{"intvolume":"        10","date_updated":"2023-08-10T13:36:50Z","scopus_import":"1","article_processing_charge":"No","doi":"10.7554/eLife.63294","month":"05","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2050084X"]},"publication":"eLife","quality_controlled":"1","date_published":"2021-05-24T00:00:00Z","department":[{"_id":"PreCl"}],"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"While high risk of failure is an inherent part of developing innovative therapies, it can be reduced by adherence to evidence-based rigorous research practices. Numerous analyses conducted to date have clearly identified measures that need to be taken to improve research rigor. Supported through the European Union's Innovative Medicines Initiative, the EQIPD consortium has developed a novel preclinical research quality system that can be applied in both public and private sectors and is free for anyone to use. The EQIPD Quality System was designed to be suited to boost innovation by ensuring the generation of robust and reliable preclinical data while being lean, effective and not becoming a burden that could negatively impact the freedom to explore scientific questions. EQIPD defines research quality as the extent to which research data are fit for their intended use. Fitness, in this context, is defined by the stakeholders, who are the scientists directly involved in the research, but also their funders, sponsors, publishers, research tool manufacturers and collaboration partners such as peers in a multi-site research project. The essence of the EQIPD Quality System is the set of 18 core requirements that can be addressed flexibly, according to user-specific needs and following a user-defined trajectory. The EQIPD Quality System proposes guidance on expectations for quality-related measures, defines criteria for adequate processes (i.e., performance standards) and provides examples of how such measures can be developed and implemented. However, it does not prescribe any pre-determined solutions. EQIPD has also developed tools (for optional use) to support users in implementing the system and assessment services for those research units that successfully implement the quality system and seek formal accreditation. Building upon the feedback from users and continuous improvement, a sustainable EQIPD Quality System will ultimately serve the entire community of scientists conducting non-regulated preclinical research, by helping them generate reliable data that are fit for their intended use."}],"oa":1,"publisher":"eLife Sciences Publications","file_date_updated":"2021-06-28T11:35:30Z","tmp":{"short":"CC BY (4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode","image":"/images/cc_by.png","name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0)"},"oa_version":"Published Version","has_accepted_license":"1","volume":10,"day":"24","user_id":"4359f0d1-fa6c-11eb-b949-802e58b17ae8","article_type":"original","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"acknowledgement":"This project has received funding from the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No 777364. This Joint Undertaking receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and EFPIA. The authors are very grateful to Martin Heinrich (Abbvie, Ludwigshafen, Germany) for the exceptional IT support and programming the EQIPD Planning Tool and the Creator Tool and to Dr Shai Silberberg (NINDS, USA), Dr. Renza Roncarati (PAASP Italy) and Dr Judith Homberg (Radboud University, Nijmegen) for highly stimulating contributions to the discussions and comments on earlier versions of this manuscript. We also wish to express our thanks to Dr. Sara Stöber (concentris research management GmbH, Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany) for excellent and continuous support of this project. Creation of the EQIPD Stakeholder group was supported by Noldus Information Technology bv (Wageningen, the Netherlands).","_id":"9607","date_created":"2021-06-27T22:01:49Z","author":[{"last_name":"Bespalov","first_name":"Anton","full_name":"Bespalov, Anton"},{"last_name":"Bernard","first_name":"René","full_name":"Bernard, René"},{"full_name":"Gilis, Anja","last_name":"Gilis","first_name":"Anja"},{"full_name":"Gerlach, Björn","last_name":"Gerlach","first_name":"Björn"},{"full_name":"Guillén, Javier","first_name":"Javier","last_name":"Guillén"},{"full_name":"Castagné, Vincent","last_name":"Castagné","first_name":"Vincent"},{"full_name":"Lefevre, Isabel A.","last_name":"Lefevre","first_name":"Isabel A."},{"last_name":"Ducrey","first_name":"Fiona","full_name":"Ducrey, Fiona"},{"first_name":"Lee","last_name":"Monk","full_name":"Monk, Lee"},{"full_name":"Bongiovanni, Sandrine","first_name":"Sandrine","last_name":"Bongiovanni"},{"full_name":"Altevogt, Bruce","first_name":"Bruce","last_name":"Altevogt"},{"last_name":"Arroyo-Araujo","first_name":"María","full_name":"Arroyo-Araujo, María"},{"full_name":"Bikovski, Lior","first_name":"Lior","last_name":"Bikovski"},{"last_name":"De Bruin","first_name":"Natasja","full_name":"De Bruin, Natasja"},{"last_name":"Castaños-Vélez","first_name":"Esmeralda","full_name":"Castaños-Vélez, Esmeralda"},{"first_name":"Alexander","last_name":"Dityatev","full_name":"Dityatev, Alexander"},{"first_name":"Christoph H.","last_name":"Emmerich","full_name":"Emmerich, Christoph H."},{"full_name":"Fares, Raafat","first_name":"Raafat","last_name":"Fares"},{"full_name":"Ferland-Beckham, Chantelle","first_name":"Chantelle","last_name":"Ferland-Beckham"},{"first_name":"Christelle","last_name":"Froger-Colléaux","full_name":"Froger-Colléaux, Christelle"},{"first_name":"Valerie","last_name":"Gailus-Durner","full_name":"Gailus-Durner, Valerie"},{"first_name":"Sabine M.","last_name":"Hölter","full_name":"Hölter, Sabine M."},{"first_name":"Martine Cj","last_name":"Hofmann","full_name":"Hofmann, Martine Cj"},{"full_name":"Kabitzke, Patricia","first_name":"Patricia","last_name":"Kabitzke"},{"full_name":"Kas, Martien Jh","last_name":"Kas","first_name":"Martien Jh"},{"first_name":"Claudia","last_name":"Kurreck","full_name":"Kurreck, Claudia"},{"full_name":"Moser, Paul","first_name":"Paul","last_name":"Moser"},{"full_name":"Pietraszek, Malgorzata","first_name":"Malgorzata","last_name":"Pietraszek"},{"last_name":"Popik","first_name":"Piotr","full_name":"Popik, Piotr"},{"first_name":"Heidrun","last_name":"Potschka","full_name":"Potschka, Heidrun"},{"first_name":"Ernesto","last_name":"Prado Montes De Oca","full_name":"Prado Montes De Oca, Ernesto"},{"last_name":"Restivo","first_name":"Leonardo","full_name":"Restivo, Leonardo"},{"full_name":"Riedel, Gernot","first_name":"Gernot","last_name":"Riedel"},{"full_name":"Ritskes-Hoitinga, Merel","last_name":"Ritskes-Hoitinga","first_name":"Merel"},{"first_name":"Janko","last_name":"Samardzic","full_name":"Samardzic, Janko"},{"id":"4272DB4A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","orcid":"0000-0003-4326-5300","full_name":"Schunn, Michael","last_name":"Schunn","first_name":"Michael"},{"full_name":"Stöger, Claudia","first_name":"Claudia","last_name":"Stöger"},{"full_name":"Voikar, Vootele","last_name":"Voikar","first_name":"Vootele"},{"full_name":"Vollert, Jan","first_name":"Jan","last_name":"Vollert"},{"full_name":"Wever, Kimberley E.","first_name":"Kimberley E.","last_name":"Wever"},{"first_name":"Kathleen","last_name":"Wuyts","full_name":"Wuyts, Kathleen"},{"last_name":"Macleod","first_name":"Malcolm R.","full_name":"Macleod, Malcolm R."},{"full_name":"Dirnagl, Ulrich","first_name":"Ulrich","last_name":"Dirnagl"},{"last_name":"Steckler","first_name":"Thomas","full_name":"Steckler, Thomas"}],"publication_status":"published","ddc":["570"],"external_id":{"isi":["000661272000001"],"pmid":["34028353"]},"isi":1,"status":"public","pmid":1,"file":[{"access_level":"open_access","file_name":"2021_ELife_Bespalov.pdf","file_id":"9609","creator":"asandaue","date_created":"2021-06-28T11:35:30Z","date_updated":"2021-06-28T11:35:30Z","success":1,"checksum":"885b746051a7a6b6e24e3d2781a48fde","content_type":"application/pdf","file_size":2500720,"relation":"main_file"}],"citation":{"chicago":"Bespalov, Anton, René Bernard, Anja Gilis, Björn Gerlach, Javier Guillén, Vincent Castagné, Isabel A. 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