The new Director of the “just launched” Institute of Clinical Trials, Professor Peter Doran, speaking at the Diabetes Collaborative Clinical Trial Network Launch. He spoke passionately about Clinical Trial Networks and the large role it can have in bringing funding bodies, researchers, clinical trial specialists and patients together, to accelerate innovation and influence government policies and guidelines. The Network is excited that some of our members will be part of the new Institute of Clinical Trials and look forward to working together in the future.