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Versiti Acquires Indianapolis-based
Pearl Pathways and Pearl IRB
Versiti, a national leader in blood health innovation, today announced the acquisition of Pearl Pathways and Pearl IRB, a recognized trusted advisor and preferred partner for enabling innovative and expedited life science product development.
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Exceptionally quick turnaround times to accelerate your clinical research.

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Independently owned and operated means you work directly with us without bureaucratic hoops.
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Pearl IRB is part of Pearl Pathways, a comprehensive life science product development services company. Visit pearlpathways.com for more information about our support services.
Join Pearl IRB in Detroit at AAHRPP
Pearl IRB is proud to share that Clayton Gillespie, MS, CIP, IRB Chair and IRB Coordinator at Pearl IRB, part of Versiti Clinical Trial Services, will be presenting at the 2026 AAHRPP Conference in Detroit. His session, “Engaging the 20%: Strengthening Rural Research...
Imposter Participants: Fake Participants Causing Real Problems
Fraudulent participation in social and behavioral research is becoming more sophisticated and more common. This blog explores how imposter participants threaten data integrity, the ethical challenges of screening methods, and how IRBs can help researchers strike the right balance between rigor and participant protection.
2025 Holiday Schedule
Full board meetings occur Monday and Thursday afternoons at 4:30 PM Eastern. Complete study submissions received by the EOB Monday will be reviewed either the Thursday of the same week or the Monday meeting of the...

