Integrative Research Associates

What Integrative Research Associates does

Integrative Research Associates is a private, multi-specialty clinical research site practice headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with additional offices in Hollywood and Pembroke Pines. The practice conducts clinical trials on behalf of pharmaceutical, biomedical, nutraceutical, biological, and medical device sponsors, drawing on a clinical roster that includes cardiologists, electrophysiologists, internists, nephrologists, registered nurses, and certified research professionals. Its therapeutic focus spans cardiovascular disease, internal medicine, weight loss, and nutritional and functional medicine, with patient enrollment described as running into the hundreds annually.

The practice functions as a contract research site: revenue is generated through sponsor agreements that pay per-protocol fees, per-visit stipends, and administrative grants tied to study conduct, monitoring, and data capture. The mix of subspecialties is positioned to qualify the site for trials across cardiovascular, metabolic, renal, and lifestyle-medicine indications. Three physical sites across the South Florida metro expand the patient-recruitment catchment within a single densely populated region.

The practice is small, with 11–50 employees per LinkedIn-sourced headcount data. No funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, patents, leadership changes, or technology platforms are disclosed. The business model is consequently straightforward services delivery: enroll, treat, and report — with growth tied directly to sponsor protocol placement rather than to any productized software or data asset.

Name

Integrative Research Associates

Legal name

Integrative Research Associates, Inc.

Website

https://iraresearch.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Integrative Research Associates is a South Florida-based, multi-specialty private clinical research site conducting trials for pharma, biomedical, nutraceutical, biological, and medical device sponsors across cardiovascular, internal medicine, weight loss, and functional medicine indications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination (HLAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Patient Recruitment, Site Feasibility & Trial Enablement CROs (HLAGAAAI), Specialty Therapeutic-Area CROs (e.g., oncology/rare disease) (HLAGAAAL)

Keywords

• Clinical research services
• Clinical trial management
• Cardiovascular clinical research
• Nutritional medicine studies
• Multi-specialty clinical trials

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Research Services: IRA conducts clinical trials for pharmaceutical, biomedical, nutraceutical, biological and medical device companies. Revenue is generated through contracts with industry sponsors to perform clinical research studies. Patients may receive compensation for time and travel, while sponsoring companies pay for the research services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

Integrative Research Associates is a multi-specialty clinical research practice that conducts clinical trials and studies for pharmaceutical, biomedical, nutraceutical, biological, and medical device companies. The practice specializes in Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Weight Loss, and Nutritional and Functional Medicine, and recruits patients in the South Florida region to participate in these studies. Trial participants receive study-related medical care, diagnostic and laboratory testing, study medication, and compensation for time and travel.

Product overview

Integrative Research Associates is a clinical research organization offering a single unified service: conducting multi-specialty clinical trials and studies. Their practice specializes in Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Weight Loss, and Nutritional and Functional Medicine, providing cutting-edge medical therapies through partnerships with leading biomedical companies. The company operates research clinics and medical practice affiliations in the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Florida area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Research Services Multi-specialty clinical research practice that conducts clinical trials and studies in Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Weight Loss, and Nutritional and Functional Medicine for pharmaceutical, biomedical, nutraceutical, biological, and medical device companies. The service recruits and cares for hundreds of patients annually in South Florida, with participants receiving study-related medical care, diagnostic and laboratory testing, study medication, and compensation for time and travel.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Velocity Clinical Research: Multi-site clinical research site organization conducting trials across multiple therapeutic areas including cardiovascular. Comparable as a dedicated SMO competing for sponsor relationships with a similar sales-led business model.
• Flourish Research: Clinical research site network operating dedicated research clinics across multiple U.S. metros with multi-specialty therapeutic coverage. Directly comparable as a multi-therapeutic, site-based clinical research operator competing for the same sponsor business.
• Centricity Research: Multi-site clinical research organization with integrated site network across the U.S. and Canada. Comparable as a site-based research operator offering multi-specialty trial conduct to pharma and device sponsors.
• Benchmark Research: Clinical research site network with multiple U.S. locations conducting trials across diverse therapeutic areas. Directly comparable as a site management organization competing for pharma and device sponsor contracts.
• DM Clinical Research: Clinical research site organization with multiple U.S. locations conducting multi-therapeutic clinical trials. Comparable as a site-based research services provider with similar sponsor outreach model.
• Accel Clinical Research: Multi-therapeutic clinical trial site organization operating dedicated research clinics. Comparable as a multi-specialty site operator with similar sales-led outreach to pharmaceutical sponsors.

Broad incumbents

• Parexel International: Large global CRO providing full-service clinical development including site management services. Comparable as a higher-tier sponsor of clinical research, but operates at far greater scale and serves as both competitor and customer of small sites like IRA.
• IQVIA: Largest global CRO with extensive site network and clinical trial services. Comparable as a dominant industry incumbent whose site solutions division directly competes with independent SMOs like IRA.
• Synexus Clinical Research: Multi-country clinical trial site network owned by Sonic Healthcare. Comparable as an established site-based research operator with a multi-therapeutic portfolio, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Pinnacle Healthcare System: Florida-based healthcare system where IRA's Hollywood and Pembroke Pines medical offices are affiliated. Comparable as a regional healthcare partner providing patient referral infrastructure for IRA's clinical trial operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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