Press Releases from Copernicus Group IRB (10 total)
CGIRB Corporate Trainer speaking at Barnett Clinical Summit
October 8, 2012, Research Triangle Park – Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB), a leading independent institutional review board, announced today that Corporate Trainer Sydney Douglas will be speaking at this week’s Barnett Clinical Summit in Cambridge, Mass.
The four-day summit, which begins tomorrow, is a premier information-sharing forum covering issues of key importance to clinical research professionals. The event includes formal presentations from leading experts, case studies, breakout discussion groups and…
CGIRB Chairperson speaks at Global Clinical Trial Symposium
June 5, 2012, Research Triangle Park, N.C. – Glenn Veit, IRB chairperson at Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB), a leading independent review board, was among the featured speakers at this month’s “Creating a Global Clinical Trial Platform: Partnering for Synergy” symposium in Durham, N.C..
Veit, a frequent industry speaker, was joined by co-panelists from Duke Medicine, Harvard University and the Duke University Health System IRB to present information on the obstacles…
Copernicus Group IRB announces the release of CGIRB Connexus® 2.0.
March 20, Research Triangle Park, N.C. – Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB), a leading independent institutional review board, today announced the release of CGIRB Connexus® 2.0.
Connexus, CGIRB’s award-winning e-document management system, is utilized by sponsors, CROs and sites to manage every phase of the IRB review process. Connexus 2.0 is a complete upgrade to the system’s look and feel, offering a cleaner, faster and more intuitive experience, while still…
CGIRB Yvonne Higgins speaks at Second APREC Conference
March 15, 2012, Durham, N.C. - Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB) Quality Management Director Yvonne Higgins spoke at the Asia Pacific Research Ethics Conference, held March 7-9 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore.
Ms. Higgins’ presentation, “Building a Quality Institutional Review Board/Ethics Review Committee,” included discussions of the attributes of a quality IRB, review tools and strategies, and case studies on the use of quality management principles in an…
Copernicus Group IRB receives Training Top 125 award
Durham, NC- March 1, 2012 Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB), a leading independent institutional review board, this month accepted Training Magazine’s annual Training Top 125 award, which highlights companies’ excellence in employer-sponsored training and development programs.
Sydney Douglas, CGIRB’s corporate trainer, accepted the award at Training’s 2012 Conference and Expo, held Feb. 13-15 in Atlanta. CGIRB, the only IRB to be recognized, was among the 24 new companies that broke the Top…
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 will be announced during Training's 2012 Conference and Expo, scheduled for Feb. 13-15 in Atlanta.
Training determines its Top 125 rankings using benchmark statistics…
Copernicus Group IRB Announces Two Distinguished Staff Members Selected to Speak …
Two key employees of Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB) have been selected to present at the Drug Information Association (DIA) 47th Annual Meeting on June 19-23 in Chicago, IL.
Tita Simmons’ presentation, entitled, “Quality Assurance and the Protection of Human Research Subjects: The Sponsor, CRO and IRB Partnership,” will discuss how partnerships between the three groups enhance the protection of the safety, rights and welfare of human subjects. Simmons will…
Tita Simmons speaks at Society of Quality Assurance Annual Meeting
Tita Simmons, Manager of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance at Copernicus Group IRB, recently spoke at the 27th Annual Society of Quality Assurance (SQA) Annual Meeting. Simmons’ session, presented in conjunction with a representative from Quintiles, was entitled, "Quality Assurance and the Protection of Research Subjects: The Sponsor, CRO and IRB QA Professionals Partnership." The presentation was part of a three part session that tied into a larger…
Copernicus Group IRB Announces New Technological Offering to Help Organizations …
CGIRB Connexus™ Provides Strategic Advantage in Managing IRB Documentation
September 15, 2010 – Research Triangle Park, NC – Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB), a leading independent institutional review board, today announced the immediate availability of CGIRB Connexus™, its advanced integrated electronic document management web portal, comprehensive tracking database and paperless document repository. Connexus provides study managers with unprecedented new capabilities to efficiently and effectively manage the entire IRB review process.
The Connexus system…
Copernicus Group IRB Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Research Triangle Park, NC – June 8, 2010 --Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB) announced that it has received ISO 9001:2008 Certification, affirming that the company's quality management system meets the strict qualifications for the globally accepted ISO standard.
The ISO 9001:2008 standard outlines requirements and provides guidance on good quality management systems for businesses and other organizations. Achieving ISO 9001:2008 certification demonstrates that CGIRB's quality management system consistently provides products and…
