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Pearl IRB featured in CenterWatch Weekly: First commercial IRB opens in Indiana to fill geographic gap and attract clinical research
We are proud to be featured in such a nationally recognized publication as CenterWatch. See below for an exerpt from the August 31, 2010 CW Weekly publication. "Indiana now has its first commercial Institutional Review Board (IRB). Indiana and its surrounding...
Check us out in the Indiana Business Journal: Pearl IRB first firm in state to pre-screen clinical drug trials
Pearl IRB was featured in the August 21st weekly print publication and on the web. See below for an excerpt: "Before the first volunteer takes a needle in the arm to test an experimental drug, the proposed clinical trial must first be vetted by a panel of experts,...
Frustration with IRB review timelines
I noticed that Outsourcing Pharma had a blip on Investigators’ frustrations with IRB review timelines. See below to a link to the full article: http://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Clinical-Development/IRB-delays-a-frustration-for-investigators The thought that an IRB...
ASQ Bio-Medical: Midwest chapter features Gretchen Bowker at the September 23d meeting
Pearl IRB's own Gretchen Bowker, Chief Operating Officer, will present an overview of the requirements and regulations surrounding IRB reviews on September 23, 2010. The meeting will be held over dinner at University of Indianapolis, 5:30-8pm. To sign up, contact us...
Check out OHRP training videos for IRBs
Have you seen the OHRP training videos on YouTube? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHtIbdLkSwU What a great idea; and with an average of a 1,000 views, I guess many of you agree. It’s a great way to train new board members, PIs and the community about human research. ...