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Pharmaceutical ManufacturingNorth Carolina, United States501-1000 Employees
WCG IRB operates in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, providing ethical review services for human subjects research, and is headquartered at 5000 Centregreen Way Suite 200, Cary, North Carolina 27513, United States, with 501 to 1,000 employees. The organization traces its origins to the Western Institutional Review Board, founded in 1968, and in 2020 merged with Copernicus Group IRB, New England IRB, Aspire IRB, and Midlands IRB. It is described as a leading provider of ethical review, serving more than 3,100 research institutions across the United States, ranging from community hospitals and research sites to large academic medical centers and universities. WCG IRB maintains ten AAHRPP-accredited review panels and approximately 200 board members, with more than five decades of protocol and study-related review experience. The company has pursued digital process enhancements, including the 2022 launch of eISF connected to WCG, and maintains information on its website at wcgirb.com.