As one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies with a reputation for excellence and operations in over 150 countries, Roche contributes to people’s health and quality of life on a global scale in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.

We are currently looking for healthy volunteers, aged 18 – 75, to participate in our trials. These trials will involve taking single or multiple doses of investigational and/or marketed medicines for a period of time. Participation will require a number of hours of your time and frequently involves overnight stays. The trials are conducted at our new facility in Welwyn Garden City, an approximately 25 minute train journey from Kings Cross, London.

If you are considered eligible to participate in one of our clinical trials, you will benefit from a friendly and relaxing atmosphere in which your safety and comfort is ensured with the following:

• Modern 24-bed facility with state of the art safety monitoring equipment
• Experienced, qualified medical and nursing staff
• Spacious lounges with flat-screen TVs, DVD players and pool tables
• Quiet rooms with computer, internet access and game consoles
• The Unit chef who provides freshly prepared food.

You will not benefit directly from participating in our trials, but you will receive a comprehensive medical screening and compensation for your time and inconvenience. 

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More information about ACDU, where our Phase I clinical trials are conducted

All medicines have to pass a number of rigorous tests to ensure they are both safe and well tolerated. Roche ACDU (Applied Clinical Development Unit) conducts early stage clinical trials, known as Phase I trials.

The ACDU consists of an experienced medical and nursing team and has its own quality management team to ensure that the standards within the unit meet those agreed by the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and internationally agreed industry standards for conducting clinical trials (ICH GCP). All proposed trials are reviewed by an independent Ethics Committee. Our principal concern is always the safety of our volunteers.

For further information please call 0800 212 469 or email us at clinical.trials@roche.com.  You can also download an application form by clicking on the link provided, or simply submit your application online using our electronic form.

Data Protection:  in compliance with the 1998 Data Protection Act, the personal data that you provide to Roche will only be used for the specific purposes for which it is collected.  Roche may be required to disclose information to regulatory bodies who carry out audits from time to time, however, with this exception your personal data will not be disclosed to other parties without your consent.