Site Connections
Upgrade your site experience
We’re leading the way in transforming the landscape of clinical research by listening, collaborating and responding to the needs of sites, leaving them free to do what sites do best: delivering care to patients.
Strengthening collaboration
We’re innovating to reduce complexity for patients, sponsors and sites.
Accelerating recruitment
Our partner sites recruit patients 1.8 times faster on average than non-partner sites.
Supporting startup
Our partner sites have ~17% faster startup timelines than non-partner sites.
Helping sites do what sites do best: deliver care to patients
Our mission is clear: to be the CRO of choice for clinical trial sites. Together with our global community of sites we have worked with more than one million study participants and honed our craft over the past 30+ years to deliver industry success.
The Fortrea Site Advisory Board
Empowered by insights, we help our customers design and deliver clinical trials that reduce complexity for patients, sponsors and sites. Established to help us listen more intently to sites, the Fortrea Site Advisory Board delivers a unique opportunity to partner with sites on bold solutions.
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Technology solutions that truly aid site and patient
The explosion of technology “solutions” required for trials is hindering rather than helping sites. We’re changing that. By leveraging our unique vantage point in the industry, we’re layering our expertise over the technology and data offerings from best-in-class providers to dramatically simplify the experience for patients, sites and sponsors.
For sites, we deliver:
- A cloud-based, simplified sign-on experience for Fortrea-run studies
- A unified environment with a single repository for study documents and records
- Dashboards to monitor patient compliance
- An easy interface, removing protocol complexity
And our ecosystem will continue adding new functionality, integrations and compatibility, leveraging capabilities and innovations from our best-in-class provider partners.
Serious about sites
As a proud member of SCRS (Society for Clinical Research Sites), we continuously build and nurture genuine relationships with clinical trial sites and contribute our voice to the growth of our industry.
Meet us at forthcoming SCRS congresses and at many of the leading research/therapy area conferences we attend each year.
Site Superstars
Bringing trials to life
Success in clinical research is driven by people. Ours and yours. Together, these Site Superstars bring trials to life, collecting the data needed to secure new groundbreaking treatments for the people in our care.
Dana Strazzeri
Project ManagerWhere are you located? What geographical region(s) do you cover?
I live in the Southeast of North Carolina with my husband Joe, my dog Penny and my cat, Cuz! My role covers the globe in all aspects of project management
How long have you been working in the area of clinical research?
I’ve been in the industry for over 15 years, starting as a Paralegal before moving into a clinical project management role.
What is the best part of your job?
The best part of my role is the constant learning – there is always something new in the industry, and it’s exciting to be at the cutting edge of new treatments in development.
Are there specific demographics within your local patient population that make ophthalmology studies especially pertinent to your Site/location?
I live in an area that has a high population of older individuals. I have met a lot of individuals with macular degeneration and I am seeing the struggles they go through. It is very rewarding to be able to work on a study that may be able to help them in the future.
What has been an eye opener (pun intended!) in your work in ophthalmology?
Did anything surprise you about the patient population? The amount of individuals that struggle with macular degeneration has been ‘eye opening’. I am currently working on a study with hundreds of older people. It is astonishing to me the number of older individuals who want to participate in these trials to try and assist those that are younger and are struggling with the same issues.
Daniela Renna
Senior Project ManagerWhere are you located? What geographical region(s) do you cover?
I live in the North of Italy. My role covers mainly the EMEA and APAC regions as Project Manager on ophthalmology trials.
How long have you been working in the area of clinical research?
I’ve been in the industry for over 18 years, starting as Clinical Research Associate in a local CRO
What is the best part of your job?
The best part of my role is the constant learning about new treatments.
Are there specific demographics within your local patient population that make ophthalmology studies especially pertinent to your Site/location?
I’m currently working on two AML projects; it is interesting having the opportunity to contribute to the development of treatments for a disease where no drugs are approved in EMEA region
What has been an eye opener (pun intended!) in your work in ophthalmology?
Did anything surprise you about the patient population? Ophthalmology clinical trials require specialty equipment and technical expertise. Planning phase and tailored approach to patient population is of utmost importance in managing this kind of trials.
Kelly Kewell
Senior Clinical Team LeadYour name and job title?
Kelly Kewell, Senior Clinical Team Lead
Where are you located? What geographical region(s) do you cover?
I live in Southern Ontario, Canada with my husband and identical twin daughters, but my role spans the globe!
How long have you been working in the area of clinical research?
I started working in the research world back in early 2007, so 2024 will mark 17 years in the industry. I’ve held many roles, but my heart lies with Clinical Operations.
What is the best part of your job?
No two days are identical. I am constantly challenged, and therefore constantly learning. Not just related to research trends, but I have also learned so much over the years about different cultures and working conditions around the world.
Are there specific demographics within your local patient population that make ophthalmology studies especially pertinent to your Site/location?
Having relatives who suffer from the same disease we are currently studying means the impact of our work hits that much closer to home. Knowing that what I do each day may potentially lead to someone I know receiving more treatment options is an amazing feeling.
What has been an eye opener (pun intended!) in your work in ophthalmology?
Did anything surprise you about the patient population? I have been genuinely surprised at HOW far patients and their families are willing to travel to participate in ophthalmology research studies; sometimes this is upwards of 6-8 hours each way. Many patients require caregiver assistance to travel to the research site, and it is true testament to their dedication, as well as to the extremely strong relationships that our site teams have built with these patients.
Nadine Dreher
Project Directory Global Product DeliveryWhere are you located? What geographical region(s) do you cover?
My home is a small town in the mid of Germany, near Marburg. I live there together with my husband, my son (17) and daughter (16) and our two Italian Greyhounds. In my role I work on global study programs mainly in the EMEA and US regions.
How long have you been working in the area of clinical research?
In 2002 I started my clinical research journey as a trainee CRA and covered different positions as Clinical Team Lead and Project Manager over the past years. Since 3 years I am working as a Project Director on study programs in the Rare Disease and Ophthalmology area.
What is the best part of your job?
The best part on my job is to work with diverse teams, across functions insight and outside Fortrea. I like collaborating with different mentalities, idea and solution creators to build up a strong and positive team spirit causing a powerful working momentum.
Are there specific demographics within your local patient population that make ophthalmology studies especially pertinent to your Site/location?
Since I have been working on ophthalmology studies, I no longer take vision as granted! If what I do has a small contribution to improving lives, either for a large number of patients or only a small group suffered by a rare indication, I feel proud to be part of something that changes the world for the individual.
What has been an eye opener (pun intended!) in your work in ophthalmology? Did anything surprise you about the patient population?
I recently watched a public video of a patient who had significant visual impairments to learn more about the disease, and was more than impressed how this women, wife and mum of two kids manages her life.
Erik Nicolai, MS
Project DirectorWhere are you located? What geographical region(s) do you cover?
I live in Raleigh, NC with my wife and 3 children. My role covers the globe in all aspects of clinical research.
How long have you been working in the area of clinical research?
I’ve been in the industry for over 18 years, starting as a Clinical Research Coordinator at a university, before moving into the CRO world 17 years ago.
What is the best part of your job?
The best part of my role is the constant learning – there is always something new in the industry, and it’s exciting to be at the cutting edge of new treatments in development.
Are there specific demographics within your local patient population that make ophthalmology studies especially pertinent to your Site/location?
As we age, we all experience a decline in visual function, knowing that I am working with therapeutically aligned companies that are dedicated to preserving vision for as long as possible is very rewarding.
What has been an eye opener (pun intended!) in your work in ophthalmology? Did anything surprise you about the patient population?
During COVID, seeing that patients, clinics and hospitals were all still very much engaged in the clinical research process, with appropriate precautions, was very fulfilling. We were all working extremely hard to keep things as normal as possible and see that patients were equally reciprocal kept us focused and kept our eyes on the goal.
The team is doing a great job of managing enrollment with the sites, which involves frequent updates as well as close communication with all stakeholders. Also, during recent issues encountered on the study, the Fortrea team demonstrated strong commitment and dedication to the study by ensuring frequent communication and closely working with all stakeholders to minimize impact to patients and sites.
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Fortrea team demonstrated strong commitment and dedication
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