A specialised research network

Accelerating clinical research in critical care, together

CRICS-TRIGGERSEP brings together more than 50 centres in France and Belgium to structure, support and drive clinical research in intensive and critical care. The network is recognised as an F-CRIN (French Clinical Research Infrastructure Network) network of excellence since 2014.

52Centres
180Ongoing studies
5,000Annual inclusions

Dedicated expertise

Bringing our expertise together to move forward collectively

The network pools the resources and experience of its centres to support rigorous clinical research and, ultimately, improve care for critically ill patients.

Develop clinical research projects

Generate and build shared projects across the network.

Open access to new studies

Make it easier for new clinical studies to reach member centres.

Facilitate project funding

Help teams identify and secure suitable funding.

Harmonise trial quality

Pool resources and experience to support rigorous, consistent clinical trial management.

Promote the network’s results

Share study results with the research community.

Draw on phase I expertise

Mobilise centres experienced in phase I clinical trial management.

Guide sponsors towards qualified centres

Give industry sponsors a single point of access to centres suited to their studies.

Connect centres with industry studies

Facilitate member centres’ access to new industry-sponsored studies.

News & events

Life across the network

News from the community and the events that bring our members together.

Event
Members only
10–11 septembre 2026 · Paris

Retraite scientifique d’été 2026

Pendant deux jours, CRICS-TRIGGERSEP réunit soignants, cliniciens et chercheurs dans un environnement dédié, hors du rythme hospitalier. Ils peuvent ainsi examiner pleinement leurs idées à la lumière de ce qui leur manque souvent : du temps et une réflexion collective.

Event
Members only
3–4 décembre 2026 · Namur

Séminaire annuel CRICS-TRIGGERSEP 2026

Ouvert au personnel médical, paramédical et aux professionnels de la recherche des centres membres, ce rendez-vous fait le point sur les avancées scientifiques du réseau, les projets à venir et des retours d’expériences.

Industry partners

Two ways to engage with the network

Let us build relationships that benefit research teams, partners and, above all, critically ill patients.

Clinical collaboration

Set up or roll out a study

Speak with the coordination team in order to build a collaboration and mobilise qualified centres across the network.

Propose a collaboration