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A trusted partner in health research
Advocate Aurora Health cares for 3 million patients and offers more than 500 sites of care across our richly diverse Illinois and Wisconsin urban, suburban and rural neighborhoods – more than any other health system in the Midwest. To benefit our patients and all people living in the communities we serve, we’re committed to improving health and transforming care through research.
At Advocate Aurora Research Institute, we’re proud to be a valued partner of industry sponsors, academic and life science collaborators, and other research organizations. We provide the leadership, oversight and centralized infrastructure to support a robust portfolio of clinical trials, academic studies and biorepository research. We also use one electronic health record across all our sites, enabling quick access to patient data for more coordinated, efficient care.
Clinical trials
Academic research
- Scientific programs and centers
- Office of Academic Research Support
- Center for Child and Family Research
Biorepository services
- Fresh and archived tissue
- Blood products
- Special requests
Our partners in research
We have a long, successful history of generating real-world evidence, advancing population health and conducting clinical trials of novel drugs and devices that benefit people living within the communities we serve and beyond. In addition to working with many industry and life science partners in evaluating new treatments and real-world outcomes, other active partnerships include:
Center for Urban Population Health
Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance
Health Care Systems Research Network
Institute for Translational Medicine
Institute for Advanced Clinical Trials for Children
Wisconsin Network for Health Research
Our commitment to research readiness
At Advocate Aurora Research Institute, we’ve put the systems in place to ensure research readiness. Our wide-ranging research expertise, integrated organizational structure and comprehensive research services equip us for new opportunities in scientific discovery.
Having the strength of a top health system behind us
Many Advocate Aurora departments contribute to our research readiness, including Health Informatics and Technology, Pharmacy, Research Compliance, and the Institutional Review Board, an integral component of our accredited Research Subject Protection Program. With our strengths combined, we are unified by one overarching goal: to conduct the highest quality of research across our many sites of care.
A valued partner in clinical trials and academic research
Proud to be an important contributor to advancing health care worldwide