Cure Link is a patient-facing clinical trial matching platform that helps individuals discover and enroll in relevant research studies through an intelligent eligibility engine. The service simplifies the process with plain-language questions, secure document uploads, and personalized guidance from a real team member. It also offers trial alerts to notify patients when new matching studies become available.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
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Problem
Most patients never learn about clinical trials that could be relevant to their condition, and when they do, complex medical language and eligibility criteria make it difficult to determine whether they qualify. This contributes to up to 80% of trials failing to meet enrollment deadlines, delaying access to potentially life-saving treatments.
Solution
Cure Link provides a patient-centered platform that matches individuals to clinical trials using a smart matching engine that analyzes user responses against trial criteria. The process begins with a few simple, jargon-free questions about condition, location, travel preferences, and personal health details, after which the system identifies the most relevant trials. Users can optionally upload medical documents, which are processed using text recognition to improve matching accuracy. A real person from the Cure Link team then follows up to help the patient understand their options and guide them through the next steps, ensuring no one navigates the process alone.
Target Audience
Primary users are patients in the UK seeking clinical trial opportunities for their condition, as well as healthy volunteers interested in participating in research studies.
Features
- Intelligent matching engine that analyzes patient responses to rank trials by likelihood of qualification
- Plain-language questionnaire covering condition, UK postcode, travel distance, age, biological sex, diagnosis status, medication, smoking history, and other health conditions
- Secure upload of up to 5 medical documents (PDF, Word, TXT, or images) with text recognition for more accurate matching
- Optional trial alert notifications when new studies matching the patient's eligibility criteria become available
- Human follow-up from a dedicated team member to explain options and support the patient through the enrollment process
- Diversity-focused data collection on ethnic background and gender identity to support inclusive research matching