NREC

Working in partnership with local RECs and other regulators of health research, the National Office is developing a roadmap for the transition to this national system of research ethics review. The first NREC was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with NREC-CTs and NREC-MD being launched in 2021, in the areas of clinical trials of medicinal products and clinical investigations of medical devices respectively. In 2022, the remit of NREC-MD expanded further and now the committee also reviews ethical applications for performance studies of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Also known as: NRECs

Primary location: Ireland