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9th Annual Patients as Partners® Europe Event to Focus on Advancing Patient Involvement in Clinical Research

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NEW YORK, NY, United States, 11-Feb-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — The Conference Forum has announced the 9th annual Patients as Partners® Europe event, set for May 20-21, 2025, at the Royal National Hotel in London. This event provides a unique platform for pharma R&D professionals and patient advocates to discuss how patient involvement can reduce risks and inefficiencies in clinical research while advancing the development of new treatments.

Alfred Samuels, a patient advocate and co-chair for 2025, emphasized the importance of recognizing patients as experts in their conditions, which leads to more successful trials and better healthcare outcomes.

Keynote speakers include:

  • Harry Verbunt, who will share his post-cancer clinical trial experience and suggestions for improving trial access.
  • Peter DiBiaso, discussing the importance of placing patients at the center of research.
  • Dr. Temi Olonisakin, offering patient perspectives on support in clinical research.
  • Lea-Isabelle Proulx, PhD (Roche), on reducing patient burden through improved protocols.
  • Beyza Klein (Johnson & Johnson), on embedding a patient engagement strategy.
  • Dr. Catherine Coulouvrat (Sanofi), discussing how patient experience data informs product tolerability.
  • Marisa Minetti (Chiesi Farmaceutici), on leveraging patient archetypes in protocol development.
  • Gisela Linthorst (Azafaros), on involving the patient community in early clinical trials.

Pharma companies such as AstraZeneca, Boehringer-Ingelheim, GSK, and others will also present case studies on advancing patient partnerships.

The event will explore critical topics including patient-informed research, decentralized trials, increasing trial representation, and reducing patient burden through technology.

Patients as Partners® Europe is co-produced with patients, R&D, academia, and non-profit organizations to advance patient involvement and access. For more details, visit PatientsAsPartnersEU.com.

About the Conference Forum: The Conference Forum is a life science industry leader in organizing conferences, webinars, and digital content, driving efficient medicine development and patient access. Learn more at theconferenceforum.org.

SOURCE: EuropaWire