Why IDEA set out to provide sponsors with a trusted, independent EU legal representative While the Clinical Trials Regulation has clarified the role of the legal representative, IDEA Regulatory’s founder Dr Francisco Harrison recognised early on that it was more complicated and involved than many sponsors and CROs interpreted it to be. Having supported clients […]
When regulations change there are always a few aspects where the careful reader finds themselves asking “did they really mean that?”. In that vein there is a somewhat ominous clause in the new Clinical Trial Regulation, at least from the point of view of the legal representative. Article 74 of the regulation states: “Such legal […]
The long-awaited new Clinical Trials Regulation looks set to be introduced in 2020. Initially adopted in 2014 and due to go into force soon afterwards, it was held up by technical difficulties with the database, which is necessary to underpin the new environment. The latest testing suggests these problems have been resolved. The new regulation […]
FAO: ALL UK-BASED SPONSORS OF EU CLINICAL TRIALS If you are a UK-based sponsor with a clinical trial in the rest of the EU, Brexit could have a profound impact on the legal status of your study. Clinical trials in the EU are governed by the Clinical Trials Directive 2001/20/EC. According to Article 19 of […]