Copernicus Group IRB Quality Management Director Yvonne Higgins, CIP will speak at the Asia Pacific Research Ethics Conference in Singapore this March, CGIRB announced today. Higgins will present on Quality Management and Quality Improvement in Research – one of the featured tracks of the March 7-9 conference at the Grand Copthorne…READ MORE
Two members of the Copernicus Group IRB team spoke at the 2011 Advancing Ethical Research Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Dec. 4. CGIRB Chairperson Glenn Veit, JD, CIP, spoke on “Sponsor Responsibilities in Unanticipated Problems and Adverse Event Reporting.” His presentation reviewed new FDA regulations on adverse event…READ MORE
CGIRB sits among top national, international brands Dec. 6, 2011, Research Triangle Park, N.C. – Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB), a leading independent institutional review board, has been named a finalist in Training Magazine’s annual Top 125, which ranks companies’ excellence in employer-sponsored training and development programs. The final rankings…READ MORE
Melody Sawyer, Associate Project Manager at Copernicus Group IRB, spoke to undergraduate students in Campbell University’s Pharmacy School in Buies Creek, NC on Wednesday, November 9, 2011. Sawyer’s lecture included a general overview of the IRB process, with a focus on Human Subject Protection history and the IRB role in…READ MORE
Yvonne K. Higgins, Director, Quality Management at Copernicus Board IRB spoke at an OHRP Quality Assessment Workshop on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. The workshop was held at the Durham Convention Center in Durham, NC and featured Higgins’ firsthand account of how one institution brought about improvement of its human…READ MORE
“Leading Environmental Steward Company Award” category November 1, 2011, Research Triangle Park, NC — Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB), a leading independent institutional review board, today announced it has been named a finalist in the 2011 North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) 21 Awards. CGIRB was selected in the “Leading Environmental…READ MORE
CGIRB case study with Duke University Clinical Research Unit October 12, 2011, Research Triangle Park, NC – Copernicus Group IRB will be leading a webinar on Tuesday October 18, 2011. This is a free educational webinar entitled, “Reducing the Barriers to the Conduct and Oversight of Clinical Trials: A…READ MORE
Research Triangle Park, NC, August 2, 2011- Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB) announced today that it has received full reaccreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP). AAHRPP is an independent, non-profit accrediting body that sets rigorous standards for quality and protection of research study…READ MORE
May 23, 2011, Research Triangle Park, NC – Two key employees of Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB) have been selected to present at the Drug Information Association (DIA) 47th Annual Meeting on June 19‐23 in Chicago, IL. Tita Simmons’ presentation, entitled, “Quality Assurance and the Protection of Human Research Subjects:…READ MORE
“Innovation in Ethical Review,” an article authored by Jennifer Sodrel, Director of Information Management at CGIRB, is featured the cover of the May issue of Applied Clinical Trials. Sodrel’s article describes the goals, challenges and benefits of CGIRB’s transition to a fully paperless company.
