North Star Review Board Launches Nonprofit Model for Institutional Oversight

IRBs have a problem. Can North Star’s nonprofit model save it?

As institutional review boards face pressure from companies and ethicists, North Star Review Board offers a nonprofit model as more independent.

North Star Review Board Launches Nonprofit Model for Institutional Oversight

The North Star Review Board has introduced a nonprofit operational model for institutional review boards (IRBs) as a potential alternative to existing oversight structures. The organization positions this approach as a method to increase independence in the ethical review process, responding to ongoing scrutiny from industry stakeholders and ethics experts regarding the current state of