Medstar Research Institute

What Medstar Research Institute does

MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI) is the research enterprise of MedStar Health, an integrated academic health system in the Mid-Atlantic region. Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Hyattsville, Maryland, MHRI conducts clinical, translational, and healthcare delivery research across six integrated research networks spanning Cardiovascular, Orthopedic & Rehabilitation, Neuroscience, Cancer, Health Services, and Primary Care. The institute supports over 1,000 active research studies, produces 900+ peer-reviewed publications per year, and engages 400+ MedStar physicians, 1,200 residents and fellows, and 60+ Georgetown medical students annually in research activities.

MHRI's core technology layer consists of four scientific core services — Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics, Biochemistry and Biomarker Core, Penn Medical Laboratory, and Research Pharmacy — that function as interdisciplinary resources for principal investigators across the system. The institute's commercial activity is structured around clinical trial operations, research development, contracts and grants management, research integrity/HRPP, intramural grant programs, and the annual MedStar Research Symposium. The architecture is tightly integrated with MedStar Health's hospital and clinic network, enabling direct patient recruitment for trials across the Mid-Atlantic.

MHRI's revenue model is grant- and institutionally-funded rather than commercially priced, with $70 million in annual research funding supporting its operations. As a subsidiary of MedStar Health, it does not operate as a standalone commercial entity; its "customers" are patients participating in clinical trials, MedStar physicians conducting research, and Georgetown University medical students engaged in academic research collaboration. The primary strategic partnership is with Georgetown University, including collaboration through the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS), a CTSA program.

Name

Medstar Research Institute

Legal name

MedStar Health Research Institute

Website

https://medstarresearch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Short description

MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI) is the research enterprise of MedStar Health, conducting clinical, translational, and healthcare delivery research across six integrated networks in the Mid-Atlantic. It supports 1,000+ active studies, $70M in annual funding, and partners with Georgetown University for academic collaboration.

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

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Biomedical Research Universities (Academic Medical Center–Affiliated) (EDAHABAC)

Keywords

• Clinical research services
• Translational research programs
• Healthcare delivery research
• Scientific core services
• Academic medical research

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyattsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research Funding and Grants: Government and institutional research funding supporting clinical trials and healthcare delivery research across six research networks

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI) is the research enterprise of MedStar Health and conducts clinical, translational, and healthcare delivery research across six integrated research networks (Cardiovascular, Orthopedic & Rehabilitation, Neuroscience, Cancer, Health Services, and Primary Care). It delivers investigator-led clinical trials, scientific core services in biostatistics, biomedical informatics, biochemistry, biomarker analysis, laboratory medicine, and research pharmacy, and a research support infrastructure including contracts and grants management, research integrity, and resident research support.

Product overview

MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI) is the research enterprise of MedStar Health, functioning as an integrated academic research organization. Rather than a single product, it operates as a unified research ecosystem comprising clinical trials, six integrated research networks (Cardiovascular, Orthopedic & Rehabilitation, Neuroscience, Cancer, Health Services, and Primary Care), scientific core services (Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics, Biochemistry and Biomarker Core, Penn Medical Laboratory, and Research Pharmacy), and comprehensive research support infrastructure. The institute advances clinical, translational, and healthcare delivery research through its partnership with Georgetown University, conducting applied research and implementation science to improve care delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Trials Investigator-led clinical trials conducted across MedStar Health hospitals and clinics, testing new treatment options, supportive care approaches, and symptom management strategies for the benefit of patients across multiple disease areas.
• Research Networks Six integrated research networks spanning Cardiovascular, Healthcare Delivery, Cancer, Medical and Surgical, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, and NeuroScience and Rehabilitation, enabling coordinated, multidisciplinary clinical research across the health system.
• Scientific Core Services Multidisciplinary core laboratory and analytic services for investigators, including Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics, Biochemistry and Biomarker Core, Penn Medical Laboratory, and Research Pharmacy, accessed through Scientific Center Administrators.
• Research Support Services Comprehensive research administration infrastructure including Educational and Clinical Research Programs, Research Integrity and HRPP, Research Development, Contracts and Grants Management, Resident Research Support, Intramural Grant Opportunities, the Annual MedStar Research Symposium, GHUCCTS partnership, and Research Compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000+ active research studies conducted across the health system annually
• +3 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Georgetown UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong academic partnership with Georgetown University (consistently ranked among top universities) as part of MedStar Health's academic health system model. Shared mission to transform health and advance health equity through partnership of research innovation, education expertise, compassionate care, and community collaboration. Partnership engages 60+ Georgetown medical students annually in research with MedStar Health faculty. Also includes collaboration through the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS), a CTSA program.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Johns Hopkins Medicine Research: Research enterprise of Johns Hopkins Medicine, a top-tier integrated academic health system. Directly comparable as a large-scale clinical and translational research enterprise spanning multiple specialty networks in the Mid-Atlantic region.
• Penn Medicine Research: Research enterprise of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Comparable as a major AMC-based research operation with scientific cores (note: MHRI references a 'Penn Medical Laboratory' core), translational programs, and large clinical trial portfolio.
• Mass General Brigham Research Institute: Centralized research enterprise of the Mass General Brigham integrated academic health system. Operates an analogous model of multi-specialty research networks, scientific cores, and embedded clinical trials infrastructure.
• Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute: CTSA hub within Northwestern Medicine. Comparable as a CTSA-funded translational research enterprise embedded in an academic health system, running multi-network clinical research and training programs.
• Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI): Academic clinical research institute within Duke University Health System leading large-scale multi-center trials. Comparable to MHRI in running industry-sponsored and NIH-funded clinical research across cardiology, neuroscience, and other networks.
• UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute: CTSA-funded translational research institute at UCSF, an integrated academic health system. Directly comparable as a federally-supported clinical and translational research platform embedded within a major U.S. health system.
• Cedars-Sinai Research Institute: Research enterprise of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, an integrated academic health system. Operates a similar model of cross-specialty research networks, scientific core services, and large-scale clinical trial infrastructure.
• Emory University School of Medicine Research: Research enterprise of Emory University School of Medicine affiliated with Emory Healthcare. Comparable as an academic research institute embedded in an integrated health system, conducting translational, clinical, and health services research.
• Mount Sinai Research Institute: Research arm of the Mount Sinai Health System, an integrated academic health system in a major metropolitan market. Comparable in scale and structure as a multi-specialty research enterprise embedded across hospitals and clinics.
• Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research: CTSA-funded clinical and translational research institute at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Comparable scope and role: coordinating multi-network clinical research, scientific cores, and training programs within a leading AMC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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