Sterling IRB Announces New North American Panel

Details: - Wednesday, 20 September 2017 13:36

SEPTEMBER, 2017 (ATLANTA) – Today the Sterling Institutional Review Board (Sterling IRB) announced its establishment of a new North American Panel to expand Sterling’s program of ethical oversight for human subjects research.

Investigator Handbook – Revised September 18, 2017

Details: - Tuesday, 19 September 2017 13:49

The Sterling IRB Investigator Handbook has been revised to include information regarding several topics including Sterling IRB’s policies and procedures related to e-consent, the recent FDA Guidance on waivers or alterations of informed consent for minimal risk clinical investigations, and Sterling IRB’s Board pre-review service. For a complete summary of changes to the Investigator Handbook, please see Page 2 of the Investigator Handbook or contact Sterling IRB at 1-888-636-1062 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for additional information.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Ruling Impacts Consenting Processes for Biomedical Research Studies

Details: - Tuesday, 22 August 2017 12:43

Researchers and sponsors/CROs of biomedical research conducted at locations in Pennsylvania are encouraged to assess the impact of a recent ruling of The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on informed consent practices.

Sterling IRB will be closed for the holiday weekend, this Monday, 7/3 and will resume normal business hours on Wednesday, 7/5

Details: - Thursday, 29 June 2017 10:56

Sterling IRB will be closed in observance of Independence Day starting on July 3rd, and will resume normal business hours next Wednesday, July 5th. Thank you for choosing Sterling IRB. To leave a message after hours, you may call us at 1-888-636-1062 or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The Sterling IRB holiday schedule was last published in March 2017. To refer to a full list of holiday closures for the 2017 calendar year, go here.

Sterling IRB Exhibiting at the DIA 2017 Annual Meeting in Chicago

Details: - Thursday, 01 June 2017 14:24

Sterling will be exhibiting at the DIA 2017 Annual Meeting at McCormick Place from June 19-21, 2017. Please join us on our putting green at Booth #621. Score a gift to enjoy during your next tee time, and enter our raffle to win one of four exciting tech prizes. If you’d like to schedule a meeting to learn more about Sterling’s services and capabilities, please contact Kathye Richards, CIP, at 678-501-7806 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . To learn more about the DIA annual meeting, please click here.