The UK’s Health Research Authority has launched a three-month pilot to “test the demand for, and feasibility of,” a new fast-track service for reviewing the ethical aspects of non COVID-19 clinical trials.
UK Tests Faster Ethics Review Of Non COVID-19 Trials
Pilot Aims To Deliver Final Ethics Opinion In 15 Days
The UK’s Health Research Authority is testing whether clinical trial sponsors have an appetite for a new rapid ethics review service covering non COVID-19 research.

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