Western Irb

Some time ago, one of our investigational centers was transitioning from their local IRB (which was fraught with delays upon delays in reviewing submissions) to WIRB. WIRB proactively followed up with both the sponsor and the site to resolve informed consent issues that they identified in their review. Their reviews are always timely and we've not had issues with them in my 15 years of experience.

Strengths: Fast turnaround, good follow-up/high level of responsiveness, personnel that are reachable

Needs to improve: While they have a rapid response to most submissions, they do seem to simply "rubber stamp" reviews, so to speak. The review feedback seems to be not quite as in depth as local IRBs - but then again, local IRBs sometimes ask questions for the sake of asking questions.

Western IRB offers responsive review oversight for the global research community. We had no issues reaching out to knowledgeable and experienced no significant delays in review upon submission. They are thorough and inviting in the hopes of ensuring human subject protection in the research industry. Quality organization for the betterment of analytical data.

Strengths: customer service, turnaround, responsiveness, oversight

Needs to improve: none