Universal Ethics Committee

CDSCO and USFDA OHRP Registered Ethics Committee, Chennai

* Universal Ethics Committee (UEC) is registered with CDSCO : CT 02 : with registration number ECR/125/Indt/TN/2013/RR-24, valid until 2029.
* UEC is registered with USFDA – OHRP holding registration no. IORG0007234, valid until 2029.
* UEC is an Independent ISO 9001:2015 certified Ethics committee.
* UEC convenes every week – typically on Saturdays – for ethical review and consideration of clinical study submissions, review annual reports, study updates etc.
* UEC has strong NDCT & GCP Trained member team. All UEC members are GCP trained and certified. We also ensure periodic training on CDSCO and ICMR updates, newer regulations , global guidelines and standards.
* UEC composition consists of
– Chairman : Advocate, Madras High Courts
– Clinician : Professor & Head of Department of Paediatrics
– Medical Pharmacologist : Associate Professor of Pharmacology
– Theologian : Priest at a Temple
– Lay Persons : Retired Bank Officer, Home Maker, Accountant.
* UEC sends quarterly updates to CDSCO regarding the complete details of all the Clinical Studies reviewed.