Veeva announced Study Builder Agent, which configures Veeva EDC forms, visits and edit checks and Veeva DQS listings directly from a study protocol, reusing an organization's existing standards and the CDISC USDM model, and generates test data. Veeva says it can bring study configuration down to as little as one day. It is planned for early adopter availability in December 2026, is included in EDC with no additional license, and is delivered as a Claude Cowork plugin.
Our readStudy build is one of the slowest steps in trial startup, so the one day claim is worth testing on a real protocol once early adopter access opens. Sponsors should ask which study designs the agent handles and what a person still reviews before a build goes live.