The draft Biomedical Research on Human Participation (Promotion and Regulation) Bill 2008 proposes to institute a Bio Medical Research Authority under which all ethics committees, both public and private have to register, according to DDG, ICMR Dr Nandini Kumar.
She was speaking to the media on the sidelines of Biovision, a seminar on Bioethics, biosafety and IPR organised by T John College on Wednesday.
The Authority will have ICMR Ethics Committee as the advisory, according to the draft which is currently with the Ministry of Health. It has also proposed a penalty for violation of human rights or ethical norms as participants can be exploited. While the bill has to be passed to get teeth, it should be implemented effectively as well, added Dr Nandini.
Pharmacy education
T John College of Pharmacy had also organised a seminar on ‘Breaking new grounds in Pharmacy education’ on Wednesday.
More than 35 colleges across the state participated in the seminar. Speakers from various industries and institutions participated. Dr Shobha Rani, HoD of Pharmacy Department, Al-ameen College of Pharmacy spoke about pharmaco vigilance and its importance in pharmacy.
Dr Gayathri Devi, Registrar of Manipal Clinical Research highlighted on opportunities and challenges in clinical research in India.