PatientsLikeMe and the nonprofit Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP) recently announced a new partnership with the global healthcare leader Sanofi (NYSE: SNY) to raise awareness about the benefits of participating in clinical trials. Michael Evers, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Patient Advocacy at PatientsLikeMe, and Ken Getz, Founder and… Continue reading Partnering with patients: An interview with Michael Evers and Ken Getz
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BBK and PatientsLikeMe: Combining Strengths to Help Patients Everywhere
Recently, PatientsLikeMe Chief Marketing Officer David S. Williams III had the opportunity to participate in a podcast interview with the industry magazine PharmaVOICE. Along with Bonnie Brescia, a Founding Principal of BBK Worldwide, he fielded questions about how the new alliance between our two companies can both enhance and expedite the clinical trial recruitment process.… Continue reading BBK and PatientsLikeMe: Combining Strengths to Help Patients Everywhere
PatientsLikeMe and BBK Worldwide Join Forces to Bring Mass Patient Exposure to the Clinical Research Process
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — June 14, 2011 — Today, PatientsLikeMe, the leading online health platform, and BBK Worldwide, a pioneer in healthcare marketing and patient recruitment, announce an alliance to jointly offer their services to pharmaceutical companies and other industry stakeholders interested in enhancing patient recruitment and retention for ongoing and upcoming clinical research studies. Both companies have a long-standing commitment… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe and BBK Worldwide Join Forces to Bring Mass Patient Exposure to the Clinical Research Process
Let’s make clinical trials more rewarding for patients
I came across this Wall Street Journal article earlier this week which details how patients with life-changing illnesses are using online services such as EmergingMed to help them enroll in clinical trials. The article points out that only 3% of adult cancer patients participate in trials, citing lack of awareness as a crucial factor. They… Continue reading Let’s make clinical trials more rewarding for patients