Ethical Issues
All donors are protected by anonymity and
legal Informed Consent documents, which clearly state medical
research purposes and possible benefits to scientific discovery and
humanity. Clinical specimens can only be obtained with signed
Consents.
ProteoGenex has defined and adopted strong bioethics
policies and has developed state-of-the-art procedures to achieve
the highest ethical standards in all of its operations.
ProteoGenex is obligated to ensure:
- Every participating medical institution is committed to make
certain that all clinical materials collected do not interfere in
any way with patient care.
- Stringent procedures are followed to protect
volunteers'/donors' privacy and confidentiality, including coding
procedures for all materials and associated clinical information
so that the donor's identity is kept anonymous.
- All clinical materials are obtained following official
protocols, with appropriate Institutional Review Board/Independent
Ethical Committee (IRB/IEC) approval, which operates in accordance
with the current Federal Regulations in addition to ICH, HIPPA,
and GCP guidelines pertaining to protection of human subjects.
ProteoGenex takes pride in practicing Ethical standards
set within the guidelines of World Health Organizations.
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