Industry partnerships and collaboration
Partner with Retina International to advance research, bring patient perspectives into decision-making and help shape the future of retinal healthcare.
Partner With Us
Retina International (RI) is a global alliance of patient-led organisations representing people living with retinal conditions and their families. We work across the patient community, research, healthcare, industry and policy to ensure that scientific progress reflects the needs, priorities and lived experiences of those affected.
Through collaboration with pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other life-sciences organisations, RI aims to strengthen patient involvement, generate meaningful evidence and support progress towards better outcomes and more equitable access to innovation.
Why Work with Retina International?
A Trusted Global Network
Connect with an established international alliance of patient-led organisations, representing the perspectives and experiences of retinal communities across more than 40 countries. RI brings together patient organisations, researchers, clinicians, industry and policymakers to support collaboration across borders and sectors.
High-Quality, Evidence-Based Research
RI contributes to scientifically rigorous, peer-reviewed research exploring the impact of retinal conditions, patient experiences, quality of life, unmet needs and treatment priorities. Our research helps generate evidence that can inform research and development, healthcare policy and decision-making.
Meaningful Patient Involvement
People living with retinal conditions have valuable expertise that can help shape research and innovation. RI works to ensure that patient priorities and lived experiences inform research questions, study design, meaningful outcomes and discussions about emerging therapies.
Collaboration That Drives Change
By connecting industry with patient organisations, researchers, healthcare professionals and policymakers, RI helps create opportunities to share knowledge, address unmet needs and advance a more patient-centred approach to retinal health.
Partnership Opportunities
Research and Innovation
Collaborate on research initiatives that explore unmet needs, patient experiences, treatment priorities and the wider impact of retinal conditions. RI can help bring patient perspectives into research discussions and connect shared priorities across the global retinal community.
Patient Engagement and Insights
Develop opportunities for meaningful engagement with people affected by retinal conditions. Through appropriate patient involvement activities, surveys, workshops and collaborative initiatives, patient perspectives can help inform research priorities and improve understanding of the outcomes that matter to patients and caregivers.
Policy and Access
Support evidence-informed discussions about the challenges facing people living with retinal conditions, including diagnosis, access to care, emerging therapies and health inequalities. RI’s research and advocacy work can help bring patient experiences and priorities into policy conversations.
Patient Data and Insights
Socioeconomic impact
The financial, employment and societal costs associated with retinal conditions.
Patient experience and quality of life
How retinal conditions affect independence, wellbeing, daily activities and participation in society.
Patient preferences and treatment priorities
The outcomes, needs and expectations that matter to people living with retinal conditions.
Caregiver impact:
The practical, emotional and economic effects of caring for someone with a retinal condition.
Access and unmet needs
Experiences of diagnosis, genetic testing, healthcare and emerging therapies.
Collaborative Research
These research areas can help inform discussions about clinical development, patient-relevant outcomes, healthcare planning and the wider value of innovation.
RI welcomes opportunities to explore collaborative research and evidence-generation initiatives that align with its mission and are guided by transparency, scientific integrity and meaningful patient involvement.
Collaborative Research Projects
Work together on research addressing the impact of retinal conditions, unmet needs, patient preferences and the outcomes that matter to people living with these conditions.
Patient Involvement in Research and Development
Explore opportunities to involve patient representatives and patient-led organisations in research discussions and activities, helping ensure that lived experience informs research priorities and development.
Knowledge Exchange and Awareness
Support opportunities to share research findings, improve understanding of retinal conditions and encourage dialogue between patient communities, researchers, healthcare professionals and industry.
All collaborations are considered in line with RI’s mission, values and commitment to representing the interests of people affected by retinal conditions.
Our Commitment to Responsible Partnership
RI values partnerships built on shared objectives, transparency, integrity and respect for the independence of the patient community.
We welcome collaboration with organisations that share our commitment to advancing retinal research, supporting meaningful patient involvement and improving outcomes for people affected by retinal conditions.
Partnerships should align with RI’s mission and uphold the interests of the people and communities we represent.
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Connect with 43 member organisations across 40+ countries.
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