The Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) recently released a report asserting “Clinical trials conducted in the developing world meet the same safety, ethical and quality standards as those conducted in the developed world.” ACRO represents “companies whose focus is clinical research. The association provides an active voice for the global CRO industry, which provides [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 29, 2009
Are Clinical Trials in the Developing World Safe and Ethical? Research Ethics in the News
July 27, 2009
This Month at the Center for Bioethics
This month at the Indiana University Center for Bioethics, we are pleased to welcome a new faculty investigator. Katherine Drabiak-Syed, J.D., has joined us to work on our Predictive Health Ethics Research program. Katherine’s expertise on the legal and policy issues of genetic research and medicine are valuable addition to our team.
We are also proud [...]
July 23, 2009
Pediatric Biobanks: Research Ethics in the Academic Literature
Have you ever tried to find an old friend from school? Where did they move? Did they change their name? It is not always easy, is it? Well, imagine that you are trying to find a few hundred research subjects to get consent to use their pediatric data or tissue in a research study. Sure, [...]
July 10, 2009
New Rules for Stem Cell Research: Research Ethics in the News
On Monday, July 6, 2009 Dr. Raynard S. Kington, acting director of the NIH, announced that the Obama administration had released the new rules on federal funding for stem cell research (Guidelines, 2009). The rules implement Executive Order 13505, Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells. The new guidelines expand the number [...]
