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Advarra provides a platform, insights, and operational expertise for clinical trials, including IRB oversight and clinical trial management systems.

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Overview

Advarra describes itself as providing the platform, insights, and operational expertise that make clinical trials more efficient and connected. Its offerings include independent IRB oversight, a data and AI platform called Braid, and clinical trial management systems (CTMS) for research sites, institutions, sponsors, and CROs. The company states that its current shape was taken in 2017, when Schulman IRB and Chesapeake IRB came together to form Advarra, and that its story stretches back more than 40 years.

History

Advarra states that it may have taken its current shape in 2017, but its story stretches back more than 40 years. Before Schulman IRB and Chesapeake IRB came together to form Advarra, both organizations were known for their rigor, independence, and unwavering commitment to ethical oversight. Their shared values and competencies—regulatory expertise, trusted service, operational excellence, and a forward-looking approach to technology—became the company's North Star as it expanded through acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic innovations. Advarra brought together market-leading CTMSs for research sites and institutions, built technology for sponsors and CROs to collaborate and communicate with sites, and introduced Braid, its data and AI platform.

Products and positioning

Independent, rigorous oversight with speed, expertise, and transparency; pairing decades of IRB experience with advanced intelligence and integrated solutions.

  • Advarra IRB

    Independent, rigorous oversight with the speed, expertise and transparency that modern research demands.

  • Braid

    Advarra's data and AI platform, unlocking deeper operational insights to guide the protocol lifecycle.

  • Clinical trial management systems (CTMS)

    Enterprise CTMS for academic medical centers and research institutions; CTMS for research sites, networks, hospitals, and health systems.

Recent events

  • Reported

    Advarra launches Advarra Cloud[5]

    Advarra announced the launch of Advarra Cloud, a managed cloud platform delivering applications for clinical research. The platform was available in the United States and Canada at launch.

  • Reported

    Advarra acquires Bio-Optronics[6]

    Advarra announced that it had acquired Bio-Optronics, maker of CCTrialSuite, adding clinical trial management and related eClinical solutions to Advarra's portfolio.

  • Unconfirmed

    Reported

    Advarra acquires YourEncore[7]

    Maryland-based Advarra acquired YourEncore, a provider of drug development and commercialization services in Indianapolis. The deal's financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Reported

    Advarra announces acquisition of YourEncore[8]

    Advarra announced the acquisition of YourEncore, a provider of drug development and commercialization advisory and consulting services. The announcement said YourEncore would expand Advarra's consulting capabilities for the biopharmaceutical industry.

  • Reported

    Advarra acquires Longboat[9]

    Advarra announced its acquisition of Longboat, a provider of clinical trial technologies focused on site training, protocol compliance, and patient engagement.

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