CRLD is a community of practice for people who run learning and development in clinical research. Four times a year we meet online in small groups to work through real problems that practitioners bring to the table.
Most clinical research training ticks the box and changes nothing. CRLD exists for the people trying to do better: the ones designing, delivering and leading learning in sponsors, CROs, biotechs and research sites.
Each session starts with an unresolved challenge from someone doing the work. The group does the thinking, and the insights come from the room, not from a slide deck.
This is not a presentation with questions at the end. Come ready to think out loud, disagree and bring your own version of the problem.
For example: a regulatory deadline, a sceptical audience and twenty minutes to design training that actually changes behaviour.
Using the Wise Crowd peer consulting model, the group asks questions, tests options and challenges assumptions.
A short practice case, such as how one L&D professional uses AI in their work, followed by what is working for people right now.
After each session, members receive a summary of the insights, so nothing is lost if you miss one.
Vendors, consultants and recruiters looking for prospects. Keeping selling out of the room is what lets people speak openly about what isn't working.
Sessions run on the first Tuesday of each quarter, 15:00 to 16:30 Brussels time, on Zoom. Dates can move if a speaker's availability changes; members are told first.
| Quarter | Date | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Tue 26 Jan | Rob Harris, argenx GxP session, title to follow |
| Feb | Date to follow | Member strategy session Members CRLD's vision, objectives and plans for 2027, and the chance to join a member steering committee. |
| Q2 | Tue 6 Apr | Topic to be announced |
| Q3 | Tue 6 Jul | Topic to be announced |
| Q4 | Tue 5 Oct | Topic to be announced |
CRLD started big and got smaller on purpose. We asked participants what they wanted from it and rebuilt the format around their answers.
The fee covers the coordination that keeps CRLD running. It isn't a profit line. CRLD is supported by ECCRT.
Join now and your first €120 is charged on 1 January 2027.
Membership is personal and renews automatically at €120 on 1 January each year. You can cancel online at any time before the renewal date and you won't be charged again. See the membership terms.
VAT is included in the price and calculated for your country at checkout. You receive a receipt for every payment.
Yes. Membership is personal to you, but your employer can pay. Pay by card and submit the receipt as an expense, or email crld@eccrt.com to ask for an invoice, payable within 30 days.
Every member receives the takeaways after each session, so you can follow the thinking even when you can't be there live.
Use "Manage membership" at the bottom of this page, or email crld@eccrt.com. Cancel before 1 January and you won't be charged again. We email a reminder at least 30 days before each renewal, and you can cancel within 14 days of paying for a full refund.
On Zoom. Members receive the link ahead of each session.
CRLD is coordinated by ECCRT, the European Centre for Clinical Research Training in Brussels, and shaped by its members.