Welcome to the website of the Belgian Association of Research Ethics Committees!

The Belgian Association of Research Ethics Committees is an initiative of the Belgian Ethics Committees involved in the evaluation and follow up of health related research projects. Indeed, they felt the necessity to join their efforts in order to improve the protection of human subjects involved in health related research.

As a consequence, an association has been created and since June 2016 formally established with the following main objectives: to stimulate debate on relevant topics and mutual exchange of knowledge and expertise between Ethics Committees, to formulate advices and harmonise the work of the Ethics Committees, to represent the Belgian Ethics Committees, giving them a voice in various debates and platforms.

The association currently represents the vast majority of ethics committees involved in the evaluation of clinical research in Belgium. The association regularly organises various meetings for the members, creates ad hoc workgroups on core topics and is actively participating to various debates concerning ethics committees related issues, in particular with the federal health care authorities.