Castor
Run clinical trials at the speed of your science
Traditional eClinical platforms are built for big pharma. Too slow, too expensive, and too complex for a lean team burning cash. Castor is different. We help small biotech teams launch trials in weeks and build the audit-ready data that holds up to FDA review and Series C diligence.
Biotech studies
500+
Biotech clients
85+ ePRO compliance rate
92%
G2 rating
4.65/5
The biotech clinical ops reality
“Every week your trial sits in setup is runway you’re not getting back.”
“Your data has to survive a due diligence room you don’t control.”
“A four-person clinical team cannot also be a data management department.”
One platform, not four systems
Everything your trial needs in a single validated environment
EDC
Electronic data capture with real-time site oversight
ePRO / eCOA
Patient and clinician outcomes on any device
eConsent
Regulatory-grade consent with full audit trail
Data management
Fixed-fee DM team, zero CRO layer
EDC + eCOA + eConsent
Your electronic data capture system should enforce data quality continuously, not surface problems at lock. Castor applies ALCOA+ principles at the point of entry: every field has a timestamp, every change has an audit trail, and every site has real-time access to outstanding queries.
- 21 CFR Part 11 and Annex 11 compliant audit trail on every data point
- Real-time site oversight and query management dashboard
- ALCOA+ enforcement at field level, not as a cleanup step
- eCOA, eConsent, and EDC share a single validated data layer
- ICH E6(R3) compliant data management workflows
Patient login success rate across eCOA studies
99.02%
ALCOA+
Data integrity principles enforced at field level
Part 11
FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliant across all modules
ePRO that builds your Series C case
Quality-of-life data collected in Phase I becomes valuation evidence in Phase III. Start collecting health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) data from Phase I and II, not Phase III. This evidence base supports HTA and payer discussions at licensing negotiations and strengthens your Series B or C fundraising narrative with data most competitors simply do not have.
- Patient-reported outcomes on patients’ own devices (BYOD), no provisioning cost
- Validated instruments across oncology, rare disease, immunology, and more
- Greater than 92% ePRO compliance rate across biotech studies
- HEOR-ready data exports compatible with HTA submission formats
- Multilingual support for international studies from day one
BYOD
Patient’s own device supported, no provisioning cost
Phase I+
Start HEOR data collection from first-in-human
Data management without the overhead
Most small biotech teams cannot staff a full clinical data management function in-house. Castor’s fixed-fee data management service gives you a team with an average of 11 years of tenure, acting as a direct extension of your clinical operations. No variable billing, no layers between you and the data.
- Fixed-fee pricing: predictable costs, no hourly overruns
- 11-year average DM team tenure: experienced from day one
- Database build, query management, and data lock delivered end to end
- Direct access: no CRO layer, no account manager relay
- Regulatory-grade documentation ready for inspection
Molecule and modality coverage
Castor runs across molecule types and therapeutic modalities. The same validated platform that powers a 15-patient FIH study handles a 100-patient multi-country Phase III.
Gene therapy
FDA-regulated gene therapy trials across Phase I through Phase III, including multi-country studies with complex dosing and safety reporting requirements.
mRNA and CAR-T
Advanced cell and gene therapies requiring specialized audit trail, cryopreservation logistics tracking, and cross-site data coordination.
mAbs and biologics
Monoclonal antibodies and biologics in oncology, immunology, and inflammatory disease. Supports adaptive designs and biomarker-driven endpoints.
AI diagnostics
Clinical evidence generation for AI-powered diagnostic platforms, including imaging endpoints and real-world validation studies.
Neuromodulation and digital health
Wearable-integrated data collection and decentralized clinical trials for neuromodulation devices and digital therapeutics.
Rare disease and pediatric
Small patient populations, orphan drug designations, and multi-language consent workflows for rare disease and pediatric indications globally.
Castor in biotech
The numbers behind 500+ biotech studies
Biotech studies on platform
500+
Sites connected globally
8,000+
Participants enrolled
200K+
Biotech data points captured
24M+
Biotech clients
85+
Regulatory readiness
Data that survives FDA review and due diligence
Castor is built to the regulatory standards that matter for a biotech submission. ICH E6(R3) took effect in the EU in July 2025 and in the US in September 2025. Castor’s unified data layer already meets the quality management and data integrity requirements of the updated GCP guidance.
- ICH E6(R3) compliant quality management and audit trail
- 21 CFR Part 11 and EU Annex 11 compliance across all modules
- GDPR-compliant patient data handling for EU studies
- ISO 27001 certified information security management
- HIPAA compliant for US-based data
- FDA 21 CFR Part 820 quality system compliance
Common questions from biotech teams
Does Castor support gene therapy and CAR-T clinical trials?
Yes. Castor supports gene therapy, CAR-T, mRNA, mAbs, and rare disease trials across Phase I through post-market. The platform handles complex dosing logic, multi-site coordination, and the audit trail requirements specific to advanced therapy medicinal products regulated by FDA and EMA.
What does audit-ready data mean for a biotech FDA submission?
Audit-ready data means every data point has a complete, tamper-evident audit trail from entry to lock: who entered it, when, and what changed. For an FDA submission, this means your 21 CFR Part 11-compliant audit log can be exported and reviewed by an inspector without remediation. Castor enforces ALCOA+ principles at the system level, so audit readiness is built into the data collection process rather than applied as a cleanup step before submission.
Can a small biotech team run a clinical trial on Castor without a full data management team?
Yes. Castor’s fixed-fee data management service is designed for teams without in-house DM capacity. Our data managers, who average 11 years of tenure, act as an extension of your team: building the database, managing queries, running data quality checks, and delivering clean data for lock. There is no CRO layer and no variable hourly billing.