Accredited IRB Services

Expert-Driven Ethical Review Services for Human Participants

What is an IRB and Why Does It Matter?

An IRB, or Institutional Review Board, is responsible for ensuring the safe, ethical, and legal structure of research involving human participants. IRBs are responsible for overseeing participants’ rights and upholding ethical standards while supporting the innovation necessary on the path to therapeutic breakthrough.

Four Essential Functions of an IRB:

Protecting Human Subjects

The primary purpose of an IRB is to ensure the rights, welfare, and safety of human participants in clinical research. It reviews study protocols to make sure that risks are minimized in relation to potential benefits.

Upholding Ethical Standards

IRBs enforce the ethical principles outlined in regulatory documents. This includes the following principles regarding research participants:

  • Respect
  • Beneficence
  • Fairness and equity
  • Informed consent
  • Privacy
  • Equitable selection of subjects
Legal & Regulatory Compliance

IRBs help institutions and researchers comply with federal regulations and international guidelines. This is essential for funding, publication, and institutional credibility.

Promoting Research Integrity

IRBs promote transparency and accountability in research practices by requiring thorough review and documentation at every step.

Ensure Ethics & Integrity with Versiti

Versiti Clinical Trial Services streamlines your review process with industry-leading turnaround times, expertise across the spectrum of therapeutic areas, and comprehensive review services for phase I-IV research.

Offering AAHRPP-Accredited IRB Services for:

  • Single-site clinical trials
  • Multi-site (single IRB/central IRB) clinical trials
  • International review

Our Boards Are:

  • Appropriately comprised of both genders
  • Racially and culturally diverse, satisfying the requirements of 21 CFR 56.107 and 45 CFR 46.107
  • Qualified professionals with a variety of expertise spanning scientific, medical, legal and non-scientific industries
  • Industry authorities with experience in drug safety, drug development, regulatory and medical affairs, protocol development and monitoring, research science, patient/research participant advocacy, and working with vulnerable populations
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Who Do IRBs Serve?

 
Sponsors/CROs
 
Investigators
 
Institutions
 
Research Subjects

Why Choose Independent IRB Services?

The fundamental purpose of an IRB is to ensure human subjects’ protection, so it is essential that there are no conflicts of interest in research oversight. Choosing an independent IRB not only ensures research is ethically reviewed, but it also guarantees timely turnaround times and efficient administrative operations.

Commercial IRBs now oversee approximately 70% of all U.S. Clinical Trials for drugs and medical devices.

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