ICH E6(R3) – An individual who both initiates and conducts, alone or with others, a clinical trial, and under whose immediate direction the investigational product is administered to, dispensed to or used by a participant. The term does not include any person other than an individual (e.g., the term does not include a corporation or an agency). The obligations of a sponsor-investigator include both those of a sponsor and those of an investigator.
CDISC-Gloss – An individual who both initiates and conducts, alone or with others, a clinical trial and under whose immediate direction the investigational product is administered to, dispensed to, or used by a subject. NOTE: The term does not include any person other than an individual (i.e., it does not include a corporation or an agency). The obligations of a sponsor-investigator include both those of a sponsor and those of an investigator. [21 CFR 50.3f] [ICH E6] See also coordinating investigator, investigator, investigator/institution, principal investigator, site investigator, sponsor-investigator, sub-investigator.