Tuesday
November 17, 2026
What You’re Not Charging For: Missed Costs In Clinical Research Budgets
Sites carry financial burdens that rarely appear in sponsor budgets — currency exchange losses, regulatory resubmission fees, document translation and notarization requirements, import duties on investigational products, and the compounding cost of protocol amendments that trigger entirely new approval processes. These are not edge cases; they are structural features of conducting research in the region. Prepare your site for success with the knowledge of what costs are being absorbed, build it into every budget conversation, and negotiate cost recovery that reflects the true operational reality of running trials in Latin America.