Future:Trials
FUTURE:TRIALS – STFNs is a new event that has been designed to challenge assumptions, surface tensions and explore what clinical research must become in a rapidly evolving healthcare world.
We bring together stakeholders from across the ecosystem, including pharmaceutical companies, CROs, digital health innovators, start-ups, hospitals, patient organisations, policymakers and regulators. What unites them is not agreement, but rather a sense of urgency. It is imperative that improvements are made to the design, conduct, and translation of clinical trials into tangible patient outcomes.
At the core of this transformation are the very people clinical trials are intended to serve: patients. Despite decades of effort, trials remain too slow, too complex, too fragmented – and too often disconnected from real-world care.
We believe clinical trials must become faster in execution, smarter in design, and more human in experience. This involves facilitating experimentation in methodology, embracing digital infrastructure, and prioritising people over protocols.
FUTURE:TRIALS – STFNs, in collaboration with Onco:Innovate, is organising a series of boutique health innovation events across Europe. Each edition is focused and designed to drive momentum – not just conversation – across the healthcare innovation landscape.
Vision & Mission
Our Vision is of a future where clinical trials are faster, smarter and more human, powered by open dialogue, cross-sector collaboration and a shared commitment to patient-centred innovation.
Our Mission is to bring together diverse stakeholders across the clinical research ecosystem, challenging assumptions, spotlighting innovation and driving meaningful improvements in the design, conduct and outcomes of clinical trials.
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Petko Iliev
Clinovate NET GmbH & Co. KG
2026 CONFERENCE TOPICS
Agenda & Topics
Designing Protocols That Work in Practice
How protocols can be simplified and co-designed with sites to better reflect real-world execution
Keeping Patients Engaged Throughout the Trial Journey
How to improve retention and patient experience through better communication, support, and tools
Building Regulation That Enables Innovation
How regulators and industry can align to enable faster adoption of new technologies and models
AI in Practice: Transforming Clinical Trials
How AI is already improving operations, recruitment, and data quality in real settings
Rethinking the Clinical Trial Workforce
How roles and collaboration models need to evolve across sites, industry, and networks
Bringing Community Physicians into Clinical Research
How to expand trials into private practices and community settings to reach more patients
Making Real-World Data Work for Trials
How academic institutions and industry can better use real-world data for evidence generation
From Single Studies to Connected Trial Ecosystems
How platforms and partnerships can connect sponsors, sites, and technologies into one system
Redefining the Value of Clinical Trials
How technology can enable accurate feasibility, smarter workflows, more efficiency and fair compensation
ORGANIZERS
STAKEHOLDERS
Academia
CROs
Investors & Accelerators
Patient Organizations & Advocacy Groups
Policy & Cluster Organizations
Regulators & Ethics Bodies
Sites & Clinical Investigators
Sponsors
Startups & Technology Providers
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