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.
-
Time
-
Trust
-
Participation
Meet the Patient Dragons
-
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?
-
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.
-
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?
Led by
Alex Charge
reCharge reSearch Ltd
Alex is a global leader in patient engagement and clinical research. She will lead Pitch to the Patient, keeping the pitches moving, the questions coming and the conversation firmly focused on what matters to patients.
Who are the pitchers?
Stepping into the Den to put their ideas to the patient test.
-
Maria Bowen
Daiichi Sankyo
-
Caroline Feys, MSc, MBA
J&J Innovative Medicine
-
Terttu Haring, MD
J&J Innovative Medicine
-
Zhanna Jumadilova, MD
Pfizer Inc.
After the Pitch
Sign up to receive After the Pitch, our post-event report capturing the patient perspectives, challenges and insights that emerged from the Patient Den.
Thank you. We’ll send After the Pitch to as soon as it’s ready.
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) - Stream
- Trial Design and Protocol Development
- Led by
- Alex Charge, reCharge reSearch Ltd