The Smerud Medical Research Group (SMERUD) has been operating for 30 years as a full-service clinical Contract Research Organisation (CRO). We operate in Northern Europe with head office in Norway and subsidiary offices in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, Austria and Poland. Our core services are related to clinical trial activities, primarily clinical project management, monitoring, pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs, data management, biostatistics, medical writing in addition to our general drug and device development consulting. We have about 40 clinical development professionals employed, with an additional 10 freelancers and consultants associated.