Firma Clinical Research

What Firma Clinical Research does

Firma Clinical Research is a US-based specialty Contract Research Organization (CRO) founded in 2017 and headquartered in Lombard, Illinois (Chicago metropolitan area), with 101-250 employees. The company serves pharmaceutical and biotech sponsors, other CROs, clinical trial sites, and medical device and diagnostic companies globally, operating across two integrated service lines: Home Trial Services (in-home clinical trial visits delivered through a network of licensed nurses, phlebotomists, and clinical service providers in 70+ countries) and Biometrics & Data Services (clinical data management, statistical programming, and biostatistics). Its core customer base is enterprise, with named engagements including academic medical centers, an ALS research hospital, and C2N Diagnostics for decentralized Alzheimer's studies.

The company's technology stack centers on platform-agnostic Electronic Data Capture (EDC) database builds, CDISC-compliant statistical programming (SDTM, ADaM, define.xml, P21 validator), 21 CFR Part 11-compliant data management, and biostatistics for decentralized, adaptive, and complex innovative trial designs. Firma reports database build-and-release timelines that run 2x faster than the industry standard through proprietary macro utilization and double-programming with QC. It integrates eSource and Direct Data Capture (DDC) capabilities via a partnership with Open Clinica and supports electronic Clinical Outcome Assessments (eCOA) and full telehealth visit workflows. The firm has completed more than 30,000 home visits, supported 700+ study teams, and participated in 100% decentralized studies, signaling operational scale in the decentralized clinical trial niche.

Firma generates revenue through professional services contracts under multiple engagement models: Functional Service Provider (FSP), project-based, strategic consulting, and creative partnerships. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with multi-year contract cadences typical for enterprise engagements. Its go-to-market is consultative enterprise sales supported by website RFP submission, content marketing (eBooks, case studies, articles), industry event participation (e.g., ACRP), and a formalized CRO partnership channel that positions Firma as a decentralized services sub-contractor. The company is privately held, with no disclosed institutional ownership beyond the 2018 funding event involving Northlane Capital Partners.

Name

Firma Clinical Research

Legal name

Firma Clinical Research, LLC

Website

https://firmaclinicalresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Firma Clinical Research is a US specialty CRO providing Home Trial Services and Biometrics & Data Services to pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and CRO clients globally. Its core offerings include decentralized in-home trial visits across 70+ countries and CDISC-compliant data management, biostatistics, and statistical programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Research Organization (CRO) Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical CROs (Phase I–IV) (HLAGAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming CROs (HLAGAAAF), Patient Recruitment, Site Feasibility & Trial Enablement CROs (HLAGAAAI), Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination (HLAGACAE)

Keywords

• Clinical research services
• Biometrics data services
• Decentralized clinical trials
• Home health visits
• Contract research organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Home Trial Services: In-home clinical trial visit services providing decentralized trial support across six continents. Services include nursing visits, phlebotomy, biological sample collection, vital signs, EKG administration, study drug administration, and patient assessments. Revenue generated through per-visit or study-based service agreements.
2. Biometrics and Data Services: Comprehensive data services including clinical data management, statistical programming, and biostatistics. Offered through flexible engagements including FSP (Functional Service Provider), project-based, strategic consulting, and creative partnerships. Revenue model based on service contracts with biostatisticians, programmers, and data managers.
3. Functional Service Provider (FSP) Model: Flexible FSP engagements giving clients complete control to assemble and manage teams with specific expertise. Provides highly trained data professionals (database builders, clinical data managers, medical coders, statistical programmers, biostatisticians) available as rapid, cost-effective resources to complement internal teams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Firma Clinical Research is a specialty Contract Research Organization (CRO) that delivers in-home clinical trial visit services through a global network of licensed nurses and phlebotomists across 70+ countries, alongside Biometrics & Data Services including EDC database builds, clinical data management, CDISC-compliant statistical programming, and biostatistics. Engagements are sold under flexible models (FSP, project-based, strategic consulting, creative partnerships) to pharmaceutical/biotech sponsors, other CROs, medical device companies, and academic medical centers. The company focuses on decentralized, adaptive, and complex innovative trial designs, with rigorous data quality and regulatory submission readiness.

Product overview

Firma Clinical Research is a specialty CRO offering a dual-service portfolio combining Home Trial Services and Biometrics & Data Services. The Home Trial Services core offering provides in-home clinical trial visits via a global network of healthcare providers, while the Biometrics & Data Services suite includes Statistical Programming, Biostatistics, and Clinical Data Management as discrete modules. Both service lines are available through a Flexible Functional Service Provider (FSP) engagement model, allowing sponsors to access specific expertise on demand. The company also provides Decentralized Clinical Trial Support and eSource Capabilities for electronic data capture integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Home Trial Services Global in-home clinical trial visit services that bring protocol visits to patients wherever they are, using a network of licensed, protocol-trained nurses, phlebotomists, and clinical service providers. Includes nursing visits, phlebotomy, biological sample collection, vital signs, EKG administration, study drug administration, and patient assessments; targeted at pharmaceutical/biotech sponsors, CROs, and clinical trial sites that need to expand geographic reach, improve recruitment/retention/diversity, and reduce patient burden.
• Biometrics & Data Services End-to-end biometrics offering covering clinical data management, CDISC-compliant statistical programming (SDTM, ADaM, define.xml, P21 validator), and biostatistics, with platform-agnostic EDC builds delivered 2x faster than industry standard. Targets sponsors and medical device/diagnostic companies needing high-quality, statistically sound, regulatory submission-ready data across global studies.
• Functional Service Provider (FSP) Flexible FSP engagement providing access to highly trained data specialists — database builders, clinical data managers, medical coders, statistical programmers, and biostatisticians — as rapid, cost-effective resources to complement internal sponsor or CRO teams. Offered with FSP, project-based, strategic consulting, and creative partnership engagement options.
• Decentralized Clinical Trial Support Comprehensive DCT support that enables remote, virtual, site-less, and hybrid clinical trial designs, combining telehealth facilitation, home-based protocol visits, and eSource integration for sponsors and CROs that want to add decentralized capabilities without adding headcount.
• eSource Capabilities Direct Data Capture (DDC) and electronic Clinical Outcome Assessments (eCOA) capability, delivered in partnership with eSource provider Open Clinica so investigators can enter information directly into the eCRF, enabling real-time data capture and more complex procedures for decentralized clinical trials.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2x faster database build-and-release timeline than industry standard
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Open ClinicacoreTechnology or IntegrationeSource technology partnership for Direct Data Capture (DDC) and electronic Clinical Outcome Assessments (eCOA). Firma partners with Open Clinica to allow investigators to enter information directly into the eCRF, enabling more complex procedures and real-time data capture for decentralized clinical trials.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Medpace: Mid-sized, scientifically focused full-service clinical CRO with strong biometrics and biostatistics capabilities and an emphasis on complex trial designs. Highly comparable in service scope and therapeutic-area orientation to Firma's biometrics offering.
• Worldwide Clinical Trials: Mid-sized specialty CRO offering full-service clinical development, biometrics, and bioanalytical services with therapeutic-area focus. Directly comparable in size, mid-market positioning, and biometrics/data services emphasis to Firma.
• Celerion: Specialty CRO with strong biometrics, clinical pharmacology, and early-phase trial expertise. Comparable to Firma as a scientifically focused mid-market CRO with biometrics depth.
• Premier Research: Specialty CRO with therapeutic-area focus and dedicated biostatistics and data management services. Comparable to Firma in targeting complex, specialty, and biotech-sponsored trials.

Emerging players

• Science 37: DCT-native technology and operations platform enabling decentralized and hybrid trials. Comparable to Firma's Home Trial Services as a competitor in the decentralized trial delivery space, though more technology-led.

Broad incumbents

• Medidata (Dassault Systèmes): Dominant eClinical technology platform (Rave EDC) used across most CROs and sponsors. Indirect competitor and ecosystem enabler; relevant because sponsors evaluating DCT platforms benchmark against Medidata integrations.
• IQVIA: Largest global full-service CRO with active DCT expansion. Relevant competitor in any specialty CRO's enterprise RFP and the natural incumbent when sponsors consolidate vendors.
• ICON plc: Global full-service CRO with significant biometrics, data management, and DCT capabilities post-PRA Health Sciences and Symphony Health acquisitions. Represents the scale competitor benchmark for boutique CROs.
• Parexel: Large global CRO with deep biometrics and biostatistics heritage. Comparable as the standard incumbent benchmark for mid-sized specialty CROs competing for biotech-sponsored work.

Others

• Open Clinica: eSource and EDC technology provider partnering with Firma. Ecosystem/technology relationship rather than direct competitor, but relevant because the partnership depth shapes Firma's DCT technology capability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FirmaClinical

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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