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Singapore Clinical Research Institute (SCRI)

Consultancy Partnership

19 August 2026

Ongoing methodological support for research departments and institutes.

Building strong research capability requires more than support for individual projects. It depends on sustained access to methodological expertise, strategic guidance, and mentorship that can be applied across a portfolio of research activities. Whether refining a grant proposal, selecting an appropriate study design, addressing a complex analytical challenge, or supporting the development of early-career researchers, timely access to expert advice can significantly enhance the quality and impact of research.

Our consultancy partnerships are established with healthcare institutions, research departments, academic centres, and industry partners rather than individual projects. Through these arrangements, organisations have access to an agreed level of methodological support over a defined period, allowing expertise to be deployed where it is most needed across different projects and teams. Depending on organisational priorities, support can draw on the expertise of our Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) and Biostatistics teams, covering areas such as study design, epidemiology, real-world evidence, health economic evaluation, evidence synthesis, statistical analysis, grant development, and research capability building.

How we support

Methodological advice across your portfolio

Access ongoing expert guidance on study design, epidemiology, sample size estimation, randomisation, statistical analysis, health economic evaluation, and evidence synthesis, whenever and wherever methodological questions arise.

Statistical, analytical and evidence synthesis services

The full range described under Project Collaboration and Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Grant proposal input

Strengthen the quality and competitiveness of grant applications through methodological review, study design input, statistical planning, health economic evaluation, and feasibility assessment during proposal development.

Support for early-career investigators

Provide mentoring and methodological advice to researchers undertaking their first studies, helping them avoid common design and analytical pitfalls and build confidence in conducting high-quality research.

Tailored training

Deliver customized workshops, training program, and hands-on mentoring aligned with your organization’s research priorities and the needs of your staff, strengthening long-term research and evaluation capabilities.

Institutions we have supported

Our HEOR and biostatistics department has provided consultancy support to:

Public organisations

Academic and research institutions

Private organisations

Building capability and the talent pipeline

The purpose of a consultancy agreement is not to do a department’s research for it. It is to widen the talent pipeline — to grow a larger pool of committed and skilled research professionals inside the institution, so that the capability remains once the engagement ends. In academic institutions this extends to students, whom we help equip with the study design and proposal writing skills their research careers will rest on.

New and early-career investigators tend to benefit most. The first study is the hardest, and having someone experienced to ask is often what separates a research career that starts confidently from one that stalls before it begins.

Engaging us

Consultancy agreements are arranged in discussion with the department or institute. To explore one, contact us via email: contact@scri.cris.sg — and we will arrange a scoping conversation.

Related pages: Grant Application Collaboration · Project Collaboration