ICON plc, a global provider of drug development and commercialization services, announced that its Accellacare Site Network has entered new partnerships with six research sites across four countries, expanding its global footprint and capabilities.
 
Agreements with Asclepes Research and Olympian Clinical Research in the U.S., Curiositas ad Sanum and Intermed in Germany, Quironsalud in Spain, and KO-MED in Poland brings the Accellacare network to 112 active locations across eight countries and the entry to two new U.S. states – Florida and California. Through these new partnerships, Accellacare is also enhancing its capability in the central nervous system (CNS) and immune-inflammation therapeutic areas.
 
The expansion of the Accellacare Site Network increases access and engagement with investigative sites and its patients, with the goal of faster recruitment and reducing the overall time and cost associated with drug development for customers. Accellacare now has access to more than 9 million patients.
 
ICON launched Accellacare, a global clinical research network, in 2020, to provide patients easier and faster access to innovative treatments and offering customers the option to deploy decentralized trials.   
 
“Enrolling and engaging patients in clinical trials continues to be one of the biggest challenges within drug development,” said Alison Liddy, Senior Vice President, Site & Patient Solutions at ICON. “Our new Accellacare partnerships extend our ability to help customers enhance clinical trial feasibility and improve patient enrollment timelines in key therapeutic areas. We are committed to enhancing engagement with sites, patients and healthcare providers to reduce the overall time and costs of clinical development programmes for our customers.”
 
“As the clinical trial industry evolves past the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to ensure we have a strong partner to continue to enable growth at our sites,” said Tim Welke, owner of Asclepes Research Centers. “Over the last several months, Accellacare has been a valuable member of our operation, allowing us to have more studies to offer our patients. Accellacare’s commitment and support to our site and each study aligns with our mission of improving patient care.”