Currently in co-design phasePiloting with research groups at UZH & ETH ZurichPartnering with patient & advisory communitiesBuilding participant-first research infrastructureCurrently in co-design phasePiloting with research groups at UZH & ETH ZurichPartnering with patient & advisory communitiesBuilding participant-first research infrastructure
ResearchReach

Bringing research closer to the peopleit is meant to serve.

ResearchReach is a participant-first platform striving for a more participatory approach to health research. Co-designed in Zurich with people with (chronic) health conditions or disabilities and researchers.

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The problem

Research recruitment is one of the most persistent bottlenecks in health research.

Studies are delayed, sample sizes go unmet, and participants disengage. It is not because eligible people don't exist, but because today's recruitment relies on fragmented tools, opaque language, and processes that weren't designed with participants in mind.

Unheard.

Patients are left out.

Participants are too often treated as data sources, not partners.

Unclear.

Processes and language are too complex.

Scientific communication remains too technical for patients to fully understand. 

~1 in 4 trials

are terminated prematurely.

Outreach to patients is fragmented and manual, and the inclusion criteria are unrealistic.

Recruitment isn't slow because participants are missing. It's slow because the path between studies and people is misaligned.

Our mission

We believe research should feel like a conversation, not a transaction. ResearchReach is building the tools, and the trust, to make that real.

Together with people with (chronic) health conditions or disabilities and researchers in Zurich, we're shaping a recruitment experience that respects people's time, listens to their voices, and brings them back into the conversations that shape their care.

The team

Building at the intersection of health research and accessible technology.

Akhila Obilisetty

Akhila Obilisetty

CO-FOUNDER | PLATFORM & PRODUCT

MSc Computer Science at University of Zurich. Leads platform development and the participant-facing experience, translating co-design insights into a focused, accessible product.

LinkedIn →Website →
Réka Enz

Réka Enz

CO-FOUNDER | RESEARCH & COMMUNITY

PhD in Digital Health at ETHZ and Schulthess Klinik. Leads research design, stakeholder partnerships, and community building with patient groups and university networks.

LinkedIn →

Backers & programs

Supported by institutions that share our vision.

Currently backed by

  • ETH Student Project House
  • UZH Teaching Fund

Previously part of

  • UZH Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
  • UZH Market Validation Lab

Get involved

Better research takes partners on both sides.

Tell us a bit about you, whether you run a study, represent a community, or just want to follow the project. 

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Or reach out directly

researchreach.switzerland@gmail.com