CSR Activity Report (CSR Guideline Activity Reports) - Ethics and Compliance

Ethics Review Committee on Research Involving Human Biological Subjects

Toray Industries, Inc. has established an ethics review committee to comprehensively review the propriety of research involving human subjects in relation to ethics, science, protection of personal information, and other matters. The committee reviews human genome and genetic research, clinical research, and epidemiological research that uses samples collected from the human body and medical information from donors. The ethics review committee includes members from outside the Company and conducts rigorous reviews in accordance with the Ethical Guidelines for Life Science and Medical Research Involving Human Subjects issued by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Ethics Review Committee on Research Involving Human Biological Subjects

This committee reviews the objectives of human genome and genetic analysis, epidemiological and clinical research (referred to as research involving human biological subjects including specimens and information acquired from them) conducted at Toray Industries, as well as the medical, scientific, legal, and ethical propriety and the feasibility of plans for such research.

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