South African Research Ethics Training Initiative (SARETI)
Africa-based, multi-disciplinary consortium focusing on ethics and human rights in health research. The African partner Universities of KwaZulu-Natal and Pretoria have expertise in Public Health, Medicine, Psychology, Sociology, Basic Medical Sciences, Dentistry, Law, Human Rights, Philosophy, Ethics & Bioethics and provide high quality Masters-level education in health research ethics.

Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB)
The SIB is an academic not-for-profit foundation established on March 30, 1998 whose mission is to promote research, the development of databanks and computer technologies, teaching and service activities in the field of bioinformatics, in Switzerland with international collaborations.


Science and Development of Network (SciDev.Net)
The overall aim of the Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) is to enhance the provision of reliable and authoritative information on science- and technology-related issues that impact on the economic and social development of developing countries. Our goal is to ensure that both individuals and organisations in the developing world are better placed to make informed decisions on these issues.

Strategic Initiative for Developing Capacity in Ethical Review (SIDCER)
The global network for establishing best practices in ethical review.

The Department of Clinical Bioethics - NIH
Since its establishment in 1996, the Department of Clinical Bioethics has revitalized existing bioethics activities at the National Institutes of Health and launched a series of new educational and research initiatives. Included among our offerings is a 2-year fellowship program targeted to promising scholars with either undergraduate of doctoral-level degrees, and a variety of conferences and courses ranging from the ethics of human subject research to issues in managed care. The Department's research efforts are divided into three distinct areas: health policy, human subjects research, and genetics.

The Center for Biomedical Ethics
The Center for Biomedical Ethics, since 1992, has been providing nationally recognized programs and conferences for healthcare professionals. The center has emerged from a remarkable year, one in which ethical issues have been at the forefront of national debates as never before, and our faculty was very much engaged in those debates. It was also a year in which the center helped assert the importance of bioethical considerations when they seemed marginal.

The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH)
The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) is a professional society of more than 1,500 individuals, organizations, and institutions interested in bioethics and humanities. This Web site serves as a source of information for members, prospective members. and anyone interested in bioethics and humanities.

The International Society of Bioethics
The International Society of Bioethics (SIBI) was founded in 1996 at the proposal of the Austrian medical doctor Marcelo Palacios, former member of the Spanish Parliament (1982-1996) and member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1986-1996). It was also in 1996 that the Council of Europe, at the request of its rapporteur (Marcelo Palacios) and after approval of the Council's President and its Secretary General, decided to open for signature in Oviedo (Asturias) its Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with Regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, also known as the Bioethics Convention of Asturias - which finally took place on 4 April 1997.