West Coast Research LLC

What West Coast Research LLC does

West Coast Research LLC is a privately held, for-profit clinical research site incorporated in California in 2007 and headquartered at 7033 Village Parkway, Suite 211, Dublin, California. The company conducts Phase 2 through Phase 4 clinical trials on behalf of pharmaceutical sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs), operating from a single Bay Area facility equipped with exam rooms, a pharmacy, an in-house laboratory, dedicated monitoring offices, and temperature-controlled drug storage infrastructure (including -80C freezers, medical refrigerators, and ambient drug cabinets) compliant with HIPAA standards. Active protocols span cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, vaccines, gastrointestinal, women's health, endocrine, respiratory, dermatology, and infectious disease indications, with currently enrolling studies including a Phase 3 gout program (TOPAZ), a high blood pressure add-on therapy trial, and a Phase 3 mRNA seasonal influenza vaccine study in adults aged 65 and older.

The company is led by Site Director Tim Davis, who has managed operations since founding, alongside Lead Investigator Alfred Euaik Tan, MD (30+ years of Bay Area practice) and three additional physician investigators plus a team of certified research coordinators with 6-15+ years of experience. The 1-10 person organization generates revenue through professional-services fees paid by trial sponsors and CROs for patient recruitment, study visit conduct, data collection, and regulatory compliance, with participant compensation limited to time-and-travel reimbursement rather than company revenue. Customer-side sponsor relationships include approximately 20 named pharmaceutical companies (AbbVie, Allergan, Amgen, Alnylam, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eisai, Eli Lilly, GSK, Janssen, Merck, Moderna, Novartis, Novavax, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Sanofi, Takeda) and 10 named CROs (IQVIA, Parexel, PPD, PRA Health Sciences, Covance, ICON, Medpace, Syneos Health, Chiltern, INC Research).

West Coast Research differentiates on a 17-year proprietary research database layered onto investigators' existing patient rosters, supporting enrollment and retention performance in the San Francisco Bay Area's diverse population. Patient recruitment is driven by a website-hosted study catalog, an opt-in Constant Contact patient database, and direct phone/email contact, while sponsor and CRO engagement is handled directly by the Site Director. The firm is independently owned with no disclosed parent, institutional investor, or private equity backing, and operates exclusively within the United States with a regional Bay Area patient catchment.

Name

West Coast Research LLC

Legal name

West Coast Research LLC

Website

https://westcoastresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

West Coast Research LLC is a privately held, single-site clinical research organization in Dublin, California that conducts Phase 2-4 trials for pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs across cardiovascular, rheumatology, vaccine, and other therapeutic areas, serving AbbVie, Pfizer, Moderna, IQVIA, and similar clients.

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-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination (HLAGACAE)

Keywords

• Clinical research services
• Clinical trial site
• Patient recruitment services
• Pharmaceutical research studies
• Vaccine clinical trials

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Trial Conduct Services: Revenue is generated by conducting clinical research trials for pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs. The company receives compensation for recruiting participants, conducting study visits, collecting data, and providing regulatory-compliant research services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

West Coast Research LLC is an independent clinical research site that conducts Phase 2-4 clinical trials for pharmaceutical sponsors and contract research organizations, recruiting volunteers, running study visits, collecting clinical data, and maintaining regulatory-compliant infrastructure. The Dublin, California facility performs studies across multiple therapeutic areas including cardiovascular, vaccines, gastrointestinal, dermatology, endocrine, respiratory, and infectious diseases. The company is paid by sponsors and CROs for trial conduct services, while study participants receive compensation for time and travel and study-related care at no cost.

Product overview

West Coast Research LLC operates as a clinical research site offering unified clinical trial services. The company conducts Phase 2-4 clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas including cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, vaccines, gastrointestinal, women's health, dermatology, endocrine disorders, respiratory, and infectious diseases. Their service portfolio includes the High Blood Pressure Study, TOPAZ Study (Gout with Tophi), RUBY Study (Gout Research), Influenza Vaccine Study, COVID-19 Vaccine Study, Atopic Dermatitis Study, and Hyperlipidemia Study. All studies are conducted from their Dublin, California facility equipped with exam rooms, pharmacy, laboratory, and monitoring offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Research Trial Services End-to-end Phase 2-4 clinical trial conduct services for pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs, including patient recruitment, study visits, physical examinations, ECGs, bloodwork, data collection, and regulatory-compliant operations across multiple therapeutic areas.
• High Blood Pressure Study Clinical trial for adults with hypertension on existing blood pressure medication, evaluating an investigational add-on therapy through 7 office visits including physical examinations, ECGs, and bloodwork.
• TOPAZ Study (Gout with Tophi) Phase 3 clinical trial comparing dotinurad to allopurinol in adults with gout who have at least one gout-related tophus, with approximately 18 months duration and 21 study visits.
• RUBY Study (Gout Research) Clinical trial evaluating dotinurad in adults with gout who continue experiencing flare-ups despite allopurinol treatment, with approximately 18 months duration and 21 study visits.
• Influenza Vaccine Study Phase 3 randomized observer-blind controlled study evaluating an mRNA-based seasonal influenza vaccine in adults aged 65 or older, involving 3 office visits and 1 phone visit.

Named customers29 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Syneos Health: Large biopharma solutions organization combining CRO services with an embedded site network. Listed as a WCR customer but also competes for protocols via Site Solutions, representing both a partnership channel and a competitive threat.
• IQVIA: World's largest CRO with embedded site network (IQVIA Site Management). Listed as a WCR customer but also a competitor for sponsor protocols given its scale, preferred-provider status, and ability to bundle site, CRO, and lab services.
• Medpace: Mid-to-large CRO operating with selective site partnerships. Listed as a WCR customer; comparable in that both serve pharma sponsors but Medpace operates at much greater scale with embedded operational and site-management capabilities.

Direct peers

• JBR Clinical Research: Independent clinical research site conducting multi-therapeutic Phase 2-4 trials. Comparable business model and target customer base to WCR, competing for similar sponsor and CRO contract awards.
• AMR (Advanced Medical Research): Independent clinical research site network specializing in multi-therapeutic trials. Closely comparable operating model, though larger and multi-site; useful benchmark for WCR's growth trajectory.
• M3 Wake Research: Independent multi-site clinical research network conducting Phase 1-4 trials across the US. Closely comparable in services offered and target customer base (pharma and CRO sponsors), with a comparable patient-recruitment-driven model.
• Hassman Research Institute (HRI): Independent, multi-therapeutic clinical research site conducting Phase 1-4 trials for pharma and CRO sponsors. Closely comparable in operating model to WCR as a privately held, single-region independent site competing for the same sponsor and CRO study awards.
• Diablo Clinical Research: Bay Area-based independent clinical research site conducting multi-therapeutic trials. Highly comparable geographically and operationally, competing with WCR for the same regional patient population and sponsor relationships in Northern California.
• Accel Research Sites: Multi-site clinical research site network conducting trials across therapeutic areas. Comparable in core clinical trial site services but operates at greater scale with multiple locations, representing both a direct competitor and a strategic benchmark for WCR's potential network expansion.

Emerging players

• Curebase: Technology-enabled decentralized clinical trial site network. Comparable as a clinical research site operator serving the same pharma and CRO customers, but differentiated by a DCT and remote-trial technology stack that may attract protocols away from traditional sites like WCR.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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