Abstract
The meeting was convened to provide a forum for the discussion of those aspects of medical ethics which concerned clinical research, particularly the clinical studies which the pharmaceutical industry is required to carry out to satisfy regulatory authorities for them to issue licences for the introduction of new medicines. While the speakers did not confine themselves to this topic, they did raise many issue which impinge on clinical research with medicines, It is unfortunate that the meeting coincided with a server storm which undoubtedly restricted the audience and, therefore, the discussion which was intended. However, those who attended were fortunate to hear three excellent speakers give their personal views on an important subject which tends to be the Cinderella topic among clinical researchers and the pharmaceutical industry. However, all three speakers made the audience aware of the significance of ethics in all research on humans and the need for more education of both the profession and the public on this subject.