US congressmen head initiative to improve clinical trial process

Fred Upton, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Diana DeGette have recently launched the 21st Century Cures initiative, a bill intended to improve clinical trials and expedite the drug and device approval process. Upton and Degette plan to...

Collaboration is the key to improving the clinical trial process

Last month at Partnerships in Clinical Trials (PCT) in Barcelona, Spain, TransCelerate Biopharma CEO, Dalvir Gill explained to contract research and pharma industry representatives that working together to fix issues is the key to simplifying and expediting the...

Pearl Pathways to partner with Brandwood Biomedical

Pearl Pathways is pleased to announce a global partnership with Brandwood Biomedical, an Australia-headquartered regulatory and quality services company with offices throughout Asia. This collaboration allows both companies to provide on-the-ground support to clients...

2014 IRB holiday schedule

Pearl IRB has Full Board meetings scheduled for December 3, 10, and 17. There will be no meetings on December 24 or 31. The regularly scheduled Full Board meetings will resume on January 7, 2015. If you have an urgent IRB concern, please contact us at least two weeks...