YCCI, Yale School of Medicine

What YCCI, Yale School of Medicine does

YCCI (Yale Center for Clinical Investigation) is the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) hub at Yale School of Medicine, a non-profit private Ivy League institution headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 2006, YCCI operates as a centralized clinical research infrastructure platform supporting the full protocol lifecycle — study development, study activation, study conduct, and study closure and dissemination — for investigators at Yale School of Medicine and its clinical affiliates. It also runs educational and career development programs ranging from high-school and post-baccalaureate internships through faculty career awards and continuing medical education.

The underlying technology and service architecture is built around interdisciplinary "Team Science" and bidirectional translational research methods, integrating regulatory affairs, clinical research budgeting, data management, and quality assurance functions into a single hub-and-spoke model. YCCI is federally designated by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) as a CTSA hub and maintains formal partnerships with Yale New Haven Health System (primary clinical affiliate), AME Zion Church, and Junta for Progressive Action for community-engaged and health-equity research. It also participates in the national CTSA collaborator network for shared learning and best practices.

YCCI's revenue model is composed of three streams: (1) recurring CTSA grant funding from NCATS/NIH, (2) fee-for-service clinical research operations billed through an internal YCCI Rates SharePoint portal on a pay-as-you-go basis, and (3) recurring funding for research training and career development programs. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: YCCI runs webinars, workshops, mentoring, and career awards to attract and retain internal investigators, trainees, and community partners rather than selling to external commercial customers. Customer segments are primarily Yale-employed researchers, patients, trainees and faculty learners, and pre-college students — a captive user base rather than an addressable external market.

Name

YCCI, Yale School of Medicine

Legal name

Yale Center for Clinical Investigation

Website

https://ycci.yale.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

YCCI is the NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Awards hub at Yale School of Medicine, providing centralized clinical research infrastructure and training programs to Yale investigators, trainees, patients, and students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination (HLAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Clinical Operations & Monitoring FSP (CRA/CTM/Start-up) (HLAGAOAA)

Keywords

• Clinical research infrastructure
• Translational research services
• Clinical trial support
• Biomedical research training
• CTSA program services

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. CTSA Grant Funding: YCCI operates as a CTSA hub funded through the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), providing infrastructure support for clinical and translational research across Yale.
2. Clinical Research Services: Fee-for-service clinical research operations including regulatory affairs, clinical research budgeting, data management, and quality assurance services for sponsored trials.
3. Research Training Programs: Educational programs including summer internships, post-baccalaureate internships, and career awards for trainees and faculty learners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

YCCI operates as the CTSA hub for Yale School of Medicine, providing centralized clinical research infrastructure that supports investigators across the full protocol lifecycle — study development, study activation, study conduct, and study closure and dissemination. It also delivers fee-for-service clinical research operations (regulatory affairs, clinical research budgeting, data management, quality assurance) for sponsored trials, and runs training and career development programs for students, trainees, and faculty learners.

Product overview

YCCI, Yale School of Medicine operates as a Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) hub providing a unified clinical research infrastructure platform. The core offering encompasses study development, activation, conduct, and closure services, supplemented by training programs for students through faculty levels. Related educational products include the Office of Academic & Professional Development (OAPD), Office of Physician-Scientist & Scientist Development (OPSSD), Center for Medical Education, and YaleCME. Together these products support the full lifecycle of clinical research from training through study execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• YCCI Clinical Research Infrastructure

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved health outcomes for all patients through clinical research infrastructure

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Yale New Haven Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYCCI and Yale School of Medicine partner with Yale New Haven Health System to deliver integrated patient care and clinical research. Together they aim to improve health outcomes for patients in the region and beyond through aligned operations, care delivery, and strategic investments.
• African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion ChurchsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership focused on health equity research and connecting community members with resources through strategic plan engagement events.
• Junta for Progressive ActionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership supporting health equity initiatives and community engagement in research innovation.
• NCATS (National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYCCI operates as a CTSA hub funded by NCATS, part of the national network of translational science hubs advancing clinical and translational research.
• NCATS/NIH CTSA Program CollaboratorssupportingTechnology or IntegrationCollaborative relationships with other CTSA hub institutions for shared learning, research best practices, and clinical trial support across the national CTSA network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Yale New Haven Health System: YCCI's primary clinical affiliate and delivery partner for clinical research; highly related as the integrated health system whose patients and sites feed YCCI research operations.

Regional players

• Columbia University Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research: Columbia's CTSA hub in New York is a regional academic peer with a comparable service portfolio but serves a different primary geography than YCCI's Connecticut footprint.

Direct peers

• Duke Clinical Research Institute: DCRI is a Duke CTSA-linked clinical research operations and training organization offering fee-for-service research support similar to YCCI's service offerings.
• Harvard Catalyst (Harvard Medical School): Harvard's CTSA hub offering the same clinical and translational research infrastructure, training, and pilot funding model that YCCI provides at Yale; one of the most directly comparable CTSA hubs.
• Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research: Johns Hopkins ICTR is a CTSA hub with parallel clinical research services, workforce development, and community engagement programs.
• Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute: NUCATS is Northwestern's CTSA hub, a closely comparable institution offering study activation, regulatory support, and training.
• Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research: Vanderbilt's CTSA hub provides near-identical study development, conduct, and training infrastructure to YCCI within a major academic medical center.
• Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (University of Pennsylvania): Penn's CTSA hub runs the same translational research service model (biostatistics, regulatory, training programs) as YCCI, making it a strong functional peer.
• UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute: UCSF CTSI offers the same four-phase clinical research support and training infrastructure funded through the CTSA program.
• University of Michigan Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research: MICHR operates the CTSA hub at Michigan with parallel clinical trial infrastructure and translational training programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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