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Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU
Support mechanisms for non-commercial clinical trials Level
NationalEU Level (Multinational)Global
Dedicated webpageDedicated webpage in Estonian and English.  X
Training coursesWebinars for both commercial and non-commercial sponsors. Materials are available on the Agency’s web page and upon request (recordings of the webinars).X  
Scientific advice Scientific and pre-submission advice is available for both commercial and non-commercial sponsors. Advice for non-commercial sponsors is free of charge.  X
Helpdesk, regulatory, CTIS and ethics support

Regulatory, ethics requirements and CTIS support via the CT mailbox (trialsatravimiamet [dot] ee (trials[at]ravimiamet[dot]ee)); phone +372 737 4140.

In addition, there are regular meetings with the ethics committee to discuss best practices and harmonise procedures.

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Other services by National Competent Authority

Fee for specialised assessment of a clinical trial of a medicinal product

Non-commercial sponsors are exempt from the specialised assessment fee.

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Services by ethics committeeAs per the Clinical Trials Regulation, sponsors need only pay one fee per clinical trial (redistribution done by the national competent authority).   X
Public GCP support    
Public research office

Clinical Research Centre 

Research and Development Department (PERH)

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National funding and other financial supportMinistry of Education and Research  X
Funding coordination and navigation of research infrastructureEstonian Research Council  X
Support identifying research networks    
Other support mechanisms