Welcome to the
Patient Den
What happens when pharma brings its ideas to patients first?
Inspired by Dragons’ Den, pharma leaders will pitch ideas they believe could make clinical trials better. Our Patient Dragons will question their thinking, challenge what doesn’t work and help shape what could work better.
Then they’ll decide whether it’s worth their investment. Not money, but their time, trust and participation.
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Time
Is it worth the hours, visits and energy a trial asks of a patient?
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Trust
Has the idea earned the confidence of the people it’s designed for?
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Participation
Would our Dragons take part, and tell others to do the same?
Meet the Patient Dragons
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Steve
ClarkWith lived experience of stage 4 bowel cancer and decades across pharma and the NHS, Steve knows the system from more than one angle. Will pharma’s ideas stand up to his scrutiny?
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Maureen
MartinMaureen knows what taking part in a clinical trial really asks of a patient. Diagnosed with myeloma in 2017, she brings first-hand trial experience and a powerful patient advocacy voice to the Den.
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Pilar
CocianLiving with metabolic syndrome and fibromyalgia, Pilar advocates for women’s health research. She’s ready to put pharma’s pitches under the spotlight. Will they address the issues that matter to women like her?
Your host
Alex Charge
reCharge reSearch Ltd
Pitch to the Patient is led by Alex Charge of reCharge reSearch Ltd. Alex hosts the Den, keeping the pitches moving and making sure our Patient Dragons have the final say.
Taking on the challenge
The organisations stepping into the Den to pitch for patient investment.
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Johnson & Johnson
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Daiichi Sankyo
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Pfizer
Step inside
the Den
Meet the Patient Dragons and the organisations taking on the challenge.
- When
- Wednesday 14th October, 11:15
- Where
- SCOPE Europe 2026
InterContinental Barcelona (Fira Center) - Room
- To be confirmed
- Led by
- Alex Charge, reCharge reSearch Ltd