Though with Cincinnati, OH based facilities, Viridae Clinical Sciences is a Canadian owned firm (eligibility) engaged in antiviral research and testing, specializing in herpes and hepatitis. Viridae consists of a full-service Contract Research Organization (CRO), a fully accredited virology laboratory and a clinic that serves as an investigator site for virology based clinical trials. Viridae is a wholly Canadian owned Contract Research Organization committed to providing efficient, cost-effective clinical research services to the international pharmaceutical industry. Viridae uniquely specializes in the management of community-based clinical trials, with a special focus on the prevention and treatment of viral and STD diseases. Services include drug development strategic planning and advice; preparation of regulatory documents; protocol design and study concepts; identification and recruitment of expert clinical centres globally; training of study personnel; in-house 1,2,3 clinical trials etc. Viridae is involved in the establishment, organization, conduct and management of international multi-centre clinical trials programs for North American, European and Asian pharmaceutical companies. Viridae has an in-house, fully accredited virology laboratory offering complete services ranging from processing viral cultures and antigen specimens to specialized testing for herpes and hepatitis viruses. Lab standards exceed GCP guidelines.