Sponsor Delegation for IVD Clinical Trials

Confidently delegate IVD clinical trial responsibilities

Bring regulatory, clinical operations and study management activities together under one coordinated package. Our Sponsor Delegation model helps reduce risk, improve oversight and keep complex IVD clinical trials moving with confidence

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Client Problem

Modern IVD trials create multiple layers of complexity

Delegating trial responsibilities is often essential—but it introduces complexity. Sponsors remain fully accountable, yet must rely on multiple external partners, systems, and sites to execute critical activities. ARC's Sponsor Delegation package can reduce the complexity of performing global IVD studies by performing key study activities with autonomy, transparency and always with sponsor oversight.

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Regulatory approvals

ARC brings industry expertise to manage ethics and regulatory submissions with confidence across global studies.

Laboratory qualification

Ensure laboratories are qualified, compliant, and ready to support your trial. Our industry experts ensure your diagnostic partners are compliant to global standards including ISO15189 and ISO20916.

Site monitoring

Independent oversight of diagnostic laboratories to maintain quality, compliance, and performance standards are met and maintained throughout the course of your study.

Essential documentation

Development and maintenance of essential study documents, including CSPs, IBs and monitoring plans, in line with applicable regulatory requirements.

Safety reporting

Timely reporting and ongoing support for regulatory safety obligations.

Study management

Coordinated oversight of timelines, budgets, deliverables, and stakeholders.

What is Sponsor Delegation?

Bringing critical study functions together

Sponsor Delegation combines these workstreams into a coordinated delivery model, providing a single framework for managing the device study throughout the trial lifecycle.

  • One Delivery Team
    Reduce handovers and communication gaps.

  • One Accountability Structure
    Clear ownership throughout the study lifecycle.

  • One Budget
    One transparent, tailor made budget with no hidden fees.

What We Manage

Everything Needed to Deliver Your IVD Device Study

From regulatory approvals and site monitoring to project oversight and study management, we provide the expertise needed to support every stage of the device study lifecycle.

Regulatory

Ensuring IVD submissions, approvals and reporting obligations are met across participating countries.
  • Regulatory strategy support
  • Ethics submissions
  • Regulatory submissions
  • Essential document development
  • Safety reporting
  • Study status notifications

Clinical Operations

Independent oversight of test site laboratories performing patient testing.
  • Test Site selection and qualification
  • Transparent, compliant, test site monitoring
  • Global CRA network
  • Site relationship management
  • Monitoring visit reporting
  • Issue escalation and resolution

Study Management

Providing central oversight of milestones, timelines and key deliverables.
  • Protocol and assay review
  • Study feasibility assessment
  • Budget oversight
  • A dedicated project manager to oversee your study.
Compliance & Quality

Why Sponsors Choose This Model

Faster Decision Making

A connected delivery team with full study visibility.

Improved Risk Management

Earlier identification of regulatory issues.

Greater Oversight

Clear accountability across all delegated activities.

Stronger Partnerships

Long-term collaboration built around study success.

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Answers to Your Questions

What is Sponsor Delegation?

A coordinated approach that combines key study activities under one delivery model.

What services are included?

Regulatory, clinical operations and study management support.

Can support be tailored?

Yes. Choose specific work packages or a fully delegated model.

How does it reduce complexity?

By improving visibility, accountability and coordination across your study.

Do you support global studies?

Yes. We support multi-country studies throughout the study lifecycle.

Why ARC?

Specialist expertise in precision medicine trials, regulatory compliance and clinical operations.

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ARC brings together regulatory, clinical, laboratory and technology expertise to support diagnostic programmes from development through delivery.

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The ARC team welcomes the opportunity to connect with you, share our real-life experiences and help navigate your business as you find kinder patient treatments.