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Acurian Inc.

 
• By Jeff Dvorin

Acurian's management believes it targets perhaps the most direct and concrete opportunity to significantly reduce the time it takes to bring a drug to market: the recruitment of patients and physician investigators for clinical trials. Acurian offers web-based solutions designed to help pharmaceutical and biotech companies increase the efficiency of matching patients and investigators to appropriate trials.

Over the last several years, start-ups have regularly sprung up with new technologies designed to increase the productivity and efficiency of R&D. These companies feature offerings intended to relieve bottlenecks at various points along the process, from target validation to lead optimization to clinical trial management and data capture.

The management of Acurian Inc. believes it is carving a niche in an area which offers perhaps the most...

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