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RoPS (Registry of ongoing Projects in Switzerland)

11.05.2018

RoPS (Registry of ongoing Projects in Switzerland) is the new registry of all research projects approved by the ethics committees and ongoing in Switzerland, for the general public.

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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), also relevant for Switzerland

17.04.2018

On 25 May 2018, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will enter into force in the EU, which will also require immediate action in Switzerland for further, smooth international data traffic. In Switzerland, the Federal Act on the Data Protection (FADP, SR 235.1) is currently under revision. Various cantons will also adapt their data protection legislation.

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Amendment to Annex I of the Clinical Trials Ordinance (ClinO) as of 1 May 2017

01.05.2017

The ICH-GCP Guideline of 10 June 1996 was amended by the International Harmonization Conference on 9 November 2016.

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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“:

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The 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.