Page 2: One Nationwide Structure Coordinating Six Trial Units

NorPedMed is the umbrella organization for the six pediatric clinical trial units (Norwegian: KliniskForskningspost for Barn) located at Norway’s six university hospitals. Together, these units form a coordinated nationwide network with ready-to-activate capacity across the country.

A central coordination office ensures consistent procedures across all sites and serves as a single point of contact for sponsors. If challenged with tight timelines, a national pre-feasibility can be completed within days.

Each site is led by a senior pediatrician with strong links to both the pediatric department and other hospital units involved in children's care. They all have broad clinical experience, and solid scientific credentials. The six unit leads meet monthly online and collaborate closely, based on mutual trust, shared values, and national priorities - not competition.

NorPedMed holds monthly digital meetings, and annual in-person gatherings that also include all study-nurses. Long-standing professional ties ensure up-to-date alignment across the network.

The six units collaborate instead of competing, allowing studies to be allocated to the sites best positioned for success, based on patient availability, relevant experience, and current capacity.

For sponsors, this means:

• Access to the full Norwegian population (~5.5 million people) through one unified single point of contact - instead of six separate sites
• National coordination and shared expertise, paired with local insight and hands-on study execution
• Realistic national pre-feasibility assessments, fast study start-up, and harmonized procedures
• Built-in flexibility to place each trial at the site (or sites) best suited in terms of patient population, available capacity, and relevant expertise