Clinical Trial Media

What Clinical Trial Media does

Clinical Trial Media (CTM) is a B2B professional services firm that provides patient recruitment and retention solutions for clinical trials. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Hauppauge, New York, CTM serves pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, contract research organizations (CROs), and clinical research sites, delivering a full lifecycle of services including strategic planning, creative development, patient recruitment, patient and site engagement, technology and data analytics, and therapeutic area expertise spanning 30+ areas such as oncology, cardiology, neurology, and rare diseases.

CTM's core technology is StudyMax™, a proprietary platform consisting of seven integrated products custom-developed for patient enrollment and retention with end-to-end visibility for sponsors. The platform is supported by an in-house digital media team that executes strategic media buying to engage patients online. CTM maintains a proprietary opt-in patient database of more than 3 million patients with structured fields including demographics, geographic locations, diseases, and medications. The company has executed recruitment and retention plans for over 3,000 studies across 80+ countries, and senior leadership is engaged on each engagement.

CTM operates a professional-services revenue model, generating fees through custom enterprise engagements with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, and clinical research site clients. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct enterprise sales with senior leadership involvement in each study. CTM is privately held with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional investor backing, and operates without a parent company. Compliance posture includes GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and HIPAA-aligned data handling practices.

Name

Clinical Trial Media

Legal name

Clinical Trial Media, Inc.

Website

https://clinicaltrialmedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Clinical Trial Media is a B2B patient recruitment and retention firm founded in 1995, serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, and clinical research site clients globally. It combines professional services with its proprietary StudyMax™ platform across 3,000+ clinical trials in 80+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Trial Patient Recruitment Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Trial Patient Recruitment & Retention (HLAGACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Precision Clinical Trials Enablement (patient matching, site matching, adaptive trials) (HLAAANAI), Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination (HLAGACAE)

Keywords

• Clinical trial recruitment
• Patient enrollment services
• Clinical trial media planning
• Patient retention solutions
• Clinical trial site engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Hauppauge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Trial Patient Recruitment Services: CTM provides patient recruitment and retention services to pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, CROs, and clinical research sites. Services include strategic planning and management, creative development, patient recruitment, patient and site engagement, and technology and data analytics. Revenue is generated through service fees for clinical trial enrollment and retention services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Clinical Trial Media provides end-to-end patient recruitment and retention services for clinical trials, combining a proprietary technology platform (StudyMax™, with 7 integrated products) with specialized services spanning strategic planning, creative development, patient recruitment, patient and site engagement, technology and data analytics, and therapeutic-area expertise. The company supports pharmaceutical sponsors, biotechnology companies, CROs, and clinical research sites with global enrollment across 80+ countries, leveraging a proprietary opt-in patient database of more than 3 million patients.

Product overview

CTM operates as a full-service patient recruitment and retention company offering a platform-plus-services model. The core technology is StudyMax™, a proprietary platform consisting of 7 integrated products for patient enrollment and retention with end-to-end visibility for sponsors. Surrounding the platform are six specialized services: Strategic Planning & Management, Creative Development, Patient Recruitment, Patient and Site Engagement, Technology and Data Analytics, and Therapeutic Area Expertise. Together, these services provide a comprehensive suite covering the full clinical trial patient enrollment lifecycle, supported by CTM's proprietary opt-in patient database of over 3 million patients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• StudyMax™: CTM's proprietary technology platform, custom-developed for patient enrollment and retention, consisting of 7 integrated products designed to make recruitment and retention seamless for patients and sites and to provide end-to-end visibility for sponsors.

Products and services

• StudyMax™ Technology Platform Proprietary technology platform custom-developed by Clinical Trial Media for patient enrollment and retention in clinical trials. StudyMax™ consists of 7 integrated products designed to make recruitment and retention seamless for patients and sites and to provide end-to-end visibility for sponsors.
• Strategic Planning & Management Recruitment and retention planning service for clinical trials. CTM has formulated recruitment and retention plans for over 3,000 studies with senior leadership team engaged in each one. For pharmaceutical sponsors, biotechs, CROs, and clinical research sites.
• Patient Recruitment Expertise, technology, and services to connect and engage with patients and sites to ensure optimal enrollment and retention, developed and refined over 25 years. For pharmaceutical, biotech, CRO, and site sponsors of clinical trials.
• Patient and Site Engagement Service that builds touchpoints with patients and sites throughout the trial journey via web, IVR, or call center screening by a nurse to successfully screen, enroll, and retain patients. For clinical trial sponsors and research sites.
• Creative Development Award-winning creative service producing captivating study materials that emotionally connect with potential study participants. For clinical trial sponsors seeking differentiated recruitment creative.
• Technology and Data Analytics Technology and data analytics services powered by StudyMax™ to support patient enrollment and retention with end-to-end visibility. For clinical trial sponsors needing enrollment analytics and operational reporting.
• Therapeutic Area Expertise Deep experience recruiting and retaining patients across a broad range of therapeutic areas, including rare and complex conditions, covering over 30 areas such as oncology, cardiology, neurology, and rare diseases. For sponsors running trials in specialty indications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,000 global clinical trials completed successfully
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ClinicalConnection: ClinicalConnection operates an online patient recruitment registry and trial-matching service used by sponsors, CROs, and sites. It competes with CTM on direct-to-patient recruitment and online engagement, particularly for study awareness and screening.
• Clara Health: Clara Health is a patient recruitment and engagement company that connects patients with clinical trials through digital outreach and care navigators. It competes with CTM in direct-to-patient recruitment, particularly for sponsor-led engagement programs.
• Antidote (Trial Library): Antidote (now part of Trial Library) operates a patient-recruitment platform matching patients to clinical trials via an online questionnaire and partner network. It competes head-to-head with CTM on direct-to-patient recruitment and patient engagement technology.
• SubjectWell: SubjectWell is a patient recruitment marketplace that connects sponsors and CROs with patients through a pay-per-fulfilled-referral model. It competes with CTM on direct-to-patient recruitment efficiency and speed.
• BBK Worldwide: BBK Worldwide is a specialized clinical trial patient recruitment and engagement firm serving pharma, biotech, and CROs. It is the closest direct comparable to CTM in terms of dedicated recruitment focus, enterprise sponsor customers, and multi-service delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• WCG (WIRB-Copernicus Group): WCG provides clinical trial enablement services across IRB review, technology, and patient/sponsor solutions. It overlaps with CTM in site-facing patient engagement and recruitment technology as part of a broader clinical-trial services portfolio.
• ICON plc: ICON plc is a top global CRO providing clinical development, site services, and patient recruitment at scale. As a broad incumbent, it competes with CTM by offering recruitment within integrated multi-service contracts with large pharma sponsors.
• IQVIA: IQVIA is one of the largest global CROs offering full-service clinical operations, including patient recruitment and site support. It competes with CTM both as a partner (sub-contracting recruitment) and as a broad incumbent offering bundled recruitment with other services.

Emerging players

• Mendel: Mendel uses AI to structure clinical and operational data for trial feasibility, site selection, and patient recruitment. It overlaps with CTM on recruitment enablement but competes from a more data/AI-native architecture.
• Deep 6 AI: Deep 6 AI applies AI and natural language processing to EHR data to accelerate clinical trial patient matching at the site level. It represents an emerging technology-driven alternative to CTM's opt-in database approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/clinicaltmedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clinicaltrialmedia
• Instagraminstagram.com/clinical_trial_media
• TikToktiktok.com/@clinicaltrialmedia
• Xx.com/clinicaltmedia

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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