Clinical Research

What Clinical Research does

ClinicalResearch.com is a patient-facing digital platform that connects individuals and healthy volunteers with recruiting clinical trials operated by IQVIA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: IQV), a global contract research organization with approximately 86,000 employees and operations in more than 100 countries. The core product is a self-service search and pre-screening portal: visitors register, complete a 5–7 minute condition-specific questionnaire, and are matched to trials based on medical condition, eligibility criteria, and ZIP-code proximity to study sites. Dedicated sub-portals cover Weight Health (compensation up to $1,600), Heart Disease (up to $1,650), Gastrointestinal disorders (up to $1,200), and Eczema / dermatology, while 22+ Patient Communities provide condition-specific educational content and ongoing CRM engagement.

Underlying the platform is IQVIA's broader R&D Solutions infrastructure, which carries a $32.7 billion contracted backlog as of Q4 2025. ClinicalResearch.com does not have a separately disclosed P&L; its value to IQVIA is as a direct-to-consumer recruitment channel that feeds sponsor-funded studies, complementing IQVIA's physician-referral and site-based enrollment pathways. Revenue mechanics are therefore indirect: ClinicalResearch.com is funded as a marketing and patient-engagement asset within IQVIA, while monetization flows back through IQVIA's clinical research services contracts with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sponsors. Free patient registration, no insurance requirement, study-related care at no cost, and time-and-travel compensation are the patient-facing economics, while enterprise economics are governed by IQVIA's CRO pricing structures.

The platform targets three primary personas — patients with specific medical conditions, healthy volunteers interested in Phase 1 and vaccine research, and healthcare professionals who refer patients — using a horizontally segmented marketing approach spanning content marketing, organic social (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), email, condition-specific Patient Communities, and toll-free phone support. IQVIA's January 2026 segment reorganization, which consolidates Commercial Solutions and real-world late-phase offerings into the R&DS segment that supports ClinicalResearch.com, signals continued strategic investment in the patient-recruitment funnel.

Name

Clinical Research

Legal name

IQVIA

Website

https://clinicalresearch.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ClinicalResearch.com is a patient-facing clinical trial matching platform operated by IQVIA Holdings that helps individuals and healthy volunteers find, pre-qualify for, and connect with recruiting clinical studies across 22+ therapeutic areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Precision Clinical Trials Enablement (patient matching, site matching, adaptive trials) (HLAAANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Site & Investigator Platforms (Site Payments, Feasibility, Activation) (HLACAOAJ), Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination (HLAGACAE)

Keywords

• Clinical trial recruitment
• Patient recruitment platform
• Clinical research services
• Trial matching services
• Patient engagement platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Durham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Trial Recruitment Services: ClinicalResearch.com is a patient recruitment platform operated by IQVIA. The platform generates revenue by helping pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies recruit patients for their clinical trials. IQVIA conducts clinical research services for life sciences companies globally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ClinicalResearch.com is a patient-facing clinical trial matching platform operated by IQVIA. It enables individuals to search for recruiting clinical trials, complete online pre-qualification questionnaires (5-7 minutes), and connect with study centers based on medical condition and geographic proximity (ZIP code). The platform supports participant recruitment across multiple therapeutic areas including obesity, heart disease, gastrointestinal disorders, eczema, diabetes, and various cancers.

Product overview

ClinicalResearch.com is a patient-facing clinical trial matching platform operated by IQVIA. The platform consists of a core search and pre-qualification system that connects patients with recruiting clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas. The offering includes specialized study portals for Weight Health, Heart Disease, and Gastrointestinal conditions, along with patient communities covering 22+ medical conditions. The platform also provides educational resources including clinical research explanations, a terminology glossary, and health-related news articles. IQVIA, the parent company, is a global provider of clinical research services with approximately 86,000 employees conducting operations in more than 100 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ClinicalResearch.com Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Contracted backlog of $32.7 billion in R&D Solutions (Q4 2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Antidote (Precision Medicine Group): Antidote is a digital patient recruitment and clinical trial matching platform serving sponsors and CROs. Directly comparable to ClinicalResearch.com as a DTC-focused clinical trial matching solution, though it operates as an independent company rather than an in-house CRO asset.
• Deep 6 AI: Deep 6 AI uses AI and natural language processing to mine EHR data for clinical trial patient matching. Comparable to ClinicalResearch.com's matching engine but differentiates via provider-side data integration versus the DTC self-registration approach.
• Mendel: Mendel applies large language models to clinical trial patient matching and cohort identification. Comparable to ClinicalResearch.com's core trial-matching functionality, positioned as an AI-native challenger in the recruitment technology space.
• Massive Bio: Massive Bio is an AI-driven oncology-focused clinical trial enrollment platform. Overlaps with ClinicalResearch.com's cancer patient communities and oncology recruitment capabilities, though focused specifically on oncology.
• Trial Library: Trial Library provides AI-powered clinical trial matching and patient identification tools for sponsors and sites. Comparable to ClinicalResearch.com as a recruitment technology platform targeting the same sponsor/CRO buyer.
• Power Patient Services: Power operates a clinical trial patient recruitment and engagement platform with call-center and digital outreach capabilities. Comparable to ClinicalResearch.com as a multi-channel patient recruitment solution serving CRO and sponsor clients.

Broad incumbents

• Labcorp Drug Development: Labcorp Drug Development (formerly Covance) is a global CRO with central labs and patient recruitment services. Comparable to IQVIA as a broad incumbent offering overlapping trial operations including patient recruitment, but as part of a much larger diagnostics portfolio.
• ICON plc: ICON is a global CRO offering clinical research services including patient recruitment. Comparable as a broad CRO incumbent competing with IQVIA for the same sponsor relationships, though without IQVIA's DTC patient platform asset.
• Syneos Health: Syneos Health is a clinical and commercial solutions provider combining CRO services with patient recruitment and site operations. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the clinical trial services space serving similar pharma/biotech sponsors.

Others

• ClinicalTrials.gov: ClinicalTrials.gov is the U.S. government-run registry of clinical trials. While not a commercial peer, it functions as a baseline reference for trial information and a partial substitute for patient awareness. Relevant as the ecosystem benchmark ClinicalResearch.com competes against for patient mindshare.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/IQVIAClinicalResearch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clinresearch
• Instagramlinkvia.bio/iqvia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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