New Zealand

The Health & Disability Ethics Committees (HDEC) have released an updated Patient Information Sheet and Consent Form (PISCF) Template in February 2020. Summary of Change: Within the Optional Participant Information…

Breast Cancer Foundation NZL (BCFNZ)  are now accepting applications for a new $600K Partnering for Innovation in Breast Cancer grant. This is a single grant of $600,000 (paid over 4-5…

The HSNO Act 1996 dictates that substances containing a new organism or genetically modified organism, not present in NZ prior to July 1998, must be approved for importation by the…

The National Ethics Advisory Committee (NEAC) have released the  revised National Ethical Standards for Health and Disability Research and Quality Improvement. The updated document can be access here. Early in…

NEAC have recently announced the revised National Ethics Standards for Health and Disability Research (the Standards) will be published on 16 December 2019. The Standards apply to all health and…

NZL R&D Tax Incentive The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment recently announced details of the NZL Research and development tax incentive. The Taxation (Research and Development Tax Credits) Act…