Clinical Trials Day

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Celebrating Those Who Never Stop Rising

Clinical research isn't for the faint of heart. It's for those who believe in a mission far greater than themselves—who will persevere through any obstacle to bring hope to those who need it most.

That enduring spirit shows up every day across the clinical research community.

As a clinical research professional, you navigate tightening budgets, evolving regulations, and rapidly shifting technologies—challenges that would discourage others.

Yet you continue to adapt, to innovate, and press forward.

What drives this resilience goes deeper than protocols and processes. It comes from a shared commitment to the people at the center of every study—the patients who place their trust in research, the families who cling to possibility, and the future generations who deserve better therapies and brighter outcomes.

Through these collective efforts, determination becomes progress and purpose becomes possibility.

This is how research rises.

And when research rises, we rise together.

Join the 2026 Campaign

From downloading graphics and sharing messages across social media to planning a workplace celebration for your team or advocating to declare May 20 as Clinical Trials Day in your state, there are numerous ways to showcase how research rises.

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Why Clinical Trials Day?

  • "Clinical Trials Day is important to recognize the patients who participate in our clinical trials, essentially serving as medical heroes to help advance new medicines and vaccines."

    Jennifer Sheller, MPH, ACRP-CP | SVP, Head of Global Clinical Trial Operations, Merck

  • "It's a chance to really celebrate the people who do the work... to put them on a pedestal and say, 'Thank you, for all that you're doing every day in the advancement of medicine."

    Jeremy Cook I Senior Manager, Learning & Development, Velocity Clinical Research

  • "Watching how medicine changes everyday and knowing that clinical trials help people live longer is the most rewarding. And you don't always realize it until a day like Clinical Trials Day comes."

    Fabienne M. François, MBA, MHA, MD I Senior Clinical Research Associate, IQVIA

  • "We are able to honor those individuals who have dedicated their lives and found purpose in this great work. To acknowledge that commitment to clinical research is incredible."

    R’Kes Starling, RPh, MBA I Chief Executive Officer, Bowtie Therapeutic Benefits

  • "Bringing therapies to people and making the world a healthier and happier place. On Clinical Trials Day, we need to remember this is our purpose and let that be empowering."

    Christine Senn, PhD, FACRP I SVP, Site-Sponsor Innovation, Advarra I 2023 ACRP Board Chair