MAGI

Mission
MAGI’s mission is to standardize best practices for clinical research operations, business and regulatory compliance. "MAGI" is pronounced with "G" as in Georgia and "I" as in Ireland. (Hear it.) "MAGI" originally stood for Model Agreement Group Initiative, but our scope is now much broader than clinical trial agreements, so the acronym has no meaning. Suggestions are invited.

Members & Membership
Our 5,000+ members represent most of the major players in the industry. Membership is free. Members obtain discounts on MAGI conference registration and free access to the MAGI Model CTA and other resources. There are no obligations. Membership is individual, not organizational. Contact us to learn more about joining MAGI or sign up today.

Conferences
MAGI's next Clinical Research Conference will be in Boston, Massachusetts on May 23-26, 2010. Ninety sessions and workshops will offer practical tips in a comprehensive program for operations, regulatory, contracts and budgets. We anticipate continuing growth, with over 450 attendees. Over 98% of attendees were satisfied with the last MAGI conference.

Model Clinical Trial Agreement
MAGI's flexible model clinical trial agreement with commentary streamlines the process of negotiating clinical trial agreements, thereby taking months out of the drug development timeline and speeding medical products to market. It also reduces study start-up costs and aggravation for sponsors, investigators and CROs. MAGI members use the MAGI model agreement, budget template, and other documents as the basis for their own templates, in negotiations, and for training.

State & International Requirements for Clinical Trial Agreements
We maintain a comprehensive database of laws, regulations and customs that affect clinical trial agreements in different countries, states, provinces and regions. A searchable database of hundreds of clinical research regulatory documents is also available.

Other Best Practice Standards
We have created standard forms, coding systems, and questions for best practices in other areas of clinical research.

Professional Certification
Obtain Clinical Research Contract Professional (CRCP) certification.

More Information
MAGI is a voluntary organization, operated by First Clinical Research. Norman M. Goldfarb is the founder and chairman. View articles and other information about MAGI.

As Ben Franklin said, "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."