VOLRETHICS is a non-profit association governed by the French law of 1 July 1901 with the name: “Association Volontaires en Recherche et Ethique” (Volunteers in Research and Ethics Association) and the acronym “VOLRETHICS”. It was formally founded on June 29, 2025.
Our Board
- François Bompart, Inserm Ethics Committee, France : President.
- François Hirsch, Inserm Ethics Committee, France : Fundraising.
- Lorenzo Montrasio, Senior expert on regulatory affairs and ethics, Italy : General Secretary.
- Luc Bigel, DLA Piper, France : Legal Advisor.
- Nadina Stadler, Global Health Expert, Germany : Communications and Outreach.
- Shadreck Mwale, University of West London, UK : Vice-President.
- Yves Donazzolo, Consultant in Clinical Development and Clinical Pharmacology, France : Treasurer.
Our Members
Active Members of the Association are individuals and legal entities who actively participate in the functioning of the Association and pay yearly membership fees. See Membership section. VOLRETHICS active members include the following institutions:
- 1Day Sooner https://www.1daysooner.org/
- Bayer AG https://www.bayer.com/en/
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) https://dndi.org/
- European Federation for Exploratory Medicines (EUFEMED) https://www.eufemed.eu/
- Inserm Ethics Committee https://www.inserm.fr/en/ethics/inserm-ethics-committee/
Our Advisory Committee
The VOLRETHICS Association’s International Advisory Committee has the mission to advise the VOLRETHICS Association on matters related to the strategy, missions and actions of the Association. The Committee comprises experts from academia, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and governments that have extensive experience and knowledge on ethical and scientific issues related to the involvement of human research participants, including healthy volunteers. Experts are appointed in their personal capacity, not as representatives of their organisations.
International Advisory Committee members (as of February, 2026):
| Elisabeth Allen | South Africa | Sucheta B Kurundkar | India | |
| Deepa Arora | India | Dirk Lanzerath | Germany | |
| CK Chew | Malaysia | Circe McDonald | USA | |
| Hervé Chneiweiss | France | Bram Ramjiawan | Canada | |
| Cristina Chiotan | Belgium | Dominique Sprumont | Switzerland | |
| Carl Eliott | USA | David Resnik | USA | |
| Jill Fisher | USA | Joanna Rozynska | Poland | |
| Namita Ghimire | Nepal | Doris Schroeder | UK | |
| Jean-Jacques Kiladjian | France | Esperança Sevene | Mozambique | |
| Yuji Kumagai | Japan | Craig Tipple | Switzerland | |
| Nandini Kumar | India | Vania Wisdom | UK |