For Pharma & Drug Discovery

Pay when we deliver.
Not before.

Pre-consented cohorts from a biobank of real individuals with verified medical and genomic data. You define the criteria. We deliver the patients. You pay on acceptance.

Cost per enrolled patient
Traditional CRO Recruitment $6,533
Timeline

4-8 months

Screen Fail Rate

38-42%

Upfront Cost

Required

acta.bio Pay on delivery
$2,100
Provisioning

<72 hours

Pre-consented

100%

Upfront Cost

$0

Average savings per trial 68% lower cost
What You Get

Not just data.
Verified, consented
human cohorts.

Every individual in our biobank has gone through a consent process managed by acta.bio as their legal data representative. Medical records are verified against source institutions. Genomic data is sequenced to research grade.

You're not buying a CSV export. You're accessing a living, maintained cohort with longitudinal follow-up capability.

Therapeutic Areas
Oncology Rare Disease Neurology Cardiology Metabolic Immunology Respiratory Endocrine
biotech
Data Types Included
check_circle Whole genome sequencing
check_circle EHR / clinical records
check_circle Lab panels & biomarkers
check_circle Wearable / continuous data
check_circle Patient-reported outcomes
Average Record Depth
0

longitudinal follow-up

Median data points / patient 2,847
How It Works

Zero upfront. Pay on acceptance.

No retainers. No monthly platform fees. No cost until you review the cohort and confirm it meets your protocol requirements.

1

Define your cohort

Demographics, conditions, biomarkers, inclusion/exclusion criteria. As specific as your protocol demands.

Your cost

$0

2

We recruit your cohort

We actively recruit participants matching your criteria. Real people who consent to your specific study.

Recruitment deposit

$100–$500

3

You review the cohort

Full cohort preview in our secure environment. Verify the data meets your requirements before any commitment.

Your cost

$0

4

Accept & pay

Only when the cohort meets your protocol. Per-patient pricing, transparent and predictable. No surprises.

Final payment

Per patient matching your criteria

The Biobank

Real people.
Real data.

Every record sourced from consenting individuals who chose to participate through acta.bio's data sovereignty platform.

0
Pre-consented individuals
0
Countries represented
0
Consent retention at 12 months
Available Data Layers Current as of Q1 2026
genetics Whole Genome Sequencing
Coverage

30x

Individuals

89,400

Format

CRAM, VCF, FASTQ

clinical_notes Electronic Health Records
Depth

7.2 yrs avg

Individuals

142,000

Standard

FHIR R4, OMOP CDM

labs Lab Panels & Biomarkers
Panels

340+

Individuals

127,800

Refresh

Quarterly updated

ecg_heart Wearable & Continuous
Streams

12 types

Individuals

64,200

Sources

Apple, Garmin, Fitbit

radiology Medical Imaging
Modalities

6 types

Studies

218,000

Format

DICOM, NIfTI

Secure Data Environment

Analyze in place.
Nothing leaves.

Data never leaves our secure environment. Your researchers get full analytical tooling in a compliant, audited workspace. No data extraction, no USB drives, no risk.

GDPR EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Full audit trails on every query. Differential privacy available. Data linkage without re-identification.

Secure Data Environment
Preinstalled
R 4.3 Python 3.12 SAS Jupyter STATA
# Query the cohort
cohort = acta.query(
condition="NSCLC",
biomarker="EGFR+",
age_range=(45, 72),
min_records=24 # months of history
)
# Returns: 847 matched individuals
# Ready in: <72 hours
Environment active
Egress: blocked Audit: recording
Stop paying for recruitment that doesn't deliver

Your next cohort is
already consented.

Define your ideal cohort. We recruit and assemble it for you. No cost until we deliver exactly what you asked for.

verified GDPR Compliant verified EU-US Data Privacy Framework