• CGIRB Innovation

    Innovation

    Managing complexity through innovation

    At Copernicus Group IRB, innovation and technology are essential to efficiency—and the driving force behind the creation of CGIRB Connexus, the most advanced, paperless web portal serving the IRB industry today. Connexus manages the entire submissions and review process from start to finish, saving time and money, ensuring compliance and speeding the review process.

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    Experience

    Protecting the rights of human research subjects

    Human subject protection is a serious responsibility requiring an unshakable adherence to well established guiding principles and sound judgment. Since 1996, Copernicus Group IRB’s top-flight Board has combined extensive experience in the clinical research field complemented by members representing the non-research community.

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    Quality

    The first IRB to become ISO 9001:2008 certified

    Copernicus Group IRB has a spotless FDA inspection history and has never received a 483 or Warning Letter. CGIRB has maintained full accreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) since 2004. In 2010, CGIRB became the first IRB to receive ISO 9001:2008 certification and in 2011, CGIRB launched a Lean Six Sigma initiative. 

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  • CGIRB Thought Leadership

    Thought Leadership

    Committed to providing education for the research community

    Copernicus Group IRB—recognized as a leader in the industry—is regularly invited to speak at large conferences and to contribute to industry publications. CGIRB is dedicated to providing education through newsletters, webinars and customized training events.

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  • CGIRB Quality Management Director Yvonne Higgins to speak in Singapore

    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

  • Copernicus Group IRB’s Veit, Higgins speak at PRIM&R conference

    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

  • Press Release: Copernicus Group IRB named a Training Magazine Top 125 company

    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

  • CGIRB Associate Project Manager Guest Speaker at Campbell University

    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

  • CGIRB’s Director, Quality Management Featured Speaker at OHRP Quality Assessment Workshop

    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

  • Press Release: Copernicus Group IRB Named Finalist for NCTA 21 Award

    “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

  • Press Release: Copernicus Group IRB Webinar

    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

  • CGIRB 16th Anniversary

    July 1st, 2012 – July 1st, 2012 at Durham, NC – July 1st marks the 16th anniversary for CGIRB! Established in July 1996, Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB) is an independent institutional review board (IRB or “Board”) organized and operating in compliance with regulations governing institutional review boards set forth in 21 CFR and ICH guidelines, as well as 45 CFR when…READ MORE

  • CGIRB to attend MAGI East

    May 20th, 2012 – May 23rd, 2012 at Arlington, VA – CGIRB will attend MAGI East conference in Arlington Virginia on May 20- 23, 2012 90+ sessions and workshops in seven tracks: sponsor operations, site operations, regulatory compliance, contracts, budgets & billing, quality and special topics. About MAGI: 8,000+ members represent clinical research sponsors, sites and CROs. Our objective is to standardize best…READ MORE

  • AAMC Annual Meeting

    November 2nd, 2012 – November 7th, 2012 at San Francisco, CA – CGIRB will attend the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in San Francisco, California on Nov 2-7. The AAMC serves and leads the academic medicine community to improve the health of all. Founded in 1876 and based in Washington, D.C., the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is a not-for-profit…READ MORE

  • MAGI West

    October 21st, 2012 – October 24th, 2012 at San Diego, CA – CGIRB will attend MAGI West conference in San Diego, CA on October 21-24. The MAGI West conference will include over 90 sessions and workshops in seven tracks; sponsor operations, site operations, regulatory compliance, contracts, budgets & billing, quality and special topics. The conference also provides exceptional networking environment and activities. About…READ MORE

  • Partnerships in Clinical Trials Orlando, FL

    March 4th, 2012 – February 7th, 2012 at Marriott World Center, Orlando FL – CGIRB will attend the annual Partnerships in Clinical Trials conference in Orlando Florida at the Marriott World Center on March 4-7 The Partnerships in Clinical Trial events opens up with a choice of six diverse multi-speaker summits including; Virtual Clinical Trials Consortium, Outsourcing Strategies for Small and Mid-Size Pharma and Biotech,  Innovation Strategies…READ MORE

  • CGIRB to attend Post-Approval Summit at the Harvard Medical School in Boston.

    May 1st, 2012 – May 2nd, 2012 at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA – The Post-Approval Summit will be held on May 1-2 at Harvard Medical School. The annual summit focuses on strategies and best practices for demonstrating and improving the safety, effectiveness, value and quality of healthcare products and services through Phase IV studies, Patient Registries, Risk Management Programs and Quality Initiatives. Are you planning to…READ MORE

  • Yvonne Higgins speaking in Singapore

    March 7th, 2012 – March 9th, 2012 at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore. – CGIRB Quality Management Director Yvonne Higgins to speak at Asia Pacific Research Ethics Conference in Singapore Yvonne Higgins, Quality Management Director of Copernicus Group (CGIRB), will speak at The Asia Pacific Research Ethics Conference (APREC) on March 7th-9th, 2012 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore. Higgins track…READ MORE