Cite Medical Solutions

What Cite Medical Solutions does

Cite Medical Solutions, operating as CiteMed, is a healthtech software company that provides a unified clinical evidence and regulatory documentation platform for medical device and pharmaceutical companies. The product, branded as Evidence Cloud, comprises six integrated modules — Literature (literature review), CiteSource (reference management), Vigilance (post-market surveillance and safety), Pathway (regulatory intelligence), and ReadyView (submission builder) — unified on top of a centralized knowledge management layer. The platform is built exclusively on Salesforce Force.com and Heroku, with parallel ingestion and federated search across 30+ external databases and a component database of 500K+ pre-clinical studies, and is delivered as a cloud-native SaaS solution with pre-validated SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and GDPR compliance.

CiteMed monetizes through annual, quote-based enterprise SaaS subscriptions, with modules available independently or as an integrated suite to support a land-and-expand motion. Go-to-market is enterprise-focused and demo-driven: a "Get a Demo" call-to-action anchors the website, supported by content marketing through the Evidence Collective and a Systematic Literature Review Course. The target buyers are regulatory, quality, clinical, medical affairs, safety, and R&D teams within medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, with the company claiming coverage across 180+ regulatory markets. In addition to the platform, CiteMed sells adjacent professional services including CER writing, literature search, vigilance monitoring, PSUR/PMS support, and PMCF surveys.

CiteMed Inc. is incorporated in Delaware with a listed address in Dover, Delaware, is privately held, and according to available data operates without a disclosed parent company, institutional investors, named enterprise customers, or external funding rounds. The company was founded in 2017 and per firmographic data employs between 11 and 50 people, positioning it as a small, privately funded niche SaaS vendor in the regulated life sciences software market.

Name

Cite Medical Solutions

Legal name

CiteMed Inc.

Website

https://citemedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cite Medical Solutions (CiteMed) is a privately held healthtech SaaS company that sells an integrated Evidence Cloud platform for literature review, post-market surveillance, and regulatory submissions to medical device and pharmaceutical companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Evidence Management Software (Medical Device & Pharma Regulatory)

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Submissions & Clinical Content Management (eCTD/Publishing) (HLACAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

eTMF & Trial Document Management (HLACAOAF), Evidence-Based Guidelines, Knowledge Management & Content Authoring (HLACAGAD)

Keywords

• Clinical evidence management
• Regulatory documentation software
• Literature review automation
• Post-market surveillance software
• Medical device compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Annual or multi-year subscription to the Evidence Cloud platform with modular architecture allowing organizations to purchase individual modules or the full suite. Built on Force.com with cloud-native delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CiteMed Evidence Cloud is a cloud-based SaaS platform built on Salesforce (Force.com) and Heroku that delivers integrated modules — Literature (systematic literature review), CiteSource (enterprise reference management), Vigilance (post-market surveillance and safety reporting), Pathway (regulatory intelligence), and ReadyView (submission document builder) — to automate clinical evidence management, regulatory documentation, and post-market compliance for medical device and pharmaceutical companies. The platform is offered alongside fee-based regulatory consulting services covering CER writing, literature search, vigilance monitoring, EU MDR post-market surveillance, and PMCF survey design and execution.

Product overview

CiteMed (Evidence Cloud) is a unified regulatory platform built on Force.com comprising six integrated modules designed for clinical evidence management, literature review, post-market surveillance, and regulatory documentation. The core modules include Literature (modern literature review with intelligent screening), CiteSource (enterprise reference management library), Vigilance (post-market surveillance and safety reporting), Pathway (regulatory intelligence and insights), and ReadyView (submission builder). All modules can work independently or together as a unified platform, supporting compliance with MDR, IVDR, and FDA requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Literature: Modern literature review platform for streamlining every stage of review from search to screening to structured output
• CiteSource
• Vigilance
• Pathway
• ReadyView
• Evidence Cloud

Products and services

• Literature Literature review module that streamlines every stage of the systematic review process from search to screening to structured output, with intelligent screening and scoring that reduces literature review time by 75%+. Targeted at clinical and regulatory writing teams in medical device and pharmaceutical companies.
• CiteSource Enterprise reference management library that organizes all literature, references, and source documents in one review-ready library with automated reference management and citation formatting. Built for medical and clinical writers, librarians, and regulatory teams.
• Vigilance Post-market surveillance and safety module that manages safety data, performs automated daily vigilance monitoring across major databases, applies AI-powered signal detection (claimed 100% capture of reportable events), and generates regulator-ready PSUR and vigilance reports. Designed for PMS, vigilance, and safety teams.
• Pathway Regulatory intelligence and insights module providing interpretation of regulations across 180+ markets, side-by-side market comparison, and contextual clarity to support compliant evidence-based content creation. Targeted at medical writers, medical affairs, and regulatory professionals.
• ReadyView Submission builder that transforms assembled clinical evidence into submission-ready documents using built-in templates and export tools, with pre-submission quality checks that catch 95% of common rejection triggers. Supports CER, PMS, PMCF, PSUR, and Vigilance report outputs.
• Evidence Cloud Unified clinical evidence management platform built on Force.com and Heroku that connects all five modules into one auditable system with centralized knowledge management, native Salesforce integration, and pre-validated SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and GDPR compliance for medical device and pharmaceutical enterprises.
• Clinical Evaluation Writing (CERs) Fee-based regulatory consulting service offering that authors and reviews Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs) compliant with EU MDR for medical device manufacturers that need outsourced CER writing expertise.
• Literature Review Services Fee-based regulatory consulting service offering that executes systematic literature searches for medical device and pharmaceutical clients needing EU MDR literature search and review documentation.
• Vigilance Monitoring and Reporting Fee-based regulatory consulting service offering that performs ongoing vigilance monitoring and produces vigilance reports for medical device manufacturers requiring outsourced post-market safety oversight.
• EU MDR Post-Market Surveillance Fee-based regulatory consulting service delivering EU MDR-compliant post-market surveillance (PMS) including PSUR and vigilance reporting for medical device manufacturers outsourcing MDR compliance functions.
• PMCF Surveys Solution Fee-based regulatory consulting service that designs, deploys, and analyzes Post-Market Clinical Follow-up (PMCF) surveys to support EU MDR clinical evidence requirements for medical device manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces literature review time by 75%+
• +13 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Veeva Systems: Veeva's Vault platform is the dominant regulated content management and clinical/regulatory suite for life sciences, including Vault RIM, Vault eTMF, Vault Safety, and submission management. It overlaps directly with CiteMed's submission, document management, and vigilance modules but addresses a much broader enterprise footprint.
• IQVIA: IQVIA offers a broad portfolio of clinical development, regulatory affairs, safety/pharmacovigilance, and technology solutions including IQVIA Vigilance and RIM platforms. It competes with CiteMed across clinical evidence management, safety monitoring, and regulatory submissions as a large, integrated incumbent.
• Oracle Health Sciences (Clinical One): Oracle Clinical One and related Oracle Health Sciences offerings provide clinical trial and regulatory content platforms used by large pharma and CROs. The overlap is broader and less medtech-specialized than CiteMed, but Oracle competes in submission management, trial document handling, and safety reporting.

Direct peers

• ArisGlobal: ArisGlobal provides LifeSphere RIM, Safety, and Clinical platforms for regulatory information management, pharmacovigilance, and clinical trial content. It is one of the closest direct competitors to CiteMed's Pathway, Vigilance, and ReadyView modules for mid-market and large life sciences customers.
• Phlexglobal: Phlexglobal specializes in eTMF, regulatory document management, and clinical trial content solutions for life sciences sponsors and CROs. It directly overlaps with CiteMed's CiteSource, Vigilance, and ReadyView submission capabilities in the medtech and pharma regulatory content niche.
• MasterControl: MasterControl provides quality management, document control, and regulatory compliance software widely used by medical device manufacturers. It competes with CiteMed in regulated document management, submission-ready content, and quality/regulatory workflow automation for medtech.
• Greenlight Guru: Greenlight Guru offers quality management systems (QMS) and regulatory submission tools purpose-built for medical device companies. It competes with CiteMed in medtech-focused regulatory documentation, design controls, and submission readiness for FDA and EU MDR pathways.

Emerging players

• Castor: Castor provides a clinical trial data capture and eClinical platform with growing capabilities in decentralized trials and evidence generation. It overlaps with CiteMed on the clinical evidence and documentation layer for medical device and pharma trials, though its primary strength is EDC rather than regulatory submissions.
• Cactus Life Sciences (Cube Tech / Cactus Communications): Cactus Life Sciences provides medical writing, literature review, and regulatory writing services alongside technology tools for clinical evaluation reports and medical communications. It overlaps with CiteMed's consulting-led CER writing and literature review offerings for medtech and pharma.
• Sorcero: Sorcero applies AI to medical literature analysis, scientific content monitoring, and life sciences knowledge management. It is comparable to CiteMed's Literature, CiteSource, and Pathway modules in AI-powered literature review and regulatory intelligence for life sciences enterprises.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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