The Struggle is Real
While working on initial product development and commercialization of Uber Health, Jay, Climb’s founder and CEO, visited several clinical trial sites. The contrast between Uber’s technology-first mindset and the white boards, Post-It Notes, and spreadsheets used to organize the work at these sites was stark.
What technology solutions did exist in the market were cumbersome to use and slowed down the research process as often as they accelerated it. It was clear that the industry needed thoughtfully designed tools to empower study teams rather than simply giving them one more platform to log into.