In addition to a majority of members specialized in medicine, pharmacy, biology or chemistry, the National Research Ethics Committee also includes experts in the ethics, social or legal fields.
The Committee members are appointed by the Health minister.
President : Dr BOISANTE-BOURRIER Catherine, medical specialist in anesthesiology
Vice-President : M. ELTER Robert, graduate engineer in Chemistry
Prof. BRAUM Stefan, jurist
Dr VAILLANT Michel, PhD, biostatistician
Dr LE MOINE Françoise, medical specialist in oncology
Dr COVELLI Domenico, medical specialist in oncology
Dr PAULY Fernand, specialist in paediatrics and physical and rehabilitation medicine
Prof. Dr. DROSTE Dirk, medical specialist in neurology
Dr SCHNEIDER Jochen, PhD, medical specialist in endocrinology and researcher in translational medicine
M. LEPANTO Olivier, pharmacist
Dr BETZ Charles, PhD, molecular biologist
Dr phil. BENOY Charles, PhD, clinical psychologist and psychotherapist
Mme WEYDERT Anne, patient representative
Mme BAEHR Christine, nurse for anaesthesia and reanimation