Center for Clinical Research

What Center for Clinical Research does

Center for Clinical Research (CCR) is a private, founder-owned clinical research organization (CRO) headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional enrolled-trial sites in Castro Valley (East Bay) and Carmichael (Sacramento). The company operates a portfolio of multi-center Phase II-IV clinical trials in podiatric medicine, with principal therapeutic focus on diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, plantar fasciitis, painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy, onychomycosis (toenail fungus), and bunions. Trials investigate new wound care products, devices, and treatment protocols, and each protocol is FDA-approved before patient enrollment. Patient participation is voluntary and provided at no cost, with CCR functioning as a referral destination for patients who have exhausted standard-of-care options across Northern California.

CCR is led by Dr. Alexander Reyzelman, DPM, the founder of Bay Area Foot Care (a 12-branch podiatric practice established in 1998 that expanded into a multi-site clinical operation) and President/Principal Investigator at CCR, supported by an investigator bench of additional board-certified podiatrists (Mher Vartivarian, DPM; Greg Tovmassian, DPM; Monara Dini, DPM) and a clinical research operations team (Director of Clinical Research, Clinical Research Manager, Clinical Research Coordinator). The organization maintains an academic partnership through Dr. Reyzelman's 2011 collaboration with vascular surgeon Dr. Michael Conte at the UCSF Center for Limb Preservation and Diabetic Foot, enabling multi-disciplinary approaches to limb-salvage indications. Dr. Reyzelman holds peer-reviewed publications in podiatric disease and active memberships in the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, the American Podiatric Medical Association, and the California Podiatric Medical Association.

The business model is a clinical-trial professional services model: CCR runs site operations for FDA-approved trials sponsored by pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. Patient recruitment is generated through healthcare-provider referrals, an internal phone enrollment line (1-800-363-1069), ClinicalTrials.gov, and organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn). Revenue is generated from sponsor-paid per-trial/per-patient contracts rather than patient charges. The company is privately held with no institutional investors, no disclosed funding rounds, no disclosed revenue, and no parent company, operating within a regional Northern California service area anchored to its three physical sites.

Name

Center for Clinical Research

Legal name

Center for Clinical Research

Website

https://center4clinicalresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Center for Clinical Research (CCR) is a privately held clinical research organization in San Francisco that runs FDA-approved multi-center trials focused on diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, plantar fasciitis, neuropathy, onychomycosis, and bunions, serving sponsor companies and patients across Northern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAGACAE

Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Clinical Trial Services & Site Management (SMO)

SECONDARYHLAGACAF

Investigator & Site Training / GCP Support

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Clinical Trial Services & Site Management (SMO)

Keywords

• Clinical research services
• Diabetic foot ulcer trials
• Wound care research
• Podiatric clinical trials
• Contract research organization

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Clinical Trial Sponsorship: As a clinical research organization, CCR generates revenue by conducting clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and other sponsors. The FDA approves all clinical trials before they begin. Patient participation in research trials is completely voluntary and cost-free for participants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Center for Clinical Research (CCR) operates as a clinical research organization that designs and conducts FDA-approved Phase II-IV clinical trials focused on foot and ankle conditions, including diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, plantar fasciitis, painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy, onychomycosis, and bunions. The organization recruits patients who have exhausted standard of care options, providing free trial participation while delivering investigational wound care products, devices, and treatments on behalf of pharmaceutical and medical device sponsors.

Product overview

Center for Clinical Research (CCR) is a clinical research organization offering a portfolio of Phase II-IV clinical trials focused on podiatric conditions. The company operates as a unified service offering centered on conducting multi-center clinical trials to evaluate new wound care products, devices, and medical interventions. The research portfolio includes trials for Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Venous Leg Ulcers, Plantar Fasciitis, Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Onychomycosis (Toe Nail Fungus), and Bunions. Patient participation in trials is voluntary and cost-free, with trials primarily serving patients who have exhausted standard of care options in northern California. All trials are FDA-approved before commencement, following successful animal testing and laboratory research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diabetic Foot Ulcer Clinical Trials

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of patients treated with diabetic foot complications over 15+ years

Named customers1 record

Segments3 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Center for Limb Preservation and Diabetic FootcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011In 2011, Dr. Reyzelman partnered with vascular surgeon Michael Conte, MD to open the UCSF Center for Limb Preservation and Diabetic Foot. They work with experts in numerous fields to form a multidisciplinary treatment approach for patients at risk of limb amputation because of diabetes. This partnership combines clinical research capabilities with academic medical center resources.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PAREXEL International: Global CRO with site management and patient-recruitment capabilities; comparable to CCR as a sponsor-facing clinical trial execution provider across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Medpace: Mid-to-large full-service CRO running multi-center trials including wound care and metabolic indications; competes for the same sponsor protocols CCR depends on, but at much broader scale.
• IQVIA: Largest global CRO with extensive site network and therapeutic breadth; overlaps with CCR on wound care, diabetic foot, and podiatry trials as a broad incumbent competitor for sponsor work.
• Labcorp Drug Development (Fortrea): Large CRO offering full-service and site-support capabilities across therapeutic areas; competes with CCR for sponsor trial placement at the site level.

Direct peers

• PMG Research: Integrated site network conducting multi-therapeutic clinical trials at investigator sites; comparable business model to CCR as a sponsor-facing research site organization.
• Accel Research Sites: Site management organization operating multiple investigator sites; directly comparable to CCR's model of running trials across several clinical locations.
• DM Clinical Research: Multi-site clinical research organization running trials across therapeutic areas; comparable to CCR as a regional site network serving sponsor protocols.
• Velocity Clinical Research: Large US site management organization operating multi-therapeutic investigator sites; directly comparable to CCR as a site-based SMO running Phase II-IV trials for sponsors.
• Javara: Clinical research site organization embedded within medical practices; directly comparable to CCR's hybrid clinical-practice/site model for trial execution.

Others

• UCSF Clinical Trials Office: Academic medical center trials infrastructure adjacent to CCR via Dr. Reyzelman's UCSF partnership; competes for the same investigator-initiated and sponsor trials in limb preservation and diabetic foot.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/center-for-clinical-research-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/center4clinicalresearch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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