Nestle selects TrialReach to collaborate on new clinical trial for Ageing Risk Factors

PRLog (Press Release) - May 22, 2012 - London, UK – May 22, 2012 – TrialReach, the innovative search business that provides information on clinical trials, announced today that Nestlé Research has appointed it to support its patient recruitment efforts for a new clinical trial targeting risk factors associated with ageing.

The Phase 1 trial will take place at the Nestlé Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland. Over 60 healthy men and women of 60 years of age or older will be taking part in the study; participants will be reimbursed for their expenses and time.

Information about the trial is presented in a patient-friendly manner on the TrialReach website (http://www.trialreach.com/anti-age/). Interested volunteers will be able to view details of the trial and complete a short pre-screening form online to check their eligibility.

TrialReach’s website combines a specialised search engine, exclusive patient-friendly information and fast communication channels between patients and physicians to make clinical trials easy to find, easy to understand, and easy to access.

“Nestlé is the fourth major corporation so far this year to endorse our platform by selecting TrialReach to support their patient recruitment for clinical trials”, said Pablo Graiver, Co-founder and CEO of TrialReach. “We’re delighted that such a prestigious research centre has selected TrialReach and look forward to partnering with other corporations as we roll out our product”.

About Nestlé Research
The Nestlé Research Center is at the heart of fundamental scientific research and innovation within Nestlé. Our role is to drive science and technology, from basic nutrition and health research, to applied research for product development and application. The NRC supports all of Nestlé’s product categories with scientific and technological expertise. For more information, please visit http://www.research.nestle.com

About TrialReach
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, TrialReach is a search and referral engine for clinical trials, dedicated to making clinical trials easy to find, easy to understand, and easy to access. A poster-child of Health 2.0, TrialReach leverages the latest technologies and marketing tools to bridge the gap between patients wanting to take part in clinical trials and sponsors and investigators seeking to recruit participants. TrialReach received funding to develop its platform from European VC, Amadeus Capital Partners. For more information about the company, visit http://www.trialreach.com


Media Contact :
Pablo Graiver
+44 208 439 9431
pablo@trialreach.com
http://www.trialreach.com