appliedpx

Name

appliedpx

Legal name

Applied Patient Experience, LLC

Website

https://appliedpx.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare patient engagement consulting and research services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Writing & Regulatory Submission Support CROs (HLAGAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Patient Recruitment, Site Feasibility & Trial Enablement CROs (HLAGAAAI)

Keywords

• Patient engagement consulting
• Patient experience research
• Health technology assessment
• Patient-centered drug development
• Healthcare advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research and Advisory Services: Provides qualitative research, advisory services, training, and policy research to pharmaceutical companies, patient organizations, and healthcare stakeholders. Revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements and research partnerships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

AppliedPX is a healthcare consultancy that conducts patient-centered research and provides advisory services to pharmaceutical companies, patient organizations, trade associations, and CROs. Offerings include qualitative research and advisory boards, training programs, policy research and stakeholder engagement, environmental scans, and Patient Experience Dossiers. The firm also maintains the proprietary APx-PACE database tracking FDA use of patient experience data in drug approvals since 2018.

Product overview

Applied Patient Experience (AppliedPX) offers a portfolio of professional services centered on patient-centered drug development research and advisory services. The core offerings include Qualitative Research & Advisory Boards, Training Services, Policy Research, Environmental Scans, and Patient Experience Dossiers. Their flagship database product is the APx-PACE Database (Patient-Centered Evidence in Action), which tracks FDA use of patient experience data. The company collaborates with patient organizations, pharmaceutical companies, CROs, and trade associations to deliver research-driven insights that inform healthcare decisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Qualitative Research & Advisory Boards

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Reservoir Communications GroupcoreOthers · 15 November 2024AppliedPX has joined Reservoir Communications Group, combining capabilities to help clients turn patient experience into credible evidence and actionable strategy that shapes decisions across healthcare.
• Academic InstitutionssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative network of academic partners who contribute expertise to research projects. The company leverages this network to assemble the right team for each project, particularly for health services research and patient engagement capacity building.
• Patient Advocacy OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with patient advocacy groups to conduct research, develop white papers, manuscripts, and advocacy documents. These partnerships drive actionable outcomes and ensure patient perspectives are central to research initiatives.
• ConsultanciessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of consulting partners that collaborate on project delivery and strategic initiatives, providing additional capacity and specialized expertise for client engagements.
• Contract Research Organizations (CROs)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvides advisory services to CROs, reviewing study protocols, discussion guides, consent forms, and other materials to ensure patient-centered principles are reflected in clinical research processes.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Clinical Outcomes Solutions: Specialty consultancy focused on patient-centered outcomes, clinical outcome assessments, and patient-experience research for pharma. Comparable emerging player in the niche AppliedPX serves, with overlapping qualitative research and patient-expertise offerings.

Broad incumbents

• ICON plc: Global CRO with patient-centered outcomes, HTA, and regulatory consulting capabilities. Comparable broad incumbent that competes for the same pharma patient-experience and regulatory strategy budgets.
• Parexel: Large global CRO offering patient-centric drug development, regulatory, and real-world evidence services. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping patient-engagement and regulatory-submission support capabilities.
• IQVIA: Global CRO and healthcare data analytics leader with a patient-experience and real-world evidence practice. Broad incumbent serving pharma and patient organizations with adjacent offerings to AppliedPX's patient-experience advisory work.
• Real Chemistry: Healthcare communications and consulting firm serving pharma, biotech, and patient organizations. Comparable as a healthcare-focused consultancy with overlapping patient-engagement, communications, and policy/research offerings, particularly relevant post-Reservoir acquisition.

Direct peers

• National Health Council: A patient-advocacy umbrella organization that convenes patient groups and develops patient-experience frameworks. Directly comparable because AppliedPX's founder led the Patient Experience Mapping Toolbox there and the Council operates in the same patient-engagement/research space.
• Signant Health (formerly CRF Health / Bracket): Specialty clinical-trial technology and patient-engagement vendor serving CROs and pharma. Comparable because both work at the intersection of patient-centricity, clinical trial materials/protocol review, and patient experience data collection.
• Inspire: Operates a patient-engagement platform connecting patients and caregivers for research and advocacy. Comparable to AppliedPX as both serve pharma and patient organizations seeking structured patient-experience data and qualitative research.

Others

• Cerner Enviva (Oracle Health): Healthcare IT and real-world data vendor enabling patient-experience and outcomes research infrastructure. Included as an adjacent/ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor; relevant because pharma customers may bundle Oracle Health data with AppliedPX advisory work.
• Reservoir Communications Group: Parent company that acquired AppliedPX in November 2024. Included as an OTHERS peer because Reservoir is the acquirer/strategic owner rather than a direct competitor, but its broader healthcare communications platform shapes AppliedPX's go-to-market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/applied-patient-experience-llc

Compliance1 record

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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