Kate Shaw wins the “Women in Pharma” Industry Award UK 2024

Kate Shaw, founder and CEO of Innovative Trials, a global clinical trial patient recruitment and retention company, has been crowned a top ‘Woman in Pharma’ at the Pharma Industry Awards UK. She was given the award at a ceremony in Birmingham yesterday (Wednesday 18 September). 

 

Speaking about her win, Shaw said: “It’s truly humbling to be recognized by my peers in this way. The caliber of competition, not just for the Woman in Pharma award, but across all award categories, was exceptionally high. Congratulations to everyone who was shortlisted for a UK Pharma Industry Award and particularly all the deserving winners on the night. Throughout my career, my North Star has always been the acceleration of patient access to life-changing therapeutics. Everything I have done and achieved is centered around patients’ needs and making sure these are considered and addressed to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients, sites and sponsors. However, my win tonight would never have been possible without my incredible team behind me, who share my vision and work relentlessly to make it a reality. They are the real winners here.” 

 

Shaw founded Innovative Trials in 2010. Under her leadership, she has grown the company into a global leader in clinical trial patient recruitment and retention solutions. Innovative Trials works with major pharmaceutical companies and Contract Research Organizations (CROs) on a global basis, setting new industry benchmarks and accelerating patient access to groundbreaking and life-changing treatments.

 

Innovative Trials’ Navigator, a groundbreaking patient support center for referral pre-screening and retention service, was also shortlisted for an award: Innovation of the Year. Navigator, which launched last year, is a first-of-its-kind service developed and implemented by Innovative Trials to overcome long-standing and industry-wide clinical trial enrollment and retention challenges. It narrowly missed out on winning the Innovation of the Year award, which went to Diaceutics’ DXRX Signal.

 

Innovative Trials has previously been named Best Global Patient Recruitment Company of 2021 by the Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Awards and was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2020 for international excellence.

 

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For more information, or to request an interview with Kate Shaw, please contact Laura Gibson at Presence Media via +44 7771 933609 or [email protected]

 

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About Innovative Trials

Innovative Trials is a prominent international company specializing in patient recruitment and retention for clinical trials. Boasting 14 years of experience, Innovative Trials provides three fundamental services in this domain:

  • 1:1 In-country Recruitment Coaching & Site Support, facilitated by ‘boots-on-the-ground’ local patient recruitment experts operating in more than 70 countries,
  • Site & Patients Educational Materials,
  • Navigator, a patient support center for referral pre-screening and retention. 

With expertise in over 400 trials, 25 therapeutic areas, and over 90 conditions, Innovative Trials has established itself as a trusted and seasoned partner for pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations (CROs) and biotechnology companies. For more information, visit www.innovativetrials.com