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Not a CRO
We help select and qualify CROs without competing for the contract.
What independence actually buys you
Advice that costs us money to give
We are privately held, own no platform, and earn nothing on what you buy from anyone else.
A recent engagement
The proposal we made smaller
A clinical-stage client asked us to price a safety function for two INDs. Our first proposal included a validated hosted safety database.
The client asked whether it could be run manually instead. It could, and we said so. For their case volumes and stage, a disciplined manual process meets the FDA's requirements. So we withdrew the platform from our own proposal.
We then documented what a manual system does not give you and listed specific triggers for recommending a platform later.
What that shows
We priced against our own interest
The recommendation reduced our own fee because it was right for that stage.
The downside was written down
Limitations appeared in the proposal itself before signing.
The exit was designed in
Records were structured for a later move without re-entry.
The review is scheduled
Change-course triggers are formally assessed in governance reviews.
A firm with a product to place cannot give you this answer. That structural position is what you are hiring.
The structural position
What we are not
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Not a CDMO or lab
We audit partners on your behalf; we do not manufacture, test, or receive anything for an introduction.
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Not a notified body
We prepare documentation but have no role in certifying you.
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Not a software vendor
We can recommend, validate, or decline a platform without reselling one.