Advarra Acquires Forte:
What You Need to Know
On September 5, 2019, Advarra announced its intent to acquire Forte. The combined organization leverages mutual strengths in supporting the research community with client service, regulatory expertise, and technology-enabled efficiencies…
Compensating Clinical Trial Participants: The Basics
Many clinical trial protocols include plans to compensate participants for their contribution to the research. According to FDA’s information sheet...
What Is a Screening Consent?
Informed consent is an ongoing process to ensure the participant has an initial and ongoing understanding of the research and its risks. In this blog, we’ll take a look at…
Quality Improvement Project vs Human Subject Research: What’s the Difference?
When does a quality improvement program cross over into research? How do the two categories inform one another in the context of human subjects protection? Advarra IRB Executive Chair Sarah…
The Future of Phase I Oncology Studies
Phase I studies in oncology pose challenges unlike any other early phase study. Most phase I studies begin with healthy volunteers, but because of the unique nature of the trial…
The Noble Pursuit of Investigator-Initiated Research
Stem cell clinics with unproven treatments are on the rise in the US. Learn how the FDA is working to bring new stem cell therapies under federal oversight.
The Challenge of Unproven Regenerative Stem Cell Therapies
Stem cell clinics with unproven treatments are on the rise in the US. Learn how the FDA is working to bring new stem cell therapies under federal oversight.
Six Key GDPR Questions to Review
Questions still remain about GDPR and its applications. Have you considered these six key questions to ask within your organization?
Can Ethics Review Catch Up to the CBD Craze?
CBD, a non-psychoactive cannabinoid, is experiencing a massive surge in popularity, but clinical research lags behind in verifying effective uses.
Quorum/Kinetiq Acquisition & Integration:
What You Need to Know
On March 5, 2019, Advarra announced its acquisition of Quorum Review IRB and Kinetiq, the research and technology consulting division of Quorum. We’ve assembled this FAQ to address some of…
