investigator
as defined in Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April…, Article 2, point (f) (Definitions)
a doctor or a person following a profession agreed in the Member State for investigations because of the scientific background and the experience in patient care it requires. The investigator is responsible for the conduct of a clinical trial at a trial site. If a trial is conducted by a team of individuals at a trial site, the investigator is the leader responsible for the team and may be called the principal investigator;
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Also defined in
- Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical… 32017R0746, Article 2, point (48)
an individual responsible for the conduct of a performance study at a performance study site - Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending… 32017R0745, Article 2, point (54)
an individual responsible for the conduct of a clinical investigation at a clinical investigation site - Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on… 32014R0536, Article 2(2), point (15)
an individual responsible for the conduct of a clinical trial at a clinical trial site