N07 - Round Table: Insights from Industry: Research Participant Compensation

Feel free to bring your lunch to this session!


This round table discussion features a multi-stakeholder panel exploring current practices in research participant compensation, drawing on both qualitative and quantitative data. Speakers will highlight variations across study phases, therapeutic areas, and other influencing factors. Bioethicists from the biopharmaceutical industry will offer ethical perspectives on reimbursement and compensation, addressing financial barriers to participation through the lens of Justice. The session will also examine practical implementation challenges and offer actionable guidance for Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). Attendees will review current compensation data, explore the ethical implications of participant payments, and outline key considerations for evaluating whether and how compensation should be used to reduce barriers to research participation.