History

Discover our journey from foundation in 1990 to our 30th anniversary in 2020 and beyond!

  • 2023

    • First study with Veeva EDC awarded
    • Team size of more than 120 reached
    • ISO27001 certification of our Information Security Management System achieved

  • 2022

    • Major step for sustainable development and for making Metronomia fit for future: Extended and new general management with Markus Niemeier, Simon Rückinger and Rudolf Köhne-Volland leading Metronomia since November 2022  
    • Team size of more than 110 reached
    • Significantly extending the services and systems portfolio to even better serve our service

  • 2021

    • Organic growth milestone of 95 employees achieved
    • Medidata RAVE accreditation process started
    • Substantial innovation and digitalization program launched

  • 2020

    • METRONOMIA celebrates 30 years in the business of providing “Better Data”
    • Milestone of 80 employees achieved
    • First COVID-19 Study awarded, and initiated and completed in record time
    • Milestone of 600 awarded projects achieved
    • Services extended to non-clinical support

  • 2019

    • Significant expansion of leadership team
    • CDISC Gold Membership

  • 2018

    • Organic growth milestone of 70 employees achieved

  • 2017

    • First webinar

  • 2016

    • Organic growth milestone of 60 employees achieved

  • 2015

    • EMA qualified MCP-Mod methodology implemented in three dose finding studies
    • Membership in German Association of Contract Research Organisations (BVMA)
    • Medidata RAVE qualification achieved, expanding our e-clinical systems offering
    • Collaboration with ZIFO Technologies expanded to include EDC services
    • Milestone of 500 awarded projects achieved

  • 2014

    • Organic growth milestone of 50 employees achieved
    • FDA inspection covering METRONOMIA’s eCRF and data management services was successful with no findings
    • Following 15 years of METRONOMIA support of the clinical development program of an antibody for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, accelerated FDA BLA approval was achieved

  • 2013

    • EMA, BfArM and local authority inspections triggered by marketing authorization application were successful with no critical finding
    • BfArM inspection covering METRONOMIA services successful with no critical findings
    • Global 24/ 7 EDC service desk and online/self-training modules established
    • Formalization of statistical consulting as a standard service due to high demand

  • 2012

    • Release of new and improved version of IWRS System
    • ZIFO Technologies collaboration expanded to include statistical programming services

  • 2010

    • Collaboration with ZIFO Technologies (Chennai, India) established to extend QC and SAS macro validation services

  • 2009

    • Achieved CDISC Associate Member status

  • 2008

    • Organic growth milestone of 40 employees achieved
    • Establishment of e-clinical services in Singapore, Malaysia and Bulgaria

  • 2007

    • Establishment of e-clinical services in Brazil (Phase III clinical trial)

  • 2006

    • First e-clinical trial with Clincase ®  EDC system
    • Completion of biosimilar studies completed and associated reporting

  • 2003

    • Development of IWRS system for central randomisation and medication logistics
    • First biosimilar studies (Phase III) awarded

  • 2002

    • Conduct of e-clinical trials with onTrace EDC system
    • Development of online system for paper CRFs (scanTrace system)

  • 1998

    • Implementation of Clintrial ®  4 Clinical Data Management system
    • Conduct of e-clinical trials with EDC system TRIALink ®

  • 1997

    • Expansion of METRONOMIA Network
    • Launch of in-house developed EDC system

  • 1996

    • First e-clinical trial with EDC system (Padcom, later Datatrak)
    • Expansion to include Pharmacoeconomic services and Health Economics Research Group (HERG)
    • First oncology study awarded

  • 1995

    • DIN EN ISO 9002 certification attained

  • 1994

    • First multinational clinical project awarded

  • 1993

    • Collaboration with SSS International Clinical Research GmbH established to serve full-
      service contract research projects

  • 1991

    • First biotech/pharma industry projects awarded

  • 1990

    • Founding of METRONOMIA