The Federal Council approved the amendments to the ordinances relating to the Human Research Act and adopted these on 7 June 2024. The amendments strengthen the protection of persons participating in research and, where possible, improve the regulatory framework for researchers. The amended ordinances enter into force on 1 November 2024, with the exception of the provisions on transparency, which enter into force on 1 March 2025. The following page, which is continually updated, provides information about the practical procedure for submitting applications for clinical trials with medicinal products to Swissmedic before and after the ordinances relating to the Human Research Act come into force.
The amended ordinances relating to the Human Research Act enter into force today