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Pearl IRB and Trafalgar Ethics Board partner to deliver integrated US – Canada IRB review services
Two commercial IRBs collaborate to deliver streamlined clinical trial reviews for sponsors Indianapolis, IN – July 28, 2011 – Pearl IRB,LLC and Trafalgar Ethics Board, Inc. announce a partnership to provide one stop shop service for central IRB (Institutional Review...
Chairman of CISCRP Questions Current US Human Protection System
“If it ain't broke, don't fix it,” that's how the old saying goes. That's not what what Kenneth Getz says about our current state of US human protection IRB system. Getz' article published in Applied Clinical Trials Online titled “Frustration with IRB Bureaucracy...
Gretchen Bowker, Pearl’s COO guest lecturers at Purdue University
On August 2, 2011, Gretchen Bowker will be lecturing at Purdue's school of Biomedical Engineering in a class on Preclinical and Clinical Study Design. Her topic will be "Protecting the rights, welfare, and safety of the patients enrolled in a clinical study" and she...
Save the date October 23-26 for the RAPS annual conference
This year we are thrilled that the annual RAPS conference will be held right here in our home town of Indianapolis. To see all the details and register, check out their website: http://www.raps.org/2011raps. Pearl will be exhibiting, speaking, and leading the way...
Gretchen Miller Bowker, COO of Pearl IRB, speaks at the June 27th SOCRA meeting
Join us at an event hosted by The Society of Clinical Research Associates on June 27th. Gretchen Bowker, COO of Pearl IRB, will be presenting "IND vs. IDE, Likeness and Difference." Date: Monday, June 27, 2011 Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Eastern Time Location: Farm...