Business Continuity, Covid-19, Crisis Management

Ethics Review Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In this period of national emergency, we remain committed to safeguarding the health and safety of our employees, customers, research partners, as well as the research participants under our supervision. Continuation of Services We plan to continue to offer full board IRB meetings on a weekly basis and delegated reviews of submissions on a daily […]

Case Study, Clinical Trials, Crisis Management, Guidelines & Regulations, Informed Consent, Research Participants

A Tribute to Ellen Roche

In recognition of World Asthma Day, we wish to underline the importance of pursuing clinical research in order to improve the quality of life for the 300 million people affected by this disease. It is also important to remember those, like Ellen Roche, who participated in such clinical research. Ellen Roche was an employee at […]

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Crisis Management

Preventing your study from becoming the next tragedy.

This year, Veritas IRB will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its accreditation. At that time, our president, Janice Parente, saw in accreditation an opportunity for the entire research industry to move towards a participant-centric approach to research: “It is imperative to minimize the risks to clinical trial participants and maximize the benefits… Our industry has […]