All research studies and trials with animal subjects require approval of protocol compliance and oversight by an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) before research can begin. The IACUC is responsible for review of proposed uses of animals in research; inspection of facilities; evaluation of programs and animal-activity areas; submission of reports to institutional officials; establishment of a protocol for receipt and review of concerns involving animal care.

Key Solutions offers a web-based Integrated Research Administration and Compliance module for IACUC review that automates the protocol application submission, review and approval process; saving valuable time, eliminating errors, reducing compliance risks by assuring that your research meets all ethical and regulatory standards to promote the humane care of animal subjects.

Each member of your team – principal investigators, research administrators, reviewers and the IACUC – has centralized, online access to the electronic protocol application so everyone is working on the same version of the document. An email notification system makes it easy for team member’s to collaborate and stay informed of each other’s progress, as well as be notified of approaching deadlines. The module includes robust agenda, report and archive features. An entire history of forms, comments, attachments, notes, agenda minutes and reports is maintained for each protocol application submitted for approval. Our automatic check system makes sure that your protocol application is complete before it is submitted.

Our Animal Subjects (IACUC) software is completely integrated with our Animal Resource Management modules for Animal Order, Husbandry, Animal Health Record and Study Management. Our Research Administration software includes modules for Grants Management, Conflict of Interest and Export Control.

Key Highlights:

• Online submission, including an automatic check for completeness
• Controlled and secure user access
• Access to review status, as well as reviewer comments and feedback
• Side-by-side changes displayed for version control
• Email notification of comments requiring action steps
• Email messaging between investigator, IRB and reviewers
• Ability to set up meetings with panel members and record minutes
• Ability to generate reports in PDF, HTML or Excel forma
• Encrypted signatures for use with Approval Letters and other documents
• Closed protocols archived for later use or revision
• Integration with modules for Animal Order, Husbandry, Animal Health Record and Study Management