Francis Hinds is the Clinical Operations Patient Innovation Lead for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region at Servier, where he brings 20 years of industry experience to the challenge of making clinical research more accessible, practical, and patient focused. His work centers on opening doors to clinical trials and vital research opportunities for people living with rare cancers and neurological diseases. Part strategist, part connector, and part problem-solver, Francis works closely with patient advocates and research stakeholders to advance decentralised clinical trial (DCT) models and build research approaches that meet patients closer to home.