Sponsors

How does REB Exchange help study sponsors?

Institutions, partners, and sponsors (including industry sponsors such as pharma, biotech, or medical device companies) will benefit from:

  • Reduced administrative processes = faster start up times = earlier results

  • Streamlined collaboration between sites

  • One Research Ethics Board (REB) of Record per study

  • Simplified deployment of protocol modifications study-wide

  • Documentation transferred to all sites

  • Single renewal date for ethics across all sites

  • Lead researchers deliver information and reporting for all sites, with streamlined communication tools

Fees

Ethics review fees are collected by the host institution for sponsored studies (includes studies supported by any for-profit organization). Each pSite added to a sponsored study requires a one-time ethics fee of $2,000. Fees collected for sponsored studies cover all renewals, modifications, reportable events, etc.

The Canadian Research Ecosystem

Canada boasts a dynamic ecosystem to conduct all types of research. Home to world-class researchers as well as integrated and innovative processes, Western Canadian institutions are leading the way when it comes to streamlined research.

REB Exchange simplifies collaboration between sites across western provinces, bolstering the considerable strength of this rich research ecosystem.

“REB Exchange is a major step forward in research ethics harmonization...”

- Dr. Walter T. Dixon
Associate Vice-President (Research and Priority Initiatives), University of Alberta