BeCRO, the Belgian Association of CROs aims to: * Establish an association of service and consultancy companies active in pharmaceutical and medical development for health products, companies involved in the running of complete preclinical or clinical trials or parts thereof, * Represent and defend the interests of such companies to health authorities, companies, institutions and organisations operating in the health sector, * Liaise with other Clinical Research and healthcare organizations in the interest of its members, * Provide opportunities of interactions between the members and all stakeholders of clinical research including the patients, * Provide training and educational sessions, related to Clinical Research and personal development, * Create awareness of Clinical Research during national and international events, * Organise leadership think tanks * Active participation in EUCROF activities and Belgian representation towards EUCROF, the European Federation of CROs.