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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | eClinical Solutions |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Derk Arts |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Derk Arts (CEO) |
| Products | Electronic data capture, ePRO/eCOA, eConsent |
Number of employees | 150 (2021) |
| Website | www |
Castor (legally Ciwit B.V. in the Netherlands and Castor Research Inc. in the United States) is a clinical solutions software company headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1][2]
History
[edit]Castor was founded in 2012 by Derk Arts, a physician who developed the platform while completing his medical training.[3] The company initially served researchers at Dutch academic medical centers including Amsterdam UMC and VU University Medical Center.[3] In 2020, Castor raised US$12 million in Series A funding led by Two Sigma Ventures.[4] In 2021, the company raised US$45 million in Series B funding led by Eight Roads Ventures and F-Prime Capital.[1] At this time, Castor employed approximately 150 people and reported serving over 3,000 studies with 25,000 researchers worldwide.[1][3]
Products
[edit]Castor provides cloud-based software for clinical research.[5] The platform includes modules for electronic data capture (EDC), electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO) / eCOA, electronic consent (eConsent), and integration with electronic health records and wearable devices.[6] In 2024, Castor partnered with Microsoft to develop AI tools for clinical trials.[7]
Operations
[edit]Castor operates offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands and New York City, United States.[1][8]
Notable implementations
[edit]The World Health Organization used Castor's platform for the Solidarity Trial Vaccines across Colombia, Mali, and the Philippines in 2021.[9] Multiple peer-reviewed studies have documented use of Castor's platform:
A randomized controlled trial on digital consultations in heart failure care published in Nature Medicine (2024) used Castor EDC for data management across four Dutch medical centers.[10] A virtual reality study protocol for ICU survivors published in BMJ Open (2022).[11] The HORIZON-HE randomized controlled trial examining home telemonitoring in heart failure patients published in The Lancet (2021).[12]
Industry analysis
[edit]Everest Group's 2024 Life Sciences EDC Products assessment categorized Castor as a "Major Contender" among 20 electronic data capture vendors.[13] Market research firm SNS Insider reported in 2025 that the global eClinical solutions market was projected to reach US$31.90 billion by 2032.[14]
See also
[edit]Clinical data management Electronic data capture Medidata Solutions Veeva Systems
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hall, Christine (14 July 2021). "Castor, a clinical-trial process company, raises $45 M to create more human-centred research". TechCrunch. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Castor Research Inc. Company Profile". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Castor EDC makes managing medical data easy". I amsterdam. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ Jennings, Katie (19 August 2020). "This big-data startup raised $12 million to speed up coronavirus clinical trials". Forbes. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "4 exciting Dutch healthcare-technology companies to watch". CIO. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ Keenan, Joseph (16 November 2022). "Castor debuts tech to improve post-marketing clinical trials". Fierce Biotech. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Castor collaborates with Microsoft on AI for clinical trials" (Press release). EIN Presswire. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Castor Announces International Expansion to Meet Growing Demand for AI-Powered Clinical Data Platform". BioSpace. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "WHO statement on Solidarity Trial Vaccines". World Health Organization. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ Man, Jelle P.; et al. (2024). "Digital consults in heart-failure care: a randomised controlled trial". Nature Medicine. 30 (10): 2907–2913. doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03238-6. PMC 11485254. PMID 39217271.
- ^ Vlake, J. H.; et al. (2022). "Effect of ICU-specific virtual reality on psychological well-being in ICU survivors: protocol for an international RCT". BMJ Open. 12 (9): e061876. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061876. PMC 9490570. PMID 36127077.
- ^ Veenis, Jesse F.; et al. (2021). "Remote monitoring in chronic heart failure patients: is non-invasive remote monitoring the way to go?". The Lancet Digital Health. 3 (8): e489 – e490. doi:10.1016/S2589-7500(21)00131-0 (inactive 24 July 2025).
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link) - ^ Life-Sciences Electronic Data-Capture Products – PEAK Matrix 2024 (Report). Everest Group. 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Global eClinical Solutions Market Size to Hit USD 31.90 Billion by 2032". GlobeNewswire (Press release). 7 March 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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