What Avicenna Research does

Avicenna Research, Inc. (formerly Ethica Data, rebranded September 2023) is a Toronto-based, privately held software company that has operated since 2008 as a patient-centric platform for clinical trials and human-subject health research. The platform is modular, comprising six core products: Outcome Assessment (eCOA, ePRO, ClinRo, EMAs, and validated cognitive tasks), TeleVisit (video/audio/chat participant engagement), Sensor Data (smartphone and wearable sensor integration including Garmin and Hexoskin), Cognitive and Behavioral Tasks, Study Management, and Data Access and Analytics (real-time dashboards via Kibana/VEGA, with CSV, JSON, GEXF, and KML exports). It supports white-label and on-premises deployments and complies with ISO 27001:2022, HIPAA, GDPR, PIPEDA, ICO, and the UK NHS DSP Toolkit. Customers are primarily academic researchers, contract research organizations, hospitals, and government health agencies; the platform is trusted by 1,000+ researchers across 95 institutions and has supported 198 studies, 26,607 participants, and 42 billion data records, producing 174 peer-reviewed publications. Avicenna monetizes via quote-based SaaS subscriptions with monthly billing, priced by study complexity and participant count, and sells through a hybrid of self-serve platform access and enterprise field sales. Recent product investment has focused on generative AI (Avicenna Intelligence Survey Chatbot, June 2025) and ecosystem extensibility (an MCP Server and Avicenna Scripts are in development), while wearable-driven study design (Garmin Triggering Logic, January 2024) and white-label deployment options extend the addressable use cases. The company is small (11–50 employees), has raised only $250,000 of disclosed external capital (Right Side Capital Management, March 2018), and is led by founder and CEO Mohammad Hashemian.

Name

Avicenna Research

Legal name

Avicenna Research Services, Inc.

Website

https://avicennaresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Avicenna Research is a Toronto-based clinical trial and health-research software platform that helps academic, government, and CRO researchers run remote, patient-centric studies using mobile apps, wearable sensors, eCOA/ePRO tools, and telehealth, under a SaaS subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Trial Software (eClinical / eCOA Platform)

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

eCOA/ePRO/eDiary & Patient-Facing Data Collection (HLACAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Electronic Data Capture (EDC) Platforms (HLACAOAA)

Keywords

• Clinical trial software
• ECOA ePRO platform
• Health research software
• Remote patient monitoring
• Sensor-based data collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Avicenna Research operates on a software-as-a-service subscription model where researchers pay fees for platform access to conduct clinical trials and health research studies. Pricing is based on study complexity and participant count.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Avicenna Research provides a patient-centric, SaaS-based clinical trial and health research software platform that enables researchers to set up participant websites and mobile apps, automate field deployment, and collect real-time outcome, sensor, and behavioral data. The platform combines electronic clinical outcome assessments (eCOA/ePRO/ClinRo/EMA), telehealth visits, smartphone and wearable sensor integration, and real-time analytics for clinical trials and observational health studies. It is sold primarily to academic researchers, CROs, hospitals, and government research labs.

Product overview

Avicenna Research operates as a patient-centric clinical trial and health research software platform, previously known as Ethica Data. The platform follows a modular architecture centered around core data collection and assessment products. The core offerings include Outcome Assessment (eCOA/ePRO/eCDA/EMA tools), TeleVisit (virtual visit capabilities), Sensor Data (wearable and smartphone sensor integration), Cognitive and Behavioral Tasks, Study Management, and Data Access & Analytics. These core modules are complemented by White-Label Solutions for organizations requiring branded, on-premises deployments, and emerging AI capabilities through Avicenna Intelligence. The platform is trusted by researchers at 95+ institutions including Johns Hopkins University, McGill University, and University College London, supporting over 1,000 researchers across 198 studies with 26,607 participants and 42 billion data records.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outcome Assessment Complete toolbox for health and clinical research assessments covering eCOA, ePRO, ClinRo, EMA, and cognitive tasks. Allows researchers to deploy validated standard sets or custom assessments. Used by clinical trial and health study researchers.
• TeleVisit Virtual visit capability for video, audio, and chat communication between researchers and study participants. Supports consent form walkthroughs, study task guidance, and medication adherence monitoring. For clinical and academic research teams.
• Sensor Data Collection Integration with smartphone sensors and wearables (Garmin, Hexoskin) for objective behavior measurement and self-report verification. Supports Bluetooth contact pattern tracking, location data, motion sensors, and environmental sensors. For health research teams.
• Cognitive and Behavioral Tasks Digital cognition task administration that allows researchers to deliver highly sensitive and fully customizable cognitive and behavioral tasks repeatedly throughout studies to detect changes in cognitive function across populations.
• Study Management Comprehensive study administration tooling for designing, deploying, and managing clinical trials and health research studies, including participant enrollment, consent, and study configuration.
• Data Access & Analytics Real-time data access, export (CSV, JSON, GEXF, KML), and analytics with Kibana/VEGA visualization integration. Provides live dashboards and on-demand database queries for study researchers.
• White-Label Solutions Rebrandable Avicenna apps with on-premises installation options for organizations that require in-house data storage and compliance with jurisdictional regulatory requirements. Sold to enterprises needing branded or self-hosted deployments.
• Avicenna Intelligence (AI) Survey Chatbot AI-driven survey chatbot that uses conversational AI to interact with study participants through text-based surveys and natural language follow-ups. Targets researchers running modern AI-enabled studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by 1000+ researchers from 95 institutions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GarmincoreTechnology or IntegrationGarmin wearable device integration enables researchers to collect data from Garmin fitness trackers and smartwatches. Supports triggering logic based on sensor data (e.g., prompt survey after exercise completion), expanding passive data collection capabilities for health research studies.
• HexoskincoreTechnology or IntegrationHexoskin biometric shirt integration provides comprehensive cardiorespiratory monitoring including ECG, breathing rate, heart rate, HRV, sleep data, and activity metrics. Supports detailed physiological monitoring for in-depth health analysis and research insights.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Veeva Systems: Veeva's Vault eCOA suite is part of a much broader clinical and commercial cloud portfolio serving large pharma; comparable on the eCOA product but operates at a vastly larger scale and breadth.
• Medidata Solutions (Dassault Systèmes): Medidata's Rave eCOA is the dominant enterprise offering in clinical outcome assessments, sitting inside Dassault's broader life-sciences cloud; a relevant incumbent benchmark even though Avicenna targets a different scale of customer.

Direct peers

• Clinical ink: Clinical ink provides an eCOA/ePRO platform for clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas, with strong overlap on patient-reported outcomes and decentralized data capture.
• ObvioHealth: ObvioHealth runs fully decentralized clinical trials with mobile apps, eCOA, and sensor-based endpoints, competing for the same remote-patient-monitoring use cases that Avicenna enables.
• Signant Health: Signant Health (formerly CRF Health) is an eCOA specialist serving global clinical trials with patient-reported outcome and sensor-based data capture, overlapping heavily with Avicenna's Outcome Assessment and Sensor Data products.
• Medable: Medable is a leading decentralized clinical trial platform with eCOA, ePRO, telehealth, and wearable integrations; competes for the same remote-monitoring and patient-centric study budget that Avicenna targets.
• Castor: Castor offers an eCOA/EDC and decentralized clinical trial platform directly targeting academic and CRO customers with similar self-serve and enterprise sales motions; highly comparable on product scope and customer segment.
• YPrime: YPrime offers eCOA, IRT, and clinical supply chain technology for clinical trials; competes for similar patient-centric data collection and study management contracts in the mid-market segment.
• THREAD: THREAD provides a decentralized and hybrid clinical trial platform with eCOA, telehealth, and wearable data collection, targeting the same academic, CRO, and biopharma customer base.

Emerging players

• ActiGraph: ActiGraph makes wearable activity and sleep monitors widely used in clinical research; complementary to Avicenna's platform but competes for the sensor-based endpoint layer that Avicenna integrates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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