Medical Center for Clinical Research

What Medical Center for Clinical Research does

Medical Center for Clinical Research, operating commercially as M3 Wake Research, is a US-based contract research organization and multi-site clinical trial site network founded in 1996 and headquartered in San Diego. The company operates 15+ premier research facilities across the Southeast, Southwest, Western, and Midwest United States — including Atlanta (two locations), Charleston, Chattanooga, Dallas, Encino, Lake City, Las Vegas (three locations), Mission Viejo, Raleigh, San Diego, Tucson, and Wilmington. Each site is led by specialized principal investigators and targets distinct therapeutic areas such as gastroenterology, MASH, mental health (including psychedelic-assisted therapies, ketamine, esketamine, and TMS), cardiology, neurology, vaccines, metabolic and endocrine disorders, women's health, autoimmune disease, and pulmonology.

The company's core offering is clinical trial execution on behalf of pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs, delivered through its geographically distributed site infrastructure. Operations encompass patient recruitment, data collection, and regulatory compliance support for Phase I-IV drug, biologic, device, and therapy trials. Clinical trial participants receive free study-related care and may receive time/travel compensation; sponsor pricing is negotiated on a contract basis and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is hybrid: B2B enterprise sales for sponsor and CRO relationships, and B2C direct-to-patient recruitment via the company website, social channels, and a referral program. The company also integrates with the M3 USA hiring platform (careers.usa.m3.com), indicating affiliation with the broader M3 healthcare group.

The business model is professional-services revenue under multi-year contracts with pharma sponsors and CROs. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 range (likely the corporate and operational layer, with site-level clinical staff excluded), and no revenue figure is publicly disclosed. The company markets more than 30 years of clinical research experience and its sub-brands — M3 Wake Research, Wake Research, and Wake Research Associates — as trust signals. There are no disclosed patents, certifications, formal partnerships, or AI/ML capabilities in the source material.

Name

Medical Center for Clinical Research

Legal name

Medical Center for Clinical Research

Website

https://mccresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Medical Center for Clinical Research (d/b/a M3 Wake Research) is a US-based clinical research site network operating 15+ facilities that conduct Phase I-IV trials for pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs across diverse therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, mental health, neurology, and vaccines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Site Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Health Services (8000)

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)

SECONDARYHLAGAAAA

Clinical CROs (Phase I–IV)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Contract Research Organizations (CRO)

SECONDARYHLAGAAAI

Patient Recruitment, Site Feasibility & Trial Enablement CROs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Contract Research Organizations (CRO)

SECONDARYHLAGAAAL

Specialty Therapeutic-Area CROs (e.g., oncology/rare disease)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Contract Research Organizations (CRO)

Keywords

• Clinical research services
• Contract research organization
• Multi-site clinical trials
• Pharmaceutical research sites
• Therapeutic clinical studies

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Research Services: Revenue is generated by conducting clinical trials on behalf of pharmaceutical sponsors and Contract Research Organizations (CROs). The company provides clinical research site services including patient recruitment, data collection, and regulatory compliance support for drug and treatment development studies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Medical Center for Clinical Research (M3 Wake Research) operates a network of premier clinical research sites across the United States that conduct Phase I-IV clinical trials on behalf of pharmaceutical sponsors and Contract Research Organizations (CROs). The company delivers patient recruitment, study execution, data collection, and regulatory compliance support across diverse therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, mental health, cardiology, neurology, vaccines, metabolic disorders, endocrinology, pulmonology, and women's health. Patients participate in trials free of charge and may receive compensation for time and travel, while sponsors and CROs are the paying clients under negotiated multi-year contracts.

Product overview

M3 Wake Research is a network of premier clinical research sites across the United States, operating as an integrated research organization committed to revolutionizing clinical research and expanding access to clinical trials. With more than 30 years of experience, the organization comprises multiple geographically distributed research sites (Atlanta, Charleston, Chattanooga, Dallas, Encino, Lake City, and multiple Las Vegas locations), each specializing in distinct therapeutic areas including gastroenterology/hepatology, mental health/neurology, cardiometabolic disorders, vaccines, pulmonary medicine, women's health, and specialized areas such as psychedelic-assisted therapies and medical devices. The company's unified platform enables sponsors and CROs to partner with experienced sites for Phase I-IV clinical trials across diverse therapeutic indications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• M3 Wake Research Atlanta Premier clinical research site in Atlanta, GA conducting trials in gastroenterology, MASH, women's health, vaccines, migraines, diabetes, metabolic disorders, and endocrinology. Led by Gretchen Mitchell, MD.
• M3 Wake Research Atlanta Mental Health Mental health clinical research site in Atlanta, GA offering trials for treatment-resistant disorders, MDD, bipolar disorder, PTSD, anxiety disorders, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, Tourette's disorder, psychedelic-assisted therapies, ketamine-based therapies, esketamine (Spravato®), and TMS. Led by Karen Giles, MD, MS.
• M3 Wake Research Charleston Clinical research facility in Charleston, SC focused on flu, COVID-19, RSV, pulmonology, cardiology, vaccines, and women's health studies. Led by Donald Hurley, DO.
• M3 Wake Research Chattanooga Multi-specialty clinical research site in Chattanooga, TN conducting trials in neurology, psychiatry, cardiology, metabolic disorders, endocrinology, diabetes, flu, COVID-19, RSV, MASH, orthopedics, pulmonary medicine, and vaccines. Led by Natasha Ballard, MD.
• M3 Wake Research Dallas Clinical research facility in Dallas, TX specializing in flu, COVID-19, metabolic disorders, endocrinology, diabetes, pulmonary conditions, vaccines, and women's health. Led by Ralph Cox, MS, MD, JD, MBA.
• M3 Wake Research Encino Clinical research site in Encino, CA focused on Alzheimer's disease, neurology, and psychiatry studies. Led by Ashkan Mowla, MD.
• M3 Wake Research Lake City Multi-disciplinary clinical research facility in Lake City, FL conducting trials in Alzheimer's, flu, COVID, RSV, gastroenterology, metabolic disorders, endocrinology, diabetes, neurology, psychiatry, pulmonary conditions, vaccines, and women's health. Led by Guy Strauss, DO, FACOI.
• M3 Wake Research Las Vegas Cimarron Clinical research site in Las Vegas, NV specializing in cardiology, endocrinology, hepatology, hormonal disorders, metabolic conditions, men's health, nephrology, obesity and weight management, and women's health. Led by Dana L Trippi, DO.
• M3 Wake Research Las Vegas Mental Health Mental health clinical research facility in Las Vegas, NV offering trials in adult and geriatric psychiatry, Alzheimer's, forensic and medico-legal expertise, pediatric psychiatry, personality disorders, and psychiatric and behavioral disorders. Led by Sapandeep 'Sid' Khurana, MD.
• M3 Wake Research Las Vegas Rainbow Clinical research site in Las Vegas, NV focused on autoimmune disease, cardiovascular, cardiometabolic, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hepatology, neurology, pulmonology, rheumatology and immunology, vaccines and medical devices, and weight management. Led by Lawrence Allen, MD.
• M3 Wake Research Multi-Site Contract Research Services for Sponsors and CROs B2B contract research organization (CRO) services for pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs, providing patient recruitment, clinical trial execution, data collection, and regulatory compliance support across the network of premier research sites in the United States. Contracts are negotiated on a multi-year basis.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

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Direct peers

• Benchmark Research: Multi-site clinical trial site network operating across the US with therapeutic diversity in vaccines, internal medicine, and women's health. Comparable to M3 Wake Research in scale and site-based operating model.
• Flourish Research: Multi-site US clinical research site network operating across multiple therapeutic areas. Directly comparable to M3 Wake Research in that both operate a network of owned investigator sites conducting Phase I-IV trials on behalf of pharma sponsors, with similar site-level PIs and therapeutic diversification.
• Accel Research Sites: Network of multi-therapeutic clinical research sites across the United States. Directly comparable as a site-based SMO serving pharma sponsors with similar patient-recruitment-driven business model.
• DM Clinical Research: US-based multi-therapeutic clinical trial site network with locations across multiple states. Comparable site-network operator running Phase I-IV trials in similar therapeutic areas including CNS, metabolic, and cardiovascular.

Broad incumbents

• Medpace: Mid-to-large full-service global CRO running Phase I-IV trials across all major therapeutic areas. Broad incumbent offering overlapping site-network services as part of a wider portfolio; competes for the same sponsor budgets as M3 Wake Research.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mccresearch
• Facebookfacebook.com/MCCResearch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/m3wakeresearch

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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