News & Insights
Welcome to Bellberry’s blog. Here we publish commentary, updates, feature posts, and thought leadership on research ethics, regulation, participant experience, and system change. Discover what’s happening across the research and ethics landscape in Australia and beyond.
Christmas and New Year 2019/20 Closure and Submission Dates
The last meeting of 2019 will be held on Wed 18 December with a submission deadline date of Wed 4 December. The first meeting of 2020 will be on Thursday 2 January with a submission deadline of Wed 11 December. The Bellberry office will be closed from Tues 24 December at 5 pm until Thurs […]
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Last Chance to Register for International Congress!
The International Scientific Congress is taking place next week on Wednesday 20 November. Numbers are strictly limited and there are now only a few places available! Register now to secure your place. Patient groups are reminded that fee-free places can be accessed by contacting events@bellberry.com.au
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Bellberry Chair awarded 2019 Master of the World Gastroenterology Organisation Award
Bellberry extends sincere congratulations to our Committee B Chair, Emeritus Professor James Toouli, on being awarded the 2019 Master of the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) Award in Istanbul recently. This Award is in honour of Jim’s exceptional professional and personal contributions to the field of gastroenterology and its related disciplines, and especially his efforts […]
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AAHMS 2019: New Fellows Announced and New Medal Launched
Last week at the AAHMS 5th Annual General Meeting the Academy admitted 40 new Fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the health and medical research landscape in Australia. In addition, the Academy has elected two global research leaders as Corresponding Fellows. The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences also launched its first […]
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ACTA Conference a Great Success!
ACTA International Clinical Trials Conference in partnership with the Department of Health More than 450 delegates gathered at the ACTA International Clinical Trials Conference, held at the ICC in Sydney from 2-5 October. The Conference has been lauded as a great success, bringing together delegates and faculty including global leaders in clinical trials, data sharing, novel […]
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Christmas and New Year 2019/20 Dates
The last meeting of 2019 will be held on Wed 18 December with a submission deadline date of Wed 4 December. The first meeting of 2020 will be on Thursday 2 January with a submission deadline of Wed 11 December. The Bellberry office will be closed from Tues 24 December at 5pm until Thurs 2 […]
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AAHMS General & Scientific Annual Meeting 2019
AAHMS (Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences) is the impartial, authoritative, cross-sector voice of health and medical science in Australia. They are an independent, interdisciplinary body of 357 Fellows (soon to be 399) – elected by their peers for their distinguished achievements and exceptional contributions to health and medical science in Australia. Collectively, they […]
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Bellberry Supporting ACTA International Clinical Trials Conference
Bellberry is delighted to be both sponsoring and exhibiting at this years ACTA International Clinical Trials Conference, 2 – 5 October, Sydney. The conference brings together Australian and international experts in the cutting-edge design and conduct of clinical trials and registry custodianship, healthcare funding, policy and regulation, health care service delivery, health information technology, health […]
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NEW COMPLIMENTARY WEBINARS: CT:IQ and ClinTrial Refer
CT:IQ Webinar: Wednesday 18 September 2019, 13:00 – 14:00 (ACST) Click here to enrol: http://praxisaustralia.com.au/enrol-now CT:IQ is MTPConnect and member-funded Clinical Trials sector improvement initiative with government support from the TGA, PBAC, MSAC, NHMRC and the Office of Health & Medical Research within the Department of Health. CT:IQ’s mission is to develop and implement recommendations […]
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Cathy Stevens Celebrates 10 Years at Bellberry!
Last week our Member Manager Cathy Stevens celebrated 10 years at Bellberry! Cathy actually started her Bellberry life in 2008 as an HREC Committee member but not long after commenced her full time role as Member Manager. Cathy liaises with and co-ordinates over 130 HREC Committee members ensuring that our eight HREC Committees maintain a […]
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Bellberry at Bio Connections Australia
Bellberry along with CT:IQ is sponsoring this 2-day conference in Melbourne. Jerneen Williams, Early Phase Clinical Trials Manager at Bellberry, will be attending along with CT:IQ Programme Manager Leanne Weekes. Bio Connections Australia is an annual, national event designed to foster the growth of early phase clinical research in Australia. For more information on the […]
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Bellberry Visit to SAHMRI
The Bellberry team were recently invited to visit SAHMRI to see and hear first hand the research activity that is underway with the aid of Bellberry funding. Back in 2014 SAHMRI’s Mind and Brain Theme Leader, Prof Julio Licinio was awarded the inaugural Bellberry Mind and Brain Fellowship. The recipient of the Fellowship was Dr […]
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New HR Business Partner
Bellberry are delighted to announce that we have appointed Athena Seltsikas as HR Business Partner, to assist with our continued growth and development. Athena has more than 20 years experience in a variety of Human Resources roles across organisations such as SA Water, ElectraNet, Weber Stephens and Telstra. In more recent times, Athena has had […]
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CT:IQ Project Update
CT:IQ Overview In 2018 Bellberry Ltd, ACTA, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre and The George Institute have formed a consortium called Clinical Trials: Impact & Quality (CT:IQ). CT:IQ’s mission is to develop and implement recommendations that will improve the impact, quality and efficiency of clinical trials, leading to more rapid, lower cost and higher quality evaluation […]
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