Vendor Management

CMIC Group’s Comprehensive Vendor Management Solutions

CMIC Group’s vendor management services are designed to streamline and optimize the process of managing relationships with external suppliers and vendors. Our approach includes strategic sourcing, contract management, vendor performance evaluations, and the integration of technology solutions to facilitate seamless vendor interactions.

Our Edge in Vendor Management

CMIC specializes in designing proposals that leverage the unique strengths of individual third-party vendors across Japan and the APAC region.  We facilitate collaborations with multiple vendors as needed, ensuring optimal utilization of the CMIC Group’s resources, including our knowledge, experiences, and capabilities.  Our services range from flexible vendor management support to comprehensive assistance, covering all aspects from vendor selection and set-up to operation and the closing phase of clinical trial and research.  Additionally, we offer specialized consultation services for setting-up clinical laboratory testing vendors when required.

Services

Management of various types of vendors such as bio-sample related vendor, e-Clinical solution vendor, imaging vendor.

• Central laboratories
  • Central lab for clinical laboratory testing
  • Logistic vendor for bio-samples
  • e-Clinical solution vendors such as ePRO, eCOA, IXRS, and wearable device
  • Central labs for imaging such as MRI, CT, and echo
  • Central lab for cardiac safety
  • System provider vendors collaborating with CMIC DCTs (Decentralized Clinical Trials), and DTx (Digital Therapeutics)

• Helpdesk support and site training services for global vendors in the APAC region including Japan
  • ePRO service
  • ECG service
  • Spirometry service
  • Other vendors

Management of investigational medical product, investigational medical device and r products.

• Import and export
  • CMIC has the following licenses.
    • Psychotropics importer
    • Operator of facility conducting experiments or research involving psychotropics
  • Vendor management
    • Storage and transportation vendor
    • Label creation vendor
    • Packaging and labeling vendor (CMIC CDMO: comply with GMP) for investigational medical product
    • Disposal vendor
  • Randomization service

Meeting Arrangement

• Meeting set-up (e.g. Investigator meeting, Key Opinion Leader meeting)
  • Consultation of meeting style
  • Venue arrangements
  • Guest invitation
  • Vendor management for meeting related services (e.g. audio-visual service)

• Support of meeting invitation for external medical expert excluding primary/sub-primary investigator
• On behalf of client, CMIC makes a contract with medical institution and/or external medical expert, and manage the result of expert’s activities and payment based on the result.

Provision of medical device, medical material, and approved pharmaceuticals in Japan

• CMIC has the following licenses.
  • Wholesale distribution of pharmaceuticals
  • Selling and leasing operations for specially-controlled medical devices
• Purchase medical device, medical material, and approved pharmaceuticals in Japan for conducting clinical study and research
• Lease medical device to study institution for conducting clinical study and research
• Provide support of medical device calibration for accuracy control
• Collect and dispose of medical device, medical material and pharmaceuticals after leasing and providing it