WIRB-Copernicus Group Leaders Speak at Global Clinical Research Summit in South Korea

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The WIRB-Copernicus Group ("WCG"), the world's largest provider of regulatory and ethical review services for clinical research, announced today that three of its executive leaders will be featured guest speakers at the 2013 Global Clinical Research Summit being held October 1^st and 2^nd in Daegu, South Korea. The meeting topic is "Innovative, Integrative and Personalized Care Approach" to clinical research. 

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Stuart Horowitz, MBA, PhD, President, Global Professional Services at WCG, will speak about "Meeting the Challenges of Globalized Research on Innovative and Integrative Products."  Jeffrey A. Cooper, MD, MMM, Vice President of Global Consulting, will discuss "Empowerment and Sharing Knowledge for Global Clinical Research." David G. Forster, JD, MA, Chief Compliance Officer, will talk about the "Global Regulatory View for Qualified Approach."

Additionally, WCG is pleased to announce a relationship with Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, together with the Comprehensive Integrative Medicine Institute (both in Daegu, Korea), to promote and facilitate international cooperation in the protection of human research participants. Today at the Global Clinical Research Summit these organizations signed an agreement to collaborate on joint initiatives including human research protection training and education, joint ethical reviews, exchange of personnel and fellows, and joint Institutional Review Board (IRB) review.

About The WIRB-Copernicus Group
Transforming Ethical Review

The WIRB-Copernicus Group (WCG) is the world's largest provider of regulatory and ethical review services for human research. With eight individual AAHRPP-accredited panels, over 100 experienced board members, and over 60 years of combined experience in protocol and study-related review, the WIRB-Copernicus Group brings more expertise to the industry than any other ethical solutions provider.

Members of the WIRB-Copernicus Group family of companies include Western Institutional Review Board (WIRB) and Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB), the nation's leading independent institutional review boards, and IRBNet, the top research compliance software supporting institutions. It is the mission of the WIRB-Copernicus Group to meet the highest standards of ethics and science, and to ensure the safety and welfare of research subjects worldwide. For more information, please visit www.wcgirb.com.

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