Overview

QUEST Research Institute is based on a foundation of more than 20 years of clinical research experience and the successful completion of more than 350 phase 1 to 4 clinical protocols. It is the first dedicated research center of its kind to offer southeastern Michigan access to promising medications under strict safety guidelines. QUEST Research Institute extends a wide range of research services to area physicians and hospitals offering a true team approach. Each research study is carefully planned and conducted to accommodate sponsor expectations and deadlines, never compromising patient care.

QUEST Research Sponsor Services

• Qualified investigator selection
• Satellite oncology research clinic
• Complex PK/PD experience
• Aggressive patient recruitment/retention
• Experienced study coordinators
• Prestudy market research
• Rapid regulatory document turnaround
• Protocol-specific source documents
• Rigorous internal quality assurance
• Data management
• Onsite overnight and extended-stay facilities
• Ability to utilize central IRB
• 24-hour on-call service
• 20,000-participant database
• On-site MRI and CSF suite

QUEST Research Physician Services

• Qualified research personnel support
• Clinical protocol recruitment
• Protocol design and development
• Assistance in IND submissions
• Medical writing and publications
• Patient referral system
• 24-hour on-call nursing coverage
• Patient progress reports and test results

QUEST Research Volunteer Patient Services

• Access to promising medications
• Study medications and evaluations available at no cost
• Financial reimbursement for time and travel
• Caring and competent research staff
• 24-hour on-call nursing coverage
• All evaluations and testing within close proximity
• Flexible office hours/walk-ins welcome
• Physician referral service

Research Experience

Since 1996, QUEST Research Institute has conducted more than 400 successful phase 1 to 4 clinical trials, working closely with the National Institutes of Health, pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations that include:

• Abbott Labs
• Amgen
• Barton Polansky
• Bayer
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• Burroughs Wellcome
• Ciba-Geigy
• Concepts in Pharmaceutical Research
• Corning Besselaar
• Duke University
• Eli Lilly
• Fujisawa Pharmaceuticals
• G.D. Searle
• Genentech
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Glaxo Wellcome
• Hoechst Rousell Pharmaceuticals
• Hoffman LaRoche
• ICON Clinical Research
• Immunex Corporation
• JJ-Merck
• Janssen Research Foundation
• Johnson & Johnson
• Lederle Laboratories

• MTRA
• Merck
• Merck Sharpe & Dohme
• McNeil Pharmaceuticals
• Novavax
• Norwich-Eaton Pharmaceuticals
• Parke-Davis Research
• Pfizer
• Pharmacia & Upjohn
• PPD Pharmaco
• Quintiles BRI
• RW Johnson PRI
• Rhone Poulenc Rorer
• Roche Laboratories
• Sandoz Research Institute
• Schering-Plough Research
• SmithKline Beecham
• Squibb ER & Sons
• Syntex Laboratories
• ViroPharma
• Warner-Lambert
• Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
• Xenoport
• Zeneca Pharmaceuticals

QUEST Research Institute partners with many area physicians and hospitals to manage successful clinical trials. 

Therapeutic Specialties

• Oncology
• Endocrinology
• Hormone replacement
• Movement Disorders
• Internal Medicine
• Migraines
• Musculoskeletal
• Neurology
• Pain control
• Plastic surgery/dermatology
• Sleep Disorders
• Obesity
• Radiology
• Women’s health

Facility Description

QUEST Research Institute’s central location in Bingham Farms serves as the administrative offices, as well as the clinical site for phase 1 to 4 trials and includes pharmacy and laboratory facilities. Two large conference rooms are available for monitors to comfortably review cases in a quiet and spacious work environment. Located in a suburb of Detroit, it is centrally located within the diverse metropolitan Detroit patient community, while offering a safe and easily accessible environment. Our site is approximately 20 to30 minutes from Detroit Metropolitan Airport.