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2026 – 27 Meeting Submission Dates
We hold weekly HREC meetings every Wednesday up until the Christmas period. Our end of year submission and meeting dates differ slightly depending on when the Christmas public holidays fall. Our meeting and submission dates for 2026/27 are as follows:
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The Bell Q3 2026
The Bell contains a roundup of the activities Bellberry has been involved with in the last few months, including the NAMs (New Approach Methodologies) HREC review checklist, international conferences, our official new office opening, our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), new Board Member and more! If you have any feedback on our newsletter or any suggestions […]
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Impact Report 2025
We’re proud to share Bellberry’s 2025 Impact Report – our first report bringing together key insights, data and achievements from the past year. Our stories from 2025 highlight how we continue to support ethical research and promote best practice across the sector, while giving back to the medical research community. This report reflects the collective […]
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2026 Podcast Season: More About NAMs
When a potential new medicine is tested on humans for the first time it is a milestone. It is thoroughly tested for safety before reaching this stage. Often, it’s tested on animals, but increasingly New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) are being used (previously known as Non-Animal Models). NAMs are non-animal or reduced-animal scientific methods used to […]
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Bellberry User Satisfaction Survey 2025
As Australia’s largest provider of Human Research Ethics Committee services, Bellberry places great value on understanding the experience our users have of our services. Every two years we invite our users to share their feedback through our User Satisfaction Survey. It’s part of our goal to continuously improve what we do. Your feedback helps us […]
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International Research Administrators Day
Today, September 25, we celebrate International Research Administrators Day! This globally recognised day honours the contribution of Research Administrators in supporting and advancing research. Bellberry marked the occasion with a morning tea, a chance to come together and applaud the role our Operations team plays in our organisation’s contribution and impact. Their expertise and dedication […]
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NAMs workshop summary report released
We are pleased to release the summary report from the Bellberry & ASCEPT New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) Introductory Workshop, held in Melbourne, 30 Nov 2024. The report captures insights from regulators, ethicists, researchers, and industry leaders on how Australia can support the responsible use of NAMs to reduce reliance on animal models, improve translational outcomes, […]
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Podcast Episode 12: From Lab to Life
Worldwide there is growing focus on using NAMs (Non-Animal Models also known as Novel Approach Methods) in the development of therapeutics. In other words, removing animals from pre-clinical testing. In this episode of From Lab to Life, we take you to a symposium hosted by Bellberry and ASCEPT (Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists […]
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Participant Engagement at Scientific Meetings
Bellberry is delighted to share details of our grant program to support participant engagement at scientific meetings. Conference organisers can apply to Bellberry for funding to create and/or enhance participant-centric programs to enable the participant voice to be represented and heard at their meetings. The program will make a real difference with the ultimate aim […]
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Podcast Episode 11: From Lab To Life
In 2004 Bellberry was founded as a paradigm breaker. We are an institutionally independent not-for-profit company that offers Human Research Ethics Committee services. Today Bellberry provides ethics reviews for more than 40% of the CTN clinical trials taking place in Australia and has re-invested $12 million into the research sector. In 2024 we celebrated 20 […]
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Bellberry wins National Award for Health!
We are delighted to share that Bellberry won the National Telstra Best of Business award in the Championing Health category in Melbourne last night, recognising our impact in the medical research sector. Initially 22,000 businesses were nominated, with seven chosen as national winners in their categories. We’re thrilled to be one of those seven. Bellberry […]
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Telstra Best of Business Award – National Finalist!
Bellberry CEO Kylie Sproston and Communications Manager Alison Rogers, are on their way to Melbourne today in preparation for their final pitch in the Telstra Best of Business Awards! Bellberry are delighted to have made the Finals in the Championing Health category of the awards. Congratulations to all the other businesses in the finals and […]
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Podcast Episode 10: From Lab To Life
In ‘The Balancing Act’ we meet Professor Andrew Wilson AO, the recently retired Chair of the PBAC. Andrew is a former Chief Medical Officer of Victoria and has spent his career trying to get the best possible outcomes in public health through our state and federal governments. For someone focused on evidence based research, engaging […]
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Telstra Best of Business Award – SA Winner!
We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that Bellberry has been named the South Australian winner in the Championing Health category for the 2025 Telstra Best of Business Awards! Over the past 20 years, Bellberry has been dedicated to continuously improving our services as a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) provider. This award is a testament to […]
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Latest Podcast Episode – From Lab To Life
Without the patient or participant we would not have clinical trials. These are the people who, in some cases, are volunteering to have treatments that have never been tried on humans before. In It’s All About the Participant we hear first-hand about what it’s like to be the participant and ask how could the experience […]
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