Work with Anglia Ruskin Clinical Trials Unit
Whatever stage you're at – from an early idea to a study already in progress – Anglia Ruskin Clinical Trials Unit (ARCTU) can help.
We work with health start-ups, medical device companies, NHS clinicians, academic researchers, charities and commercial partners. Our clinical leads, statisticians, trial managers and data specialists work alongside you throughout.
When your project needs biomedical science expertise, engineering input, AI capability, lab facilities or business development support, we draw on ARU's wider innovation infrastructure.
Who we work with
You've built something that could make a real difference to patients or the NHS. Now you need the clinical evidence to prove it.
We're experienced in working with early-stage companies who may never have run a clinical study before. We connect you with Arise Innovation Hubs for business development support and the Centre for Biomedicine and Health Innovation for scientific and translational collaboration.
- Evidence planning and readiness review
- Feasibility and pilot study design
- Regulatory and ethics strategy
- PPIE and human factors input
- Access to ARU lab and device testing facilities
- Links to investor and funding network
Working alongside ARU's Biomedical Engineering Research Group and the Centre for Biomedicine and Health Innovation, we offer specialist expertise in ISO 14155-compliant clinical investigations, usability studies, post-market clinical follow-up, and UKCA/CE pathway support.
- Clinical investigation design (ISO 14155)
- Risk-proportionate study design
- Clinical evaluation strategy and report support
- Device validation and performance studies
We help to design studies that meet the expectations of NHS commissioners, NICE, the MHRA and investors — including NICE ESF, MHRA AI guidance, and DCB0160/DTACs standards.
- App and software evaluation design
- Diagnostic accuracy studies
- Algorithm validation and bias assessment
- NHS adoption evidence for HealthTech procurement
We have established relationships with NHS Trusts across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire. We're also part of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East of England.
- Grant application support (NIHR, UKRI, charities)
- Protocol design and peer review
- Ethics and R&D governance support
- Recruitment, data collection and trial management
Whether you're a PI at ARU or an academic collaborator elsewhere, ARCTU provides the specialist trial infrastructure you need — particularly for studies at the intersection of clinical and technological innovation.
- Feasibility and pilot studies
- Statistical support and power calculations
- Health economics and cost-effectiveness
- PPIE coordination and public co-design
We bring the same rigour and support to charity-funded studies as to commercially funded work, with flexible costing and deep PPIE integration.
For CROs, pharmaceutical companies and larger medical technology businesses seeking a university partner with NHS connectivity and academic credibility, ARCTU can serve as co-investigator, sub-contractor or delivery partner.
