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Gretchen Bowker to lead session at 2017 RAPS Convergence
Gretchen Bowker, Co-founder and COO of Pearl IRB, will lead a session of the Health-Related Foods Track at this year’s RAPS Convergence in National Harbor, MD. The session, titled "Functional Foods and Dietary Supplements: Manufacturing, Claims, and Marketing," will...
BioCrossroads competition encourages entrepreneurial activity of Indiana life science companies
The BioCrossroads New Venture Competition, an early stage business competition designed to encourage entrepreneurial activity of Indiana life sciences and health information technologies, is now accepting applications at www.biocrossroads.com. Since 2012, the...
Experienced medical device leader joins Pearl IRB
Pearl IRB proudly announces the hiring of Patti Connolly, M.S. as Director of Clinical Services. Connolly brings over 30 years of experience in medical research across academic and industry settings, with 10 years dedicated directly to product development, clinical...
Technical issues lead to a delay of EU Clinical Trial Regulation application
The application of the clinical trial regulations has been postponed due to technical issues of the IT systems. Because of this, the EU Clinical Trial Regulation will not go into effect until 2019. The ultimate goal of the new system is to provide a single-entry port...
Pearl IRB proudly announces the completion of a clean FDA audit
Pearl IRB proudly announces the completion of a clean FDA audit. There were no significant findings during the May 2017 audit and FDA issued no 483s. Our AAHRPP accredited IRB operates in compliance with all federal and state regulations governing clinical research....