Pratia Acquires Clinical Research Center (CRC)
January 8, 2025
Pratia, a Warsaw-based research site network and part of the Humaneva Group, has acquired Clinical Research Center (CRC), the leading clinical trial site network operating in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The acquisition expands Pratia's geographic footprint into Slovakia, strengthens its presence in the Czech Republic, and adds CRC's site services and home-based care capabilities to support hybrid and decentralized clinical trials.
- Buyers
- Pratia
- Targets
- Clinical Research Center (CRC)
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Czechia
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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