Alberta Assets

Alberta is home to numerous organizations that can provide expert support to industry-sponsored clinical trials. Below, you’ll find a listing of organizations sorted by category.

This list is updated monthly and is not meant to be exhaustive database of all Alberta research assets. If you require assistance connecting with any of the organizations listed below or would like to discuss your specific clinical trial needs, contact us.

Explore Alberta’s clinical trial ecosystem.

Scroll through the table below to discover the province’s key assets, from centralized ethics review and real-world data access to specialized research hubs and recruitment infrastructure, that make Alberta a leader in clinical trial innovation.

 

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Beam Radiology

Multiple
Clinical Trial Sites
Multiple

Beam Radiology is a network of diagnostic and treatment clinics offering advanced imaging, pain management, women’s health services, and proactive health assessments. The clinics combine technologies such as MRI, CT, ultrasound, and other types of screening to support early detection and comprehensive care. With multiple Calgary locations and teleradiology services extending to remote Northern communities, Beam Radiology provides patient-centered, accessible, and specialized radiology care across Alberta and beyond. The clinics’ imaging expertise and specialized services also make them valuable partners for supporting clinical trials and research initiatives.


Banff Sport Medicine Foundation

Canmore
Clinical Trial Sites
Muskuloskeletal Health

The Banff Sport Medicine Foundation (BSMF) is a registered research and education charity with a Mission to prevent, treat, rehabilitate, and research musculoskeletal and sport injuries among people of all ages and abilities. BSMF’s clinical research program is designed to enhance patient care and the overall quality of life for people with musculoskeletal injuries. In collaboration with the Banff Sport Medicine Clinic, BSMF participates in several multi-centre randomized clinical trials (RCTs), leads local RCTs, and maintains large-scale prospective surgical cohort studies. These comprehensive surgical cohorts include demographic, pathoanatomic, and surgical outcomes data for patellar instability and anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions, representing some of the largest study cohorts of these patient populations worldwide.


VIPeR Registry

Calgary
Registries and Repositories
Multiple

VIPeR Registry is a unique clinician-led rare disease repository that captures clinical trial interest in both pediatric and adult cohorts. VIPeR is a foundational tool for trial feasibility, recruitment, and accelerating access to Canadians to cutting-edge therapies for rare and complex conditions. VIPeR will contact registered members about new clinical trials and research about Rare Diseases.


M.A.G.I.C. Clinic

Calgary
Clinical Trial Sites
Multiple

At M.A.G.I.C. Clinic (Metabolics and Genetics in Canada), clinical research is more than a treatment option; it’s a lifeline for complex patients who often have few or no other choices. As Alberta’s first community-based clinic specializing in rare diseases, metabolic conditions, and genomics-integrated care, we combine advanced diagnostics, multidisciplinary treatment, and real-world clinical trials to generate insights where data is often missing.

Our clinical trial division operates under a streamlined, ethics-informed model designed to reduce burden on both patients and providers. Through embedded research coordinators, innovative recruitment strategies, and our flagship VIPeR Registry, we enable both pharmaceutical and investigator-led studies to reach underserved populations. We adhere strictly to protocol and ethical and regulatory requirements, with a rigorous quality control framework that ensures data integrity and reproducibility. As a consistent top global recruiter in rare disease trials, M.A.G.I.C. is equipped to host everything from early-phase studies to longitudinal registries, producing high-quality data that meets the exacting standards of sponsors, regulators, and clinicians alike.

With ongoing collaborations across neurology, endocrinology, psychology, immunology, and pediatric genomics, M.A.G.I.C. is committed to building Alberta’s capacity as a global leader in precision medicine research.

Our team brings deep experience, having conducted over 50 clinical trials to date and currently running more than 20 active clinical trials. We maintain a Level 2 Biosafety accreditation, enabling us to safely conduct gene therapy and RNA therapy trials involving both intravenous and oral drugs. Our contributions have helped advance treatments in diseases such as PKU, Gaucher disease, and Fabry disease, including supporting drug approvals. In November 2023, we proudly performed Canada’s first community-based gene therapy, further underscoring our leadership in the field. Our work is informed by a growing body of scientific contributions, with multiple peer-reviewed publications in the past year.


CaRe Clinics

Calgary and Red Deer
Clinical Trial Sites
Multiple

CaRe Clinics are dedicated clinical research centres with locations in Calgary and Red Deer, proudly serving communities across Alberta. With a team that brings experience from hundreds of clinical trials, CaRe Clinics have earned a strong reputation as one of Canada’s leading clinical research sites. They work in partnership with academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies to help bring new treatments to patients. Core research areas include women’s health, dermatology, general medicine, vaccines, infectious diseases, and migraine.


Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre

Calgary
Clinical Trial Sites
Oncology

Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre (Arthur Child) will engage patients at the centre of a multidisciplinary health system, enabling access to comprehensive cancer care services in a world-class facility.

Integrated research across the spectrum will further optimize care with focus on prevention, early detection, precision medicine and psychosocial care.

Arthur Child includes both inpatient and outpatient services, making it one of the largest comprehensive cancer centres in the world.


Precision Human Health Laboratory at the University of Alberta

Edmonton
Infrastructure and Equipment
Multiple

The PHHL Lab offers a range of comprehensive vascular, pulmonary, cardiac, and exercise testing equipment and expertise.  We  support clinical and pre-clinical studies across clinical conditions (e.g. COPD, heart disease, kidney disease and cancer). Specific tests include: cardiopulmonary exercise testing, vascular function testing, cardiac and vascular ultrasound, pulmonary function testing, autonomic assessment, and functional capacity assessment.


Covenant Care at Covenant Health

Multiple Sites
Clinical Trial Sites
Seniors Health

Covenant Care provides supportive living, long-term care and hospice services in Alberta responding to the growing and changing needs of an aging population and offering innovative work and care environments where resident and care teams work, thrive and grow. Covenant Care includes 958 continuing care beds and 59 independent living spaces at 8 sites in 6 Alberta communites.


Rural Acute Care at Covenant Health

Multiple Sites
Clinical Trial Sites
Multiple

Covenant Health Rural Acute Care’s goal is to provide accessible, high-quality healthcare services to the communities they serve, ensuring that every individual has the opportunity to receive comprehensive medical care close to home. Areas including but not limited to: Addictions & Mental Health – Psychiatry (child, adult), Anesthesia, Cardiac Services, Child Health, Dental/Oral Health, Devices, Family Health (emergency, family practice), Geriatrics, Laboratory, Medicine (endocrinology/metabolism, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, internal, nephrology/urology, neurology, physical medicine & rehab, respiratory/pulmonary) including Critical Care (ICU/CCU), Practice (allied health, nursing, physicians, other), Surgery (orthopedic, plastic), and Women’s Health OBGYN.


Mental Health and Addictions at Convenant Health

Multiple Sites
Clinical Trial Sites
Neurology and Mental Health

The goal of Covenant Health’s Acute Care Mental Health & Additction inpatient and outpatient services in rural Alberta and Edmonton is to provide comprehensive, compassionate, and accessible care for individuals experiencing mental health challenges and substance use disorders. Facilities include inpatient and outpatient areas as well as areas including group therapy, neuromodulation clinic, psychiatric acute inpatient care units, psychiatric intensive care unit, emergency mental health, outpatient mental health, psychology.


Featured Assets

In collaboration with the provincial government, a number of academic and research organizations have introduced initiatives to position Alberta as an even more attractive destination for conducting clinical trials. These include initiatives to improve start-up times, enhance patient recruitment, centralize trial management and enable access to high-quality medical data.