Human Research Protection Program
Western IRB to Review Some UW-Madison Research Protocols
May 1, 2008
The Health Sciences Institutional Review Boards (HS IRBs) have contracted with a well-known and widely used commercial IRB, the Western IRB (WIRB), for the review of the majority of industry-sponsored research studies which are not investigator-initiated. As of May 1, 2008, industry-sponsored protocols, with some exceptions, will be reviewed by WIRB instead of the HS IRBs.
Tthe HS IRBs Office has hired a Commercial IRB Specialist to act as the UW-Madison research team’s liaison between the HS IRBs Office and WIRB. The Commercial IRB Specialist and can provide guidance regarding the preparation of submissions for WIRB and their submission.
For additional information on the Western IRB and the research it will review, go to the HS IRBs’ webpage: http://info.gradsch.wisc.edu/research/hrpp/hsirbs/wirb.html.