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Our why

TrialMe was created out of lived experiences of being dismissed, overmedicated, and ultimately left without real options within the healthcare system.

The idea was shaped - and validated - at an AstraZeneca hackathon, where it won for addressing a critical gap in medical research

Women make up only up to 34% of Phase I trial participants and experience twice as many adverse drug reactions as men.

TrialMe was built to close this gap by making clinical trial participation accessible, understandable, and compatible with real life.

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Meet the team

Carlotta Hillger

Co-Founder, CEO                                                                Software Engineer Leading Strategy & App Development

Software engineer guiding strategy and app development at TrialMe, combining technical expertise with a strong belief that healthcare should work for everyone.

Co-Founder, COO                                                             Medicinal Chemist, Leading Community Building and Partnerships

Hanna Kalesse

Medicinal chemist leading community building and partnerships at TrialMe. Driven by her own experience of being overlooked by the healthcare system, she works to ensure women are seen, represented, and included in medical research.

Isabela Mitac

Fractional CTO                                                                             Full-Stack Developer, Data Protection & GDPR

Guiding TrialMe’s technology with care, responsibility, and long-term impact in mind. Isabela shapes how the platform is built and scaled, ensuring it remains secure, trustworthy, and resilient as it grows.

Connecting women with research that reflects them. Melanie brings five years of clinical research experience and a Master’s in Public Health to TrialMe, leading outreach and partnerships across Europe so more women can find, understand, and join clinical trials.

A picture of Melanie Custadio, Community and Outreach

Community and Outreach

Melanie Custodio

Our advisors

Melissa Vankirk

Strategic Advisor
Clinical Trial Recruitment at sites and CROs

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Nicolas Bouchet

Strategic Advisor
Ex-CEO of Studies&Me, Investment Manager

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Nadja Erhart

Strategic Advisor
Strategic Marketing and Growth

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Malin Frithiofsson

Strategic Advisor
CEO of Daya Ventures, Angel Investor

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Håkan Axelsson

Angel Investor
Financial Strategy

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Victorine Lancon

Strategic Advisor
Strategic communication

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Charlotte Goodman

Lawyer
Tech and Privacy Law advisor

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Dr. Philipp Klahn

Scientific Advisor
Drug Development

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Asta Diabaté

Strategic Advisor
Healthcare Commercialisation

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Supported by

CO-AX Incubator and Accelerator is the largest tech startup ecosystem for health innovation in the Nordics.

Daya Ventures is the world’s first Femtech Venture Studio, dedicated exclusively to transforming women’s health by building and scaling innovative startups.