For Sponsors and CROs

Reach patients others miss.

A standalone research site with multiple signed practice partners across primary care, specialty, and community health, including practices serving largely minority and underinsured populations. One accountable team. Direct access to founders on every study.

Standalone 4,000 sq ft facility dedicated exclusively to clinical trials
Multiple signed practice partners across primary care, specialty, and community health
SELECT and SUSTAIN 7 team experience
Real local ownership — no PE, no CRO overlay, no regional management
Feasibility response within 72 hours

We aggregate patient access across multiple trusted Triangle practices, spanning primary care, specialty, and community health, including practices with largely minority and underinsured populations. Sponsors get the depth of a network with the responsiveness of a single owner-led site.

15+

Providers across signed partner practices

1,050+

Patients seen weekly across the partners

~82k

Patient records across the partner network

Multi-TA

Coverage expanding monthly across specialties

Patient access

Built to reach populations that drive enrollment diversity.

Our Community Impact Fund and local nonprofit partnerships create visible, ongoing relationships in underserved communities across Wake County. This is not an enrollment strategy we activate for a study. It is how we operate every day, which means the trust is already there when a trial opens.

Multiple patient pools

Signed partners across primary care, nonsurgical orthopedics, and community health, serving a broad mix of demographics and indications.

Trust-based recruitment

Relationship-driven outreach replaces ads and call centers. Higher show rates, better retention, and more representative data as a result.

In-house digital marketing

We do not rely solely on practice referrals. In-house digital capabilities extend reach across the Triangle for studies requiring broader recruitment.
Therapeutic areas — current and expanding
Primary Care
Metabolic / Obesity
Cardiology
Rheumatology
GI
Psychiatry
Orthopedics
Diabetes
Neurology
Endocrinology
Dermatology
Pain
Highlighted areas reflect current signed partner coverage. Remaining areas reflect active practice conversations. Adding new partners monthly.
Operational commitments

Fast. Clean. Accountable.

We are not a site that catches up before monitoring visits. These commitments are built into our SOPs from day one, not aspirational targets.

72hr

FEASIBILITY

Feasibility you can actually plan against
Feasibility questionnaires and key protocol questions returned within 72 hours with realistic assumptions, not optimistic ones. Early flags on anything that could affect your study before you commit.

What to expect
Honest population estimates based on actual partner data. Competitive enrollment assessment. Protocol feasibility flags raised proactively.

48hr

CONTRACTS

Commercial cycles that do not slow start-up
Budget and contract responses within 48 hours. Direct access to the founders throughout, not a contracts department with a queue. We move at the pace you need.

What to expect
CEO directly accessible on budget negotiations. No layered approvals. Activation to first screen targeted within 30 days of IRB approval.

5 day

QUERIES

Data quality that does not require chasing
Query responses within 5 business days. Issues escalated within 24 hours. Robust SOPs and regulatory workflows in place before our first study opens, not assembled during it.

What to expect
Audit-ready documentation as standard. Protocol deviations reported proactively. Monitor visits that do not surface surprises.

“The people making commitments to sponsors are the same people responsible for delivery.”

COMMUNITY FIRST CLINICAL RESEARCH

Why we are different

Built for quality, not financial engineering.

Most sites you evaluate have been through at least one ownership change. The investigators who built patient trust are no longer running day-to-day operations. Financial professionals are.

CFCR PE Networks IROs
Trial operations Standalone site Varies Inside clinic
Direct access High — founders only Varies Varies
Patient pools Multiple Varies One per site
Community trust Structural reinvestment Minimal Existing patients
Geographic focus North Carolina Spread nationally Spread nationally
Ownership Real locals VC / PE VC / PE
The team behind it

Experience across every side of the research ecosystem.

Our team has operated from the site side, the sponsor side, and the CRO side. We know what monitors look for, what slows start-up, and what actually drives enrollment. That perspective is built into how we run every study.

Landmark study experience including SELECT and SUSTAIN 7
Site launch, operations, and regulatory workflow expertise
Sponsor and CRO expectations from both sides of the table
Community health delivery for underserved and minority populations
Head of Medical Affairs with 16 peer-reviewed publications and Duke research fellowship

4,000

Sq ft standalone facility

Phase I-IV

Capability across study phases

SOPs

Ready before first study

New clinical equipment, secure technology systems, IRB support, and a modern site stack built for audit-ready execution. Regulatory infrastructure in place before our first study opens.