http://www.researchcentric.com/ Researchcentric News RSSMaster 1.0 (http://www.softtool.info/rssmaster) en-US http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=248 The ultimate aim of the Forum is to assist in bringing about improvements to public health in the UK, by ensuring that early stage pharmaceutical research can utilise the latest technology available to deliver medicines that are needed by patients and prescribers, to ensure that regulatory requirements and guidelines take account of scientific developments, and industry has a clear understanding of the likely regulatory requirements in areas of scientific developments. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=247 The NHS R&D Forum and the Primary Care Working Group are delighted to recommend this guide on documentation relating to Research Governance, which has been developed by Gill Sarre with Trent RDSU. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=245 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=246 Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and The Central Office for Research Ethics Committee ( COREC) is pleased to offer medical devices workshops to explore the regulation and ethical review of medical devices research in the UK. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=244 Last year, important new pharmacovigilance legislative requirements to mandate the electronic reporting of individual case safety reports (ICSRs) to the MHRA by marketing authorisation holders (MAHs) came into force. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=243 A Business Plan for 2006/07 and a Corporate Plan for 2006/11 has been published. The Business Plan sets out what they expect to achieve this year, and their targets for the year. The Corporate Plan shows the strategic framework for the next few years. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=242 The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Amendment Regulations 2006 - SI 2006/1928 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=241 The Clinical Research Collaboration Cymru a new research and development infrastructure for health and social care in Wales was launched on July 5th. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=240 Best Research for Best Health has a range of related objectives which require different approaches. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=239 The Department of Health's research governance framework for health and social care (RGF) sets out standards of good practice in the conduct of research. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=237 Following a review of existing procedures, the procedure for submission of protocols to ISAC is to change as of Monday 10th July 2006. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=238 Download the pdf from the R&D Forum web site http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=236 Find out at the Department of Health web site http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=235 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=234 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=232 The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, today announced that he has appointed Sir David Cooksey to lead a review to build agreement on the best institutional arrangements for the new single fund for health research announced in the Budget. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=233 Further to the previous notice on the MHRA website about interim changes to suspected ADR reporting, proposed arrangements will take effect from 31 May 2006, pending successful completion of E2B testing with individual marketing authorisation holders (MAHs). http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=231 The MHRA and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) have published new guidance for pharmacists and patients on counterfeit medicines. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=228 Health Minister Andy Burnham today announced the membership of an Expert Group to investigate clinical trials to the House of Commons. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=229 An important part of coordinating research is to have an accurate picture of current funding patterns. The UKCRC Partners agreed that the UKCRC Secretariat was uniquely placed to undertake the task of mapping the UK health research portfolio. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=230 The third Quarterly Report from Health Services Research Network is now available to download. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=226 The Department of Health expects all trusts in England who received R&D support funding in the last financial year (2005-06) to complete an annual report via the online system developed by Update Software. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=227 The Human Tissue Authority today (15 May 2006) launches a consultation on the public display of human bodies, body parts and human tissue, before it starts licensing public display in the Autumn. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=224 The National Institute for Health Research is now established as a part of the Government's strategy, 'Best Research for Best Health'. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=225 Best Research for Best Health set out a 5-year research and development strategy for the NHS in England. The following page sets out the detailed process for the award of programme drants for applied research and invites NHS organisations, with appropriate academic partners, to submit an outline application. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=222 Important Information EudraCT Public Web Site will be unavailable from 12:00 noon (UK time) Friday 2 June 2006 until Monday 5 June 2006 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=223 Download the Spring Update from the UK Clinical Research Collaboration http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=221 The Department of Health has released a revised implementation plan for the development of the Clinical Research Network - England (CRN - E), part of the new NHS R&D Strategy, "Best Research for Best Health". http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=220 The NHS Research and Development Methodology Programme, in conjunction with the MHRA, are inviting proposals for an evaluation of the patient reporting component of the Yellow Card Scheme, which is the UKs national reporting system for adverse drug reactions. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=219 An independent panel to tackle research fraud will be set up, Universities UK announced last week. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=218 The NHS R&D Forum has published guidance for non-commercial organisations on preparing for inspection by the MHRA. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=217 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=215 Following discussion with NHS and university research sponsors the NHS R&D Forum has sought clarification from COREC about attendance at REC meetings. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=216 A new panel set up to combat medical research fraud has called on universities and the NHS to view such misconduct as seriously as financial fraud. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=214 Best Research for Best Health set out a 5-year Research and Development Strategy for the NHS in England. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=213 Better regulation is needed to ensure that research carried out in Africa and other developing countries is ethical, says an expert in this weeks BMJ. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=211 Scotland could lead the world in medical research after a £50 million deal was sealed to set up the world's first 'Translational Medicine Research Collaboration'. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=212 The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) will commence licensing a number of activities from 1 September 2006 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=210 Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014: Next Steps sets out the Governments thoughts on the long-term challenges facing UK science and innovation, and the next steps to build on the Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=209 The ISAC is a non-statutory expert advisory body established in 2006 by the Secretary of State to provide advice on research related requests to access data from the Yellow Card Scheme and the General Practice Research Database. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=208 The NHS Health Technology Assessment programme announces a new funding opportunity for clinical trials to assess the effectiveness of technologies within the NHS as part of the newly launched DH R&D strategy Best Research for Best Health. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=206 The Department of Health plans a phased implementation of the new funding schemes contained with the new national health research strategy, Best Research for Best Health, starting in April 2006. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=207 Is society losing control of the medical research agenda? ask experts in a study published online by the BMJ today (17 March 2006). http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=205 The European Union was unable to agree on a common human embryonic stem cell research policy on Monday, and will continue to fund research on a case-by-case basis, officials said. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=204 Establishments that store tissues or cells for therapeutic use should apply for a licence from 10 March 2006. The Human Tissue Authority has issued information and guidelines. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=203 COREC has revised its guidance on information sheets and consent forms for research participants. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=201 Following the release of version 5.0 of the NHS REC online application form, we received good feedback from researchers and stakeholders. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=202 Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) is planning to tie up with Centre for Management of Intellectual property in Health Research (MIHR) for the benefit of Health Sector. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=200 The update is expected early in March. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=199 Dr. Aubrey Blumsohn was stunned: Research results were submitted to a scientific meeting under his name - yet the British bone specialist insists he not only hadn't written or reviewed the report, he wasn't sure it was accurate. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=198 New research findings, emerging issues, and state-of-the-art presentations on disease prevention and health care quality highlight the program for Preventive Medicine 2006, the premier meeting held annually for physicians and other healthcare professionals with an interest in preventive medicine. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=197 Even as nanotechnology (science on the scale of single atoms and molecules) produces increasingly important advances in the physical, biological and medical sciences, researchers and regulators around the world are examining its potential risks. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=196 GPRDs Scientific and Ethical Advisory Group (SEAG) is being replaced by a new committee (ISAC: Independent Scientific Advisory Committee for MHRA database research) in February 2006. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=195 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=194 UK scientists have started work on the creation of a free online digital archive of peer-reviewed medical research in the UK. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=193 Its time for a revolution in the ethics of research http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=190 Australian researchers are seeking the country's first licences to make stem cell lines from freshly created human embryos with genetic abnormalities. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=191 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=192 The U.K., where scientists cracked the genetic code and created the first test-tube baby, is spending 100 million pounds ($177 million) to promote stem cell research that may help treat Alzheimer's disease and strokes. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=189 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=186 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=187 Professor Sally C Davies, Director of Research and Development at the Department of Health, says: "Our new health research strategy Best Research for Best Health sets out the direction that NHS research and development will take to ensure a vibrant, world-class environment for conducting and using NHS health research." http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=188 More than 12,000 biological and biomedical scientists will gather for the Experimental Biology 2006 meeting at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco April 1-5. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=183 Mr Frazer has spent the last 20 years working on a vaccine to combat the sexually-transmitted human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes all cervical cancer cases. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=184 Health Canada decision raises debate over cost-saving of electronic journals http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=185 Doctors at teaching hospitals shouldn't accept drug samples, junkets or even ballpoint pens from drug or medical device companies, says a group of leading physicians in a sweeping call for ethical reform in medicine. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=182 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=181 The second MHRA Annual Lecture took place yesterday at the British Museum. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=179 Medical research using patient data has had a long and successful history of providing vital knowledge on the causes of disease and the effectiveness of treatments. The unique features of the UK National Health Service and the advent of large patient databases present unparalleled opportunities for enhancing such research. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=180 The arrival of a New Year is usually accompanied by bold statements of how to change our lives for the better. While Headlines makes no predictions, it is safe to say that the European research scene is in for a big year with preparations for the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), the longest and most ambitious one to date, entering full swing. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=178 Half a million Britons will be asked to give researchers access to their private medical records as part of a new research project. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=176 The Alliance for Human Research have compiled a set of guidelines for people giving informed consent to medical research. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=177 Lives are being lost because medical research is being hampered by over cautious regulation, doctors say. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=174 Following years of declining R&D productivity, during which fewer new drugs received marketing approval in the United States, drug developers are poised to reverse the trend, according to the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=175 William Beaumont Hospital has given its four-decade-old Research Institute a new mandate: transform its clinical trials and medical advancements into revenue-generating business opportunities. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=173 The Department of Health provides NHS R&D Support Funding to research-active NHS organisations. The primary purpose of this funding is to reimburse the NHS for the additional service costs incurred from participation in externally funded non-commercial research. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=172 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=171 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=168 Summary of responses to the consultation on a new National Health Research Strategy http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=169 UK Clinical Research Collaboration Academic Training Programmes. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=170 Harvard Law School said Tuesday it will use a $10 million gift to launch a program to explore legal issues in genetics and biotechnology and examine health care policy... http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=167 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=162 The draft plan for implementing the recommendations of the report of the ad hoc advisory group on the operation of NHS research ethics committees is now complete and has been agreed by the NPSAs board and Change Advisory Group. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=163 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=164 Call for expression of interest to become Local Research Networks within the Primary Care Research Network - England (28 November 2005 ) http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=165 The National Institutes of Health announces the opening of the 2006 NIH Directors Pioneer Award program, a key component of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=166 Medical research guidelines in India leave doctors free to do what they wish http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=161 To obtain the document please use the link at the bottom of the article. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=157 A new version of the Community Clinical Trials database (EudraCT) will soon be launched, offering enhanced functionality and support to national competent authorities and sponsors of clinical trials. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=158 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=159 Paper by by John Luo, M.D. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=156 Paper title: Research Conditions That Qualify for Emergency Exception from Informed Consent http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=154 Paper title: Exception from Informed Consent: Viewpoint of Institutional Review BoardsBalancing Risks to Subjects, Community Consultation, and Future Directions http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=155 As part of the Research Council and Institute of Medicine at the National Academies, MIT Professor Richard O. Hynes played a key role in drafting one of the few sets of guidelines for stem cell research. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=153 Some of health care's biggest names throughout the U.S. have joined forces to launch The Health Care Solutions Group. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=152 The second update newsletter from the UK Clinical Research Collaboration is now available. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=151 The NIH wishes to provide flexibility and support to institutions who choose to "re-engineer" their own clinical and translational research programs in order to combine a number of existing NIH-funded programs creatively. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=149 As part of the UK presidency of the EU, the 16th meeting of Competent Authorities for Medical Devices took place in London on 22nd and 23rd September 2005. European Commission representatives and participants from EU member states discussed a number of important issues on the future of regulating medical devices. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=150 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., today announced a new program designed to spur the transformation of clinical and translational research in the United States, so that new treatments can be developed more efficiently and delivered more quickly to patients. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=148 Issue 151 of MHRA's updating service for medicine, Mail, contains new guidlines on Eurodirect as well as recent MLX consultations and and stautory instruments. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=147 European Health Forum Gastein - Session: European Health and partnership challenges. The widening health divide in Europe. Partnerships between the state and its citizens, health reforms and patients safety http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=146 The Nanoethics Group today officially launched as a non-partisan think tank to study the societal, ethical and policy implications of nanotechnology or the manipulation of molecule-sized materials to create new products. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=144 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=145 Federal Health Minister Mr Tony Abbott to fund for another four years the Primary Health Research, Evaluation and Development Strategy. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=143 Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24781) has announced the addition of Research Ethics Committees, Data Protection and Medical Research in European Countries to their offering http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=142 Monday September 26, 9:56 am ET World-class healthcare visionaries, including Dr. David Brailer, Newt Gingrich, Dr. Molly J. Coye, and Emily Friedman explore challenges and solutions for advancing fail-safe patient care through the use of electronic health records http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=141 Spending on biomedical research in the US is going to have to prove itself cost effective if the growth of recent years is to continue, argues a recent paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=140 The Medical Research Council (MRC) is looking for world-class, innovative projects to strengthen experimental medicine research in the UK, as it launches a call for proposals, today (07 September 2005). http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=139 The task force on drugs pricing has, in its wake, left the entire pharmaceutical industry scampering for cover. Its recommendations could not have come at a worse hour, with the industry already suffering from MRP- based excise duty, value-added tax and fringe benefit tax. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=137 Total U.S. investment in biomedical research has more than doubled in a decade, rising from $37 billion annually in 1994 to more than $94 billion by 2003, a new report shows. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=138 The first study of its kind to look at whether Australians are paid for taking part in research has revealed inconsistencies between institutions. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=133 The European Commission has selected the EBI to coordinate a project that will stimulate and explore synergies between bioinformatics (the science of storing, retrieving and analysing large amounts of biological information) and medical informatics (the science of processing, sharing and using large amounts of medical information). http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=134 Medical research should be country-specific to provide integrated solutions for preventing and curing disease, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said here Monday. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=135 The Medical Research Council ( MRC ), the Wellcome Trust and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council ( BBSRC ), have issued the statement in light of public concerns that bioscience research could be misused in the development of bioweapons. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=132 Medical research bodies are joining together in a bid to reduce the risk of sensitive medical research falling into the hands of terrorists. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=130 REC application form moves to version 5. New forms for notification of amendments, safety reports and progress reports. Revised standard approval conditions. Implementation of version 3 of standard operating procedures for RECs. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=131 On 1 September 2005 the Device Evaluation Service transfers from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to NHS PASA and will be known as the Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=128 The guidance contained in Health Service Circular 1999/053 For the Record - Managing Records in NHS Trusts and Health Authorities, has been reviewed taking into account recent developments in records management requirements and to reflect the increased use of electronic records in the NHS. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=129 The MHRA has published its first communications strategy, which sets out the priorities for Agency communications over the next two years, and identifies some of the key issues about which the Agency will be seeking to communicate. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=126 The Department of Health is inviting comments on the proposed new national health research strategy, which aims to create a health research system where the NHS supports those engaged in research to focus on the needs of patients and the public. The consultation period runs until 21st October 2005. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=127 On June 16, 2005, the Public Health Services (PHS) final rule on research misconduct, first published on May 1, 2005, went into effect (the June 2005 Rule). The June 2005 Rule is the latest effort by the federal government to respond to increasing concerns about the integrity and independence of federally funded research, following closely on the heels of a decision by the National Institutes of Health to overhaul its rules regarding conflicts of interest. The June 2005 Rule will have far-reaching effects on the way institutions respond to allegations of scientific misconduct and the repercussions for institutions who do not. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=124 Rules management technology has the potential to make a major contribution to the health care industry. In fact, the use of rules technology in clinical decision support and reimbursement/claims systems may be the most important single information system advance for health care providers and payers over the next 5 years. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=125 The pharma industry is witnessing a rapidly changing policy environment. First, after years of the process patent regime, the Patents Act 1970 was amended to allow product patents. Now, there is a call to enforce other provisions of the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (Trips)) agreement to which India is a signatory at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=122 FUNDING RAISES ISSUES OF BIAS IN DRUG STUDIES http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=123 A forum on national health care policy revealed sharp divisions among medical providers, policy makers, and the public on the subjects of system reforms and universal health insurance. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=121 Many see need to overhaul standards for peer review http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=119 The debate over human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research can be informed by a line of moral reasoning thus far overlooked in legislative drafting, according to Louis M. Guenin, lecturer on ethics in science at Harvard Medical School, whose commentary will be published in the journal Stem Cells and is available now as an early online publication in Stem Cells Express. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=120 This measure has been revised and now requires practices to have a system in place to recall patients with clinically significant tests and results. Practices are also required to have a written policy for the follow-up and recall of patients with clinically significant tests and results. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=118 Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22089) has announced the addition of The Data Protection Directive and Medical Research Across Europe to their offering http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=117 As a member of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), Archives of Neurology will require, as a condition of consideration for publication, registration of all trials in a public trials registry (such as http://ClinicalTrials.gov). http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=116 Scientists creating exotic rodents to help discover cures to diseases. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=113 Highmark, UPMC and docs work to develop, sell cancer treatment guidelines http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=114 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=115 An IT revolution of the NHS could fail because staff are demoralised about the project, research suggests. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=111 HMO makes patient data quick to access and secure for health plan members http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=110 Two laws recently passed by Congress with strong industry backing have had a chilling effect on government efforts to protect public health, according to a UCSF study. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=109 Merck KGaA announced today that it will provide up-to-date information on its important ongoing clinical studies. It will also disclose information on completed clinical studies. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=108 For Hunter Fulton, the best part of participating in the advancement of medicine is the $20 gift certificates. And what's an extra blood test each year and a few survey questions if the 11-year-old with Type 1 diabetes can help the greater good? http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=107 The European Medicines Agency has finalised a new procedure aimed at putting in place a transparent process for the development, consultation, finalisation and implementation of pharmaceutical guidelines. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=106 At a Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center just a few miles from my office in the United States Capitol, visitors can see the future of American medicine. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=105 Medical researchers hope a new information kit will encourage more Australians to take part in clinical research. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=101 A bill to encourage development of health-information technology, which has potential to bring down costs while improving quality, won unanimously approval by a Senate panel on Wednesday. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=99 These days nearly every information technology-related marketer is targeting healthcare as one of their big verticals. Unfortunately, as we discovered while conducting intensive weeks of research for this special report -- marketing to hospitals is incredibly difficult. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=100 Who is privy to medical research data? How effective is the EUs Data Protection Directive at safeguarding the fundamental rights and freedoms of medical research subjects? European researchers set out to answer this question in an EU-funded investigation which recently presented its findings in Brussels. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=96 As European leaders debate the fate of the forthcoming Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), thousands of scientists have weighed in behind a petition calling on the EU to ensure a very significant increase in EU funding in line with the Commissions proposal. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=97 The stagnating state of science and technology investment in the European Union is laid bare by new statistics. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=98 A different angle on the embryonic stem cell debate http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=93 The Senate is on the threshold of a momentous decision: whether to expand research on human embryonic stem cells. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=94 Here's some medical news you can trust: A new study confirms that what doctors once said was good for you may turn out to be bad - or at least not as great as initially thought. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=95 Senate could vote this week on lifting limits on stem cell research http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=91 Science and Innovation Minister Lord Sainsbury today announced the appointment of Dr Lefkos T Middleton to the Medical Research Council (MRC). Dr Middleton will take up the role of lay Council member with industry expertise on 1 August 2005. He has been appointed for a period of three and a half years, to 31 March 2009. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=92 Forty-four government scientists have violated ethics rules on collaborating with pharmaceutical companies, a preliminary review by the National Institutes of Health shows. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=90 The report looks at the work of NHS Research Ethics Committees and how they meet their primary purpose of protecting the rights, safety, dignity and wellbeing of all actual or potential participants in NHS research. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=89 UNESCO has issued a draft declaration it says will be the first ever to commit governments to take a position on the ethical and human rights dilemmas raised by modern research. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=88 Keele University in the UK are offering a Professional Doctorate in Medical Ethics (DMedEth). This part-time course is designed for health care professionals who already have a Masters Level qualification in Medical Ethics or a related subject, or who have substantial experience at a senior level. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=87 Fewer adults participate or plan to participate in trials for financial benefits and many of those who have ever participated rely on the advice of their regular physician http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=86 A new and much expanded version of a booklet that gives guidance to those overseeing research involving humans, including that into new and innovative medicines, was published today. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=85 Intense competition for funding could be making researchers desperate for results. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=84 Around 60 per cent of European citizens believe that the EU should spend more on scientific research, according to the results of two new Eurobarometer reports on the public's perception of science and technology and the ethics that underpin them. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=82 A report to gather information about research ethics committees in the EU is now available. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=83 How effective is the EUs Data Protection Directive at safeguarding the fundamental rights and freedoms of medical research subjects? European researchers set out to answer this question in an EU-funded investigation which is, today, presenting its findings in Brussels. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=80 Even before the intense scrutiny that started in September when Vioxxs manufacturer removed the drug from the market due to safety concerns, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the pharmaceutical industry faced a bumpy road. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=81 Few scientists fabricate results from scratch or flatly plagiarize the work of others, but a surprising number engage in troubling degrees of fact-bending or deceit, according to the first large-scale survey of scientific misbehavior. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=78 The National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) today accepted 22 strategic proposals for revamping the NCIs cancer clinical trials system and a five-year implementation plan to accomplish the changes. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=77 The report of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on the Operation of NHS Research Ethics Committees has now been issued click here for more information. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=73 The CHMS and CHDDS concluded: "It is paradoxical that despite the new opportunities in clinical academic medicine and dentistry, including the UK Clinical Research Collaboration and the recommendations of the Walport report, numbers of academics are continuing to decrease - urgent investment is required to reverse this decline." http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=74 A study released today suggests that the publication of incomplete or biased pharmaceutical trials is common. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=75 The drive for profits may be putting consumers in danger http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=76 JEDDAH, 3 June 2005 A three-day international Islamic conference on medical ethics ended here yesterday. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=72 Fifteen months ago, a Boston organization called the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation was formed to educate the public about their options for enrolling in clinical studies. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=70 The federal Minister for Health Minister, Tony Abbott, has proposed a national watchdog to oversee medical ethics, warning doctors they cannot take their high reputations for granted. The proposal comes as an inquiry in Queensland prepares for its second week of hearings into the deaths of at least 87 people treated by a doctor who has vanished and criticisms over the sale by doctors of patient data to drug companies. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=71 Approximately 70 percent of clinical drug trials in the U.S. are funded by industry sponsors. A survey of academic medical centers found that some have more stringent standards than others regarding the aspects of research that industry sponsors are permitted to control - for example, whether sponsors can limit access to data or prohibit investigators from discussing research results. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=61 TNT Express, the world's leading B to B express delivery company, today announced a strategic partnership with the US Company AirNet Systems. AirNet will act as TNT's exclusive partner for transports of clinical samples to and inside the United States http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=62 Organisations that are required to provide annual reports to the Department of Health can access the final draft guidance for completion at http://tinyurl.com/9cb4c. The data collection software is being piloted and should be available by 23 May 2005. The submission deadline remains 1 July 2005. All queries about this guidance should be addressed to RD2005.AnnualReports@dh.gsi.gov.uk http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=68 Some recent events have raised concerns within the medical research community about the level of regulation This paper summarises the Medical Research Council’s (MRC) views about the need for regulation, and the balance that needs to be struck between this and the importance of not impeding vital medical research to improve individual and public health. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=64 The Wellcome Trust and a number of major funders of life sciences in the UK the MRC, BBSRC, Arthritis Research Campaign, British Heart Foundation and JISC are exploring the feasibility of establishing a UK PubMed Central. Organisations are invited to express interest in establishing and running the PubMed Central in the UK by 10 June 2005. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=65 May 20 2005 is the first International Clinical Trials Day, designed to highlight the importance of clinical research and clinical trials, ultimately leading to improved clinical practice worldwide. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=66 The NHS Research and Development Forum is an organisation for anyone involved in the management and planning of R&D activities and in conducting R&D in health and social care. The Forum is open to all involved in R&D, including directors, managers, administrators, members of the public and researchers. The activities of the Forum encompass research across the full range of health and social care including community and primary care, secondary and tertiary care, public health and social services. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=67 Funding of £74 million is announced today (Wednesday 11 May) to provide a major boost to experimental medicine1 in the UK to develop new treatments for patients. Experimental medicine brings together laboratory and clinical patient-based research to answer important questions about health and disease. The resulting knowledge can then be used to speed up the development of new treatments to benefit patients. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=63 Guidance on this year's annual reports is now available. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=60 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 29 January 2006 at the latest. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=58 The final version of the second edition of the Research Governance Framework has been published on the Department of Health website. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=59 The final version of the second edition of the Research Governance Framework has been published on the Department of Health website. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=69 The Scottish minister of health, Andy Kerr, has announced £12.8 million for Scottish participation in the UK Clinical Research Network in 2007 and 2008. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=57 According to the nature of a study proposal, approval must be sought from the appropriate ethics committee alongside authorization from R&D departments and other regulatory bodies. In a complex system where compliance is critical, this course can explain how to operate within the boundaries of current legislation for single and multi-site studies. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=56 Drug companies stand to lose between $600,000 and $8 million each day clinical trials delay a drug's development and launch. With so many parties involved in clinical development -- study sponsors, CROs, SMOs, patient recruiters, investigators and patients -- it is no surprise that trials last 30%-42% longer than expected, on average (depending on development Phase). http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=53 The new R&D application form has been launched. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=54 The Medical Research Council (MRC) welcomes the report produced by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) and the Department of Health's (DH) Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) initiative. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=52 The first survey to analyse the way that cancer research is funded across Europe has revealed some startling findings that have major implications for cancer patients and for European cancer research policy, it was announced today (Wednesday 30 March). http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=51 These two important resources for primary care research have been extensively revised. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=55 The Medical Research Council (MRC) welcomes the additional funding of approximately £90 million over two years, announced today as part of the Spending Review (SR2004) allocation. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=50 UK R&D Update: keeping the NHS up-to-date about Research and Development issues http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=45 The University of Manchester, the Christie Hospital and the Paterson Institute have unveiled an ambitious plan to put north west city at the forefront of international cancer research by establishing an integrated cancer research center. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=46 Investigators must learn how to balance between possible harm to an individual patient and possible greater benefit to science and the public at large, write S Kore and LVJS Sivaprasad http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=47 In a meeting of research ethics committees from across Europe, EU politicians emphasised the importance of scientific freedom and called for tolerant dialogue on ethics in research. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=49 Zambia is to set up an independent national committee to monitor the ethics of health research, and to protect the rights, health and safety of participants in clinical trials of potential drugs. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=48 Lord Warner has announced that the Government proposes to amend the requirements of the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 for consent in emergency situations. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=42 Copenhagen Summer School in Research Ethics for Research Ethics Committees Copenhagen June 27th July 1st 2005 http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=43 As EU Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik is quick to recognise, the regulation of ethical issues in research remains the responsibility of Member States, reflecting the ethical pluralism of the Union. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=36 The Medical Research Councils (MRC) Clinical Trials Unit, in consortium with the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, University College London (UCL) and University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust, has been selected to establish the Co-ordinating Centre for the UK Clinical Research Network (UK CRN). http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=37 The prescription drug industry's main trade group announced Thursday that its member companies will begin voluntarily posting information about ongoing clinical trials for all diseases this summer on a government Web site. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=35 31 December 2004 - closing date for submissions to the Ethics Review of Social Care Research: Options appraisal and guidelines http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=33 R&D Update - keeping the NHS up-to-date about Research and Development issues. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=32 The NHS R&D Forum and Institute of Clinical Research are pleased to announce their third joint conference on 28 February 2005 near Reading. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=26 The NHS R&D Forum Annual Conference will be held on 9 -10 May 2005 in London. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=27 The MHRA have published an algorithm to help in identifying whether a trial should be managed within the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=28 The British Universities Finance Directors Group has obtained clarification from the Inland Revenue about payments to volunteers involved in research. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=30 Organised by the NHS Service Delivery and Organisation R&D Programme. A one day conference for those concerned with the delivery and management of effective, evidence-based healthcare. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=31 Lord Warner has set up a small ad-hoc group of scientists and lay members to undertake a review of the systems that support NHS Research Ethics Committees in England, and make recommendations for further steps to improve their operation, building on changes already under way. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=25 A second call for proposals was published on 19 October 2004 for trials units that centrally coordinate multi-centre clinical trials, (i.e. have the overall responsibility for the design, recruitment, data management, publicity and analysis of the trial). http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=19 Keep up to date with the latest changes in R&D with the ResearchCentric Newsletter. http://www.researchcentric.com/news.aspx?id=24