and ethical issues, harmonisation of data and sample collection, standardisation of investigation procedures, training for investigators, quality assurance and monitoring, and the development of a methodology taskforce.

3Use of this combined infrastructure to design and conduct multinational human nutrition interventional studies.

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MEMBERS

Advantages to being a member

  • Receive help to prepare your project, identify new partners, nutrition expertise, cost evaluation and methodological expertise from ECRIN Nutrition Hub.
  • The Hub can put you in contact with ECRIN European Correspondents who are available in every country and who have expertise in ethical and regulatory requirements as well as all aspects of trial management.
  • Regularly receive Network proposals to run multinational nutrition clinical trials.
  • Support for Investigator Driven Clinical Trials.
  • Support for EU Clinical Research applications or calls.
  • Access to High Standard SOPs on Nutrition research methods.
  • Networking with National Networks.
  • Promote your site as a member of a recognized European Network.
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How to become a member

If you would like to be part of the ECRIN Nutrition Network, please complete of the following questionnaires Epidemiology or Translational:

Epidemiology questionnaire Translational questionnaire


... and return to:


After receipt we will include your Epidemiology or Translational research centre in the ECRIN Nutrition network database and you will receive all the relevant information.

Select member bios

SERVICES

Nutrition offers various services including:

1Development of and/or contribution to tools to facilitate multinational clinical research (on nutrition) such as a Regulatory & Ethical Affairs Database (called “CAMPUS”) and a repository of nutrition centres.

2Development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) in methods applied to nutrition research.

3The hub can provide investigators, industry, and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with relevant information required to design and conduct multinational trials in Europe.

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ORGANISATION & STRUCTURE

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  • ECRIN Nutrition is a network of 80 clinical sites in 21 European countries.
  • ECRIN Nutrition is hosted at the European Centre for Nutrition and Health (Centre Européen pour la Nutrition et la Santé, CENS) in Lyon, France; the coordinating centre is referred to as the "Hub"
  • ECRIN Nutrition is connected to ECRIN, the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network; ECRIN Nutrition was developed as part of an ECRIN project (ECRIN Integrating Activity), funded by the European Union 7th Framework Programme (grant agreement number 284395).

Coordination

Pr. Martine Laville

The Network

ECRIN Nutrition is a network of 80 European nutrition clinical research sites from 21 European countries. It is dedicated to performing clinical research in nutrition with the highest standards of quality, based on European and international regulations and guidance for clinical research.

Stethoscope picture

ECRIN Nutrition network currently has 80 clinical site members from 21 European countries

The objective of ECRIN Nutrition is to structure a European a network of human nutrition research centres. The network will promote, design, and conduct high–level, multinational nutrition clinical trials in Europe.

Doctor picture

A project of ECRIN, the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network

ECRIN Nutrition is a project of ECRIN (European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network), a pan-European infrastructure designed to support multinational clinical research.

AIMS & OBJECTIVE

The main objective of ECRIN Nutrition is to structure a European human nutrition trial centre network.

This will be achieved through the:

1Establishment of a hub coupled to centres and networks, connected to ECRIN and its network of European Correspondents.

2Development and adaptation of common tools for human nutrition studies: a database on regulatory and ethical issues, harmonisation of data and sample collection, standardisation of investigation procedures, training for investigators, quality assurance and monitoring, and the development of a methodology taskforce.

3Use of this combined infrastructure to design and conduct multinational human nutrition interventional studies.

Fruits and vegetables picture

MEMBERS

Advantages to being a member

  • Receive help to prepare your project, identify new partners, nutrition expertise, cost evaluation and methodological expertise from ECRIN Nutrition Hub.
  • The Hub can put you in contact with ECRIN European Correspondents who are available in every country and who have expertise in ethical and regulatory requirements as well as all aspects of trial management.
  • Regularly receive Network proposals to run multinational nutrition clinical trials.
  • Support for Investigator Driven Clinical Trials.
  • Support for EU Clinical Research applications or calls.
  • Access to High Standard SOPs on Nutrition research methods.
  • Networking with National Networks.
  • Promote your site as a member of a recognized European Network.
Cereals picture

How to become a member

If you would like to be part of the ECRIN Nutrition Network, please complete of the following questionnaires Epidemiology or Translational:

Epidemiology questionnaire Translational questionnaire


... and return to:


After receipt we will include your Epidemiology or Translational research centre in the ECRIN Nutrition network database and you will receive all the relevant information.

Select member bios

SERVICES

Nutrition offers various services including:

1Development of and/or contribution to tools to facilitate multinational clinical research (on nutrition) such as a Regulatory & Ethical Affairs Database (called “CAMPUS”) and a repository of nutrition centres.

2Development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) in methods applied to nutrition research.

3The hub can provide investigators, industry, and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with relevant information required to design and conduct multinational trials in Europe.

Fruits picture

ORGANISATION & STRUCTURE

Organisation schema
Network image
  • ECRIN Nutrition is a network of 80 clinical sites in 21 European countries.
  • ECRIN Nutrition is hosted at the European Centre for Nutrition and Health (Centre Européen pour la Nutrition et la Santé, CENS) in Lyon, France; the coordinating centre is referred to as the "Hub"
  • ECRIN Nutrition is connected to ECRIN, the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network; ECRIN Nutrition was developed as part of an ECRIN project (ECRIN Integrating Activity), funded by the European Union 7th Framework Programme (grant agreement number 284395).

Coordination

Pr. Martine Laville