Welcome to the official page for Sponsors and Contract Research Organizations. If you are interested in conducting a trial at our center, please reach out to the Principal Investigator (PI), who will oversee the proposal. After discussion with the PI, a feasibility assessment will be conducted, followed by a selection meeting. Should you need supplementary details during this period, further information will be provided by the respective clinical research coordinators at the individual clinics.
After the site confirmation, contract negotiations will commence.
Contract Negotiation Process
To start the contract negotiation process, please complete the IKEM Clinical Trial Start-up Questionnaire and send it to trials@ikem.cz along with the following documents
- Study protocol in Czech
- Investigator brochure
- Patient informed consent form
- Pharmacy manual
- Laboratory manual
- Clinical manual (for medical devices)
- Proposed budget: The budget must be submitted in the same currency as the payments for the clinical evaluation will be processed.
- Draft contract
- Draft Loan Agreement: If a clinical trial includes the loan of any equipment, a separate loan agreement must be executed.
- Regulatory and Ethical Approvals: If available at this stage.
- If the clinical trial includes an Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP), please complete the online IKEM Pharmacy Clinical Trial Entry Form and contact pharmacist Markata Olsovska, MSc. via email at marketa.olsovska@ikem.cz to negotiate the pharmacy budget.
Required Documents for Contract Signing
Before signing the contract, you will need to submit the following documents:
- For drug trial: approval from SÚKL via CTIS
- For device trial: approval from SÚKL and EC
- Proof of a valid clinical insurance policy
- Commercial Register extract for both the Sponsor and the Contract Research Organization (CRO)
- Power of Attorney (if applicable)
- Final version of the contract for publication in the Register of Contracts
For information regarding the rules for electronic signatures at IKEM, please see the following link: e-signature
Fees and costs
Start-up fee – 40,000 CZK
Observational study start-up fee - 15,000 CZK
Archiving fee – 45,000 CZK
Pharmacy start-up fee – 15,000 CZK
* Amounts are stated without VAT
Additional fees are assessed based on the specific requirements of each trial to ensure the most favorable conditions for the successful implementation of your clinical trial.
We accept payments in CZK, EUR, and USD.
For remittance, please select one of the accounts provided below.
Currency: CZK
IBAN: CZ6707100000000042334041
SWIFT: CNBACZPP
Account Number: 42334041/0710
Bank details: Czech National Bank, Na Prikope 28, 115 03 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Currency: EUR
IBAN: CZ4007100345340042334041
SWIFT: CNBACZPP
Account Number: 34534-42334041/0710
Bank details: Czech National Bank, Na Prikope 28, 115 03 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Currency: USD
IBAN: CZ2907100348330042334041
SWIFT: CNBACZPP
Account Number: 34833-42334041/0710
Bank details: Czech National Bank, Na Prikope 28, 115 03 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Our laboratories are certified in the field of laboratory and diagnostic methods in healthcare, approved by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic (MZČR). The relevant certificates can be downloaded below.
For laboratory reference ranges, please see the following link: IKEM Laboratory
Downloadable Documents
- IKEM Clinical Trial Start-up Questionnaire
- IKEM Pharmacy Clinical Trial Entry Form (.docx)
- Loan Agreement Template
- Loan Agreement (HD+SW) Template
- Laboratory Accreditation Certificate for the Laboratory Methods Department
- Laboratory Accreditation Certificate for the Clinical and Transplant Pathology Department
Contact Information
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Videnska 1958/9, 140 21 Prague 4
CRN: 00023001, VAT ID: CZ00023001
Commercial Clinical Trials Coordinator
Lucie Vacirova
Tel: +420 23 605 4205
Email: trials@ikem.cz
Clinical Research Coordinator
Tereza Metelcova, Ph.D.
Tel: +420 23 605 2125 or +420 702 297 007
Email: tereza.metelcova@ikem.cz
IKEM Pharmacy - Contact person
Marketa Olsovska, MSc.
Email: marketa.olsovska@ikem.cz
CTIS information:
ORG-100013075
Institute For Clinical And Experimental Medicine.
Videnska 1958/9, Prague, Czechia
We look forward to our collaboration.