About us
ATC Pharma is a company with 35 years of experience in conducting Early Phase clinical trials. Since its creation, ATC Pharma has acquired a great deal of clinical and medical expertise by conducting more than 300 studies thanks to the participation of approximately 4500 volunteers and its qualified and dynamic team.
Expertise acquired
Specialized in Phase I and IIa clinical trials, its expertise is acquired in exploratory clinical trials [eCTA], First-in-Man administrations [FIM], Single Ascending Dose [SAD], Multiple Ascending Dose [MAD] , food and drug interaction studies, bioavailability / bioequivalence studies [PK, PD], cardiac safety [QTc], proof of concept, .... This allows ATC to offer significant support in the early stages of developing new medicines for its Sponsors.
Privileged access
Surrounded by an environment of high scientific and technical quality, ATC Pharma is located in the University Hospital of Liège, on the campus of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Liège. This environment gives ATC a privileged access to the different medical expertise of the University Hospital of Liège: pain center, endocrinology department, pneumology, radiology, gastroenterology, ....
It is also close to the Pharmacy Department and many centers of excellence and therefore offers ideal access to various technical expertise: Cyclotron Research Center (CRC), Interdisciplinary Group of Applied Genoproteomics (GIGA), The Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), Center for Interdisciplinary research on Medicines (CIRM).
A company with a human dimension
Every day, our team made up of investigators, pharmacists, clinical project managers, study coordinators and study nurses, quality manager but also clinical trial assistants, data entry officers, laboratory technicians, administrative assistants, works to provide high-quality services as quickly as possible.
Designed to accommodate 30 volunteers, the Clinical Pharmacology Unit's infrastructure contains modern medical equipment , ensuring their safety, which remains one of ATC's top priorities. Its location within the CHU, guarantees direct access to all emergency services 7/7 days and 24/24 hours if necessary.
Another of its priorities is to ensure the well-being of volunteers during periods of hospitalization. For this, it has all the necessary equipment to ensure their comfort: relaxation room with TV, wifi, games, ping-pong table, board games, large terrace, etc ...
And even…
Motivated, dynamic and competent, ATC's team is continuously trained in GCP, GDP (certified) and BLS. By working according to recognized quality standards and being regularly audited and inspected, ATC makes every effort to ensure the safety of subjects as well as the reliability, security and quality of data.
Short approval times from the Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products [FAMHP] and the University Hospital-University Faculty Committee of Liège with which ATC Pharma works in close collaboration, make it an unavoidable decision in setting up a clinical trial.
With a high potential in recruiting healthy volunteers, ATC Pharma's database is made up of a few thousand male and female volunteers, aged from 18 to 65 years old and over, who help advance research and contribute to the development of the drugs of tomorrow.
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Management Team
Benjamin Boinem - General Manager
Béatrice Ledroit - Unit Coordinator
Clinical Team
Dr. Bernard Jandrain - Principal Investigator
Anne-Sophie Rutten - Head Pharmacist
Quality Team