Abstract
BackgroundGiven that advances in research continuously raise new ethical issues, a multidisciplinary working group of investigators involved in biomedical research has gathered to discuss and compare ethical viewpoints in their daily practice.MethodsThe working group has drafted a Charter for Ethics in Biomedical Research that encompasses all the steps in the research process, i.e. from the initial idea to analysis and publication of the results.ResultsBased on key principles for ethically responsible research, the Charter may serve as a tool for performing research, discussing research issues and training researchers.ConclusionsThe Charter should stimulate researchers to think about their responsibility for research in a progressive, caring society.
Highlights
Over the past few decades, outstanding progress in the field of biotechnology has increased awareness of ethical issues
The analysis included international charters, national charters and ethical charters drafted by learned societies [2, 8,9,10]
The charter for biomedical research ethics The Charter for Biomedical Research Ethics is based on debate, open-mindedness and dialogue [4,5,6, 8,9,10,11,12]
Summary
Over the past few decades, outstanding progress in the field of biotechnology has increased awareness of ethical issues. A well-known chapter in the history of research with human subjects opened after World War II, with the establishment of the Nuremberg Code [2]. This was followed by the Declaration of Helsinki, which constitutes the basis for all subsequent national and international ethical guidelines [3]. The ethical concepts in these important international guidelines do not cover aspects of daily research practice. Given that advances in research continuously raise new ethical issues, a multidisciplinary working group of investigators involved in biomedical research has gathered to discuss and compare ethical viewpoints in their daily practice. Conclusions: The Charter should stimulate researchers to think about their responsibility for research in a progressive, caring society.
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