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Silent Approval
11.07.2016
The following changes and documents are acknowledged by the Swiss cantonal ethics committees by means of a „Silent Approval“:
Read moreThe EC St. Gallen merges with the EC Thurgau
01.06.2016
On June 1st 2016 the ethics committee of the Canton St. Gallen merges with the ethics committee of the Canton Thurgau. The new created Ethics Committee East Switzerland (EKOS) is so responsible for the cantons SG, TG, AR and AI. The EKOS has its office in the city of St. Gallen.
BASEC
17.12.2015
swissethics wishes to thank all applicants, who already used the new web portal BASEC to submit their new projects. All submissions were received without problems.
Read moreHuman Research Act (HRA)
01.01.2014
The new legislation on research involving humans goes into effect on January 1, 2014. The legislation will affect the work and workflow of ethics committees in Switzerland in the following ways:
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