About WCG
WCG is built upon a 50-year legacy of ethical review, growing to what is today a suite of clinical services and technologies that maximize speed and efficiency for those who perform clinical trials.
WCG’s solutions are built on a foundation of best-in-class clinical services companies
Today, WCG delivers transformational solutions that stimulate growth, foster compliance, and maximize efficiency for those who perform clinical trials.
WCG is proud to serve the individuals on the frontlines of science and medicine, and the organizations that strive to develop new products and therapies to improve the quality of human health. It is our role to empower them to accelerate advancement, while ensuring that the risks of progress never outweigh the value of human life.
4,000
employees located around the world
50yrs
of leadership in ethical review
3,300
institutional and academic medical center partners
Ethical Review
Study Planning & Site Optimization
Patient Engagement
Scientific & Regulatory Review
Market Intelligence & Insights
Our Mission and Core Values
It is the mission of the WIRB-Copernicus Group® (WCG) to provide the people who perform clinical trials with the highest quality of services to accelerate the scientific advancement of human health, while ensuring that the risks of progress never outweigh the value of human life.
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Empower
our clients to make distinctive, lasting, and substantial improvements in the performance of clinical trials.
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Exceed
traditional standards of ethics, quality, and regulatory compliance, and inspire others to do the same.
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Drive
the industry to adopt innovative processes that improve the protection of research subjects.
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Build
a world-class organization that attracts, develops, excites, and retains exceptional people.
Coming together to pioneer the future of clinical studies
Hailing from diverse educational and professional backgrounds, we come together to achieve a singular mission – the transformation of an industry. We believe that the richness of our individual backgrounds enables us to tackle our clients' most difficult challenges. We rely on one another to provide unique and thoughtful contributions to the design of every solution.
WCG Knowledge Base
The industry’s single source of truth
Our clients and partners are accelerating their clinical trial timelines thanks to the WCG Knowledge Base: the industry’s most comprehensive database of trial and site performance, including 90% of all industry sponsored protocols. This powerful data drives intelligent decisions in each phase of the clinical trial.
Featured Case Studies
SITE ACTIVATION
With WCG, Merck is able to identify sites for participation within 3 days, with feasibility response rates of over 80%.
DRUG SAFETY