ACRP Circle City Chapter Symposium on October 3

On Monday, October 3rd, the ACRP Circle City Chapter will be hosting their 16th Annual Excellence in Clinical Research Symposium at the Ritz Charles in Carmel, Indiana.  Save the date for this event which will be held from 7:30am to 5:00pm.  Registration and agenda...

IRB Written Procedures Draft Guidance released

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Written Procedures: Guidance for Institutions and IRBs draft was released recently by the FDA and the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP). This new draft guidance includes an IRB Written Procedures Checklist developed with the...

FDA Guidance on Adaptive Designs released

On July 27th, FDA released final guidance for Adaptive Designs for Medical Device Clinical Studies – a link to the guidance is here.  According to Zachary Brennan in his article posted on RAPS, FDA received 151 comments from industry and most were included in the...

Dr. Gretchen Parker, IRB Co-Chair Earns CIP Certification

We are proud to announce that Pearl IRB’s Co-Chair, Gretchen Parker PhD, RAC, CIP has earned the CIP certification. This achievement attests to the unparalleled service, knowledge, and professionalism offered by our IRB. Pearl IRB is an AHRPP accredited, commercial...