Welcome to CMMBrec
The Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking Research Ethics Committee (CMMBrec) is responsible for reviewing research ethics submissions from the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking (CMMB) at the University of Malta.
All research involving human participants, human-derived data, or live animals conducted under the auspices of the CMMB must be reviewed and approved by CMMBrec in accordance with the University of Malta's Research Ethics Code of Practice and Procedures (RECoPP).
Do I need FREC review?
Your REDP submission requires full FREC review if your research involves any of the following:
Direct data collection from people - surveys, interviews, blood samples, questionnaires
Unpublished secondary data from patients or participants, including omics/clinical data
Research involving live vertebrates or cephalopods (mice, rats, zebrafish, etc.)
No FREC review needed - in vitro work with established commercial cell lines
No FREC review needed - purely bioinformatics or truly public/anonymised datasets
Not sure? Use the AI Ethics Check or contact us at research-ethics.cmmb@um.edu.mt.