Ethics & Regulations

The Expert Service engages in ethical and regulatory issues faced by researchers in the medical field

> Long-standing expertise in biomedical research

• Advice for implementing ethical and regulatory policies 

• Ethical and regulatory counselling to support researchers 
in accessing and using biological samples and data. 

• Advice in drafting patient’s informed consent 

• Review of biomedical research protocols 

• Support for identifying legal and ethical issues of
research programmes, including European research projects. 

• Guidance in drafting the ethical section of research projects. 


> Counselling to meet Research Institutes, biobanks specific needs. 


> Investigation of the relationship between law, ethics and practice. 


> Training in Law and ethics for researchers, clinicians, biobankers, technicians

> Protection of research participants

> Protection of biological samples personal data and human samples 

Publications

The Ethical and Regulations Expert Service drafted a number of documents to meet researchers’ needs: see here.