| Support mechanisms for non-commercial clinical trials | Level | |||||||
| National | EU Level (Multinational) | Global | ||||||
| Dedicated webpage | ||||||||
| Training courses | ||||||||
| Scientific advice | The National Competent Authority (NCA), HPRA, supports scientific advice with no fee/reduced fee. | X | ||||||
| Helpdesk, regulatory, CTIS and ethics support | Regulatory and ethics requirement: Available from the NCA (HPRA) and ethics committees (NO-NREC). | X | ||||||
| Other services by National Competent Authority | NCA: Effective as of 1 January 2024, non-commercial sponsors are no longer required to pay Clinical Trial Application fees in Ireland. For more information: HPRA fee guide. Inspection fee: The HPRA supports inspection fee reduction/waiver. For more information: HPRA fee guide. Scientific support: For example: HRB TMRN (HRB Trials Methodology Research Network). | X | ||||||
| Services by ethics committee | Effective as of 1 January 2024, non-commercial sponsors are no longer required to pay Clinical Trial Application fees in Ireland. For more information: Fees - NREC (nrecoffice.ie) | X | ||||||
| Public GCP support | ||||||||
| Public research office | ||||||||
| National funding and other financial support | The HRB (Health Research Board) operates a funding scheme called Definitive Intervention and Feasibility Awards (DIFA). DIFA supports researchers and research teams to conduct high-quality definitive intervention trials and feasibility studies. For more information: Funding schemes (hrb.ie) | X | ||||||
| Funding coordination and navigation of research infrastructure | ||||||||
| Support identifying research networks | ||||||||
| Other support mechanisms | ||||||||
Initiatives in Ireland
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