SIRO Clinpharm, a clinical research organisation has launched SIRO Clinical Research Institute (SCRI), to create CRO industry-ready professionals. With this initiative, the goal of SIRO is to give back to the industry by revolutionising it with hand-on training and creating professionals for pharmaceutical companies and global contract research organisations, through cutting-edge learning concepts, a strong curriculum, real-world case studies, and soft skill development. 

“We believe that the clinical research industry in India has the potential for enormous growth, but that can happen only by providing premium and quality education to individuals. This is what SIRO institute will help in achieving for the industry and for the country,” said Dr. Gautam Daftary, Chairman, SIRO Clinpharm. 

Currently, the institute is offering the Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research to anyone who has a graduate or post-graduate degree in areas like Pharma, Microbiology, Botany, Biochemistry, Chemistry, etc. The course is also open to anyone who has done MBBS, BDS, BAMS, or BHMS.  

The course has been divided into nine modules over 16 weeks of in-person classroom training & 4 weeks of on-job training under the guidance of skilled SIRO professionals, covering all the aspects of clinical research which will equip the students to be industry ready.  

“The program is intended for recent graduates who want to work in various areas of the clinical research industry, such as Clinical Operations, Data Management, Biostatistics, Programming and Medical Writing. The course was created by industry specialists with the most recent advancements and the varied needs of the clinical research industry in mind. The largest differentiator this course aims to offer is practical with strong elements of on-job training,” added Karan Daftary, Director, SIRO Clinpharm.