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ProofPilot

American internet company

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New York City

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Chris VeneziaProductsProofPilotWebsitewww.proofpilot.com

ProofPilot is an American Internet company with offices in New York City. ProofPilot is a Digital Protocol Automation platform that eliminates guesswork and protocol deviations to create high-performance experiences for sites and patients. Chris Venezia joined as the Chief Executive Officer in 2022.^[1]

History

ProofPilot grew out of the consulting firm Cyclogram in 2013. Matthew Amsden, started Cyclogram in 2005.^[2]

Early versions of the platform supported studies in the United States, Brazil and Peru.^[1] ProofPilot participated in the BluePrint Health Incubator program in the winter of 2014.^[3]

Amsden has talked about the challenges of creating a digital health startup and the cultural disconnect between buyers and VC-backed startups. He says that the typical venture-backed startup rulebook almost killed ProofPilot.^[4] The company relaunched the product in late 2017 after not taking on customers for nearly 30 months.^[5]

Model

The ProofPilot platform is split in three parts. The first gives users the ability to design research studies. The design process (and resulting participant experience) is based on a concept called micro-interactions.^[6] Non-experienced study designers can use study templates and fill in the blanks to create a study.^[7] The second is the participant experience. Study designers launch the study, it goes through an automatic external regulatory review by Veritas IRB in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[8] Then participants begin engaging in the study via mobile phones and desktop computers. ProofPilot has publicly stated it has deprioritized development of a native iOS and Android application because Progressive web apps provide a better user experience.^[9] The system also provides reporting of findings.

Regulatory and ethics review

In September 2016, ProofPilot formed a partnership with Veritas IRB in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Given that many of its customers are not academic institutions and don't have an in-house review process, all studies launched on ProofPilot will be reviewed by Veritas before going live.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "ProofPilot™, Chris Venezia Named CEO of ProofPilot" (Press release). Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ "ProofPilot™, New Online Research Tool Developed By Cyclogram, Launches To Make Research More Accessible And Affordable" (Press release). Retrieved 2017-01-30.
^ Pennic, Fred (3 April 2014). "Blueprint Health Showcases Its Fifth Class of 7 Startups at Demo Day in NYC". HITConsultant. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ Amsden, Matthew (29 May 2016). "Playing by 'startup rules' almost killed my digital health startup". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
^ Comstock, Joshua (2016-05-10). "ProofPilot relaunches software to enable anyone to run an RCT". MobiHealthNews. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
^ Amsden, Matthew (2016-11-17). "How ProofPilot Uses Micro-Interactions To Make Designing A Research Study Easy And Visual". Medium. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
^ "ProofPilot launches digital health study templates for clinical research". iMedicalApps. 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
^ "ProofPilot launches platform to help researchers run scientific studies about digital health devices and wellness programs". Healthcare IT News. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
^ Amsden, Matthew (2016-12-05). "Why a Native Mobile App Isn't Central to Our Strategy and Shouldn't Be for Yours Either". Medium. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
^ McCarthy, Jack (2016-11-16). "ProofPilot launches platform to help researchers run scientific studies about digital health devices and wellness programs". Healthcare IT News. Retrieved 2017-02-05.