Expanding Access. Advancing Discovery.
Empowering discoveries to improve health for all.
Our Mission
Access to Discovery Collaborative exists to expand equitable access to clinical research, strengthen the quality and capacity of trial sites, and accelerate the responsible integration of healthcare innovations. By bridging patients, communities, health systems, and industry, we aim to ensure that groundbreaking discoveries reach those who need them most — improving health outcomes, advancing science, and contributing to stronger local and state economies.
Empower Communities Through Education
Advance Healthcare System Transformation
Empower Communities Through Education
- Increase public understanding of clinical research by delivering educational initiatives that engage community members, patients, and caregivers.
- Build trust and transparency around clinical trials to foster informed participation, with particular attention to underserved and underrepresented populations.
Strengthen Site Capacity and Quality
Advance Healthcare System Transformation
Empower Communities Through Education
- Support healthcare institutions and community clinics in developing the infrastructure, processes, and expertise required to meet sponsor expectations and achieve recognition as high-quality research sites.
- Provide training, resources, and collaborative frameworks to help emerging sites serve as anchors for inclusive, sustainable clinical research.
Advance Healthcare System Transformation
Advance Healthcare System Transformation
Advance Healthcare System Transformation
- Facilitate the integration of novel therapies, technologies, and research models into healthcare systems so that innovation translates smoothly into real-world care.
- Promote policies and partnerships that ensure healthcare innovations benefit diverse patient populations without widening disparities.
Drive Economic and Workforce Development
Drive Economic and Workforce Development
Advance Healthcare System Transformation
- Attract and expand clinical research activity across Louisiana by supporting the growth of trial sites in both urban and rural regions.
- Contribute to reducing the burden of under-researched and under-treated diseases through expanded trial opportunities and collaborations.
Champion Diversity in Research
Drive Economic and Workforce Development
Champion Diversity in Research
- Ensure clinical trial participants reflect the diversity of the populations they are meant to serve, especially across race, ethnicity, geography, and socioeconomic status.
- Partner with trusted community organizations and patient advocates to co-design outreach strategies, ensuring research opportunities are accessible, culturally sensitive, and responsive to the needs of historically underrepresented groups.
Collaborative Innovation Hub
Drive Economic and Workforce Development
Champion Diversity in Research
- Establish a statewide knowledge-sharing platform where researchers, clinicians, sponsors, and community leaders can exchange best practices, data insights, and innovative models to strengthen the clinical research ecosystem.
- Position Access to Discovery as a convener for academia, healthcare providers, community leaders, and industry sponsors to co-create solutions to systemic challenges in research access.
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