Our Why

Axella Trials began with a personal experience seeing firsthand the gap between promising wellness claims and the evidence behind them. As someone trained in public health and clinical research, that disconnect was impossible to ignore.

Axella was created to raise the standard. We partner with brands to design thoughtful, ethical research that fits real-world constraints producing evidence that supports credibility, compliance, and long-term trust.

BIOGRAPHY

Zina Khader is an infectious disease epidemiologist, clinical research strategist, and integrative wellness coach who helps health and wellness brands build credible, real-world evidence behind their products.

Before founding Axella Trials, Zina worked across pharmaceutical clinical trials, early-stage startups, and health-tech companies, and contributed to high-stakes public health initiatives with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including outbreak response efforts for Ebola, Zika, Polio, and COVID-19.

Her work spans medical cannabis, innovative mental health care, and opioid addiction treatments.

Driven by personal experience navigating gaps in conventional care, Zina also trained as an integrative wellness coach, bringing a grounded, human perspective to her scientific work. She believes that health and wellness influences real lives and evidence should be built with that responsibility in mind.

Founder

Zina Khader