New England IRB Awarded Full AAHRPP Accreditation

WELLESLEY, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
New England Institutional Review Board (NEIRB), has been awarded Full AAHRPP
Accreditation status by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research
Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP). This is the third time that AAHRPP has
awarded this gold standard to NEIRB, first in 2003 and again in 2006. For the
first time, Full Accreditation status extends to five years.

NEIRB is an independent review board that protects the rights and welfare of
human research participants. NEIRB has the authority to review, approve and
monitor the progress of clinical trials conducted across the U.S.
Re-accreditation was achieved after a rigorous yearlong process requiring that
every detail of the organization, including its policies and procedures, staff
expertise and resources be examined and described.

"Our re-accreditation with AAHRPP is evidence that we continue to adhere to the
highest ethical standards in human subject protection, and we have extensive
safeguards at every level of our organization," said James Saunders, Vice
President of NEIRB. "We also believe that IRB oversight extends far beyond
review and approval; it is also about education, monitoring and continuous
quality improvement. With this re-accreditation, we signal federal agencies,
clinical research sponsors and investigators that our program is committed to
excellence in human subject protection. It is a challenging yet ultimately
worthwhile goal which all research programs should seek."

AAHRPP was created to improve the overall quality of research by consistently
applying high standards and practices. NEIRB has met and in many cases, met with
distinction, the standards established by AAHRPP that benchmark an
organization's commitment to quality research and human subject protection.

New England IRB is a national, central Review Board that reviews biomedical and
behavioral research involving humans with the aim to protect the rights and
welfare of the research subjects.

New England IRB
James Saunders, 781-431-7577
james.saunders@neirb.com
www.neirb.com

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