Clinical Trials AI
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Saama

AI platform for clinical data management and trial operations, sold to pharmaceutical and biotech sponsors. The Life Science Analytics Cloud is reported in use across more than 1,500 studies at over 50 pharma and biotech companies, and the company states its platform supported the trial behind the first COVID-19 vaccine. Core modules include Data Hub for harmonizing trial and real world data, Smart Data Quality which automates data review and query generation, Patient Insights, and Source to Submission which auto generates regulatory submission artifacts. An embedded generative AI co pilot writes and tests the code for cross domain data quality checks, removing manual programming from trial setup. In September 2025 the company introduced modular Clinical AI Agents built on its Agentic AI Framework, spanning study start to submission and designed explicitly to operate on partial autonomy with human oversight and controls, capable of independent reasoning, planning, and execution. Reported model depth is over 90 to 100 specialized models trained on life sciences data. Customer reported results with Pfizer include query handling time reduced by roughly 90 percent, data transformation time by roughly 50 percent, and submission timelines by roughly 35 percent. Named AI based Life Sciences Solution of the Year in the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards, a third such recognition. Received a strategic growth investment of up to $430 million led by Carlyle with Amgen Ventures, Merck Global Health Innovation, McKesson Ventures, Pfizer Ventures, and Northpond participating.

Last VerifiedJuly 19, 2026
Founded
Headquarters
Campbell, California
Website
www.saama.com
Categories
clinical-trials-ai
Indexed Products
Life Science Analytics Cloud, Smart Data Quality, Data Hub, Source to Submission, Clinical AI Agents
Buyer Segments
Pharma / Life Sciences
Assessment

Capability Axes

AI Capability
AI Centrality
A
Vendor Published

Models do the substantive work across the lifecycle: automating data quality review and query generation, writing and testing the code for cross domain checks, and generating regulatory submission artifacts. The company reports over 90 to 100 specialized models trained specifically for life sciences rather than adapting general models, which is the differentiating claim.

Autonomy and Oversight Model
A
Vendor Published

The company names its own autonomy level, which almost nobody in this index does. Its Clinical AI Agents are stated to function on partial autonomy explicitly designed to enable appropriate human oversight and controls, while being capable of independent reasoning, planning, and execution. Publishing a deliberate ceiling, rather than describing maximum capability and leaving the limit implicit, is the right disclosure in a regulated context where trial data integrity is auditable and submission artifacts carry regulatory consequence.

Model and Technology Transparency
B
Vendor Published

Model count and training scope are stated, over 90 to 100 models trained on life sciences data reported in the hundreds of millions of data points, and the agent framework architecture is described as modular and integrable with existing sponsor platforms rather than requiring replacement. Held back from A because no model cards, benchmark results, or validation methodology were retrieved, which matters more here than usual since submission artifacts generated by these models enter regulatory filings.

Clinical and Operational Evidence
A
Vendor Published

Deployment scale is substantial and long standing: more than 1,500 studies across over 50 pharma and biotech companies, with the company stating its platform supported the trial behind the first COVID-19 vaccine. Customer attributed results with Pfizer are specific and cover distinct workflows rather than one headline: query handling reduced roughly 90 percent, data transformation roughly 50 percent, and submission timelines roughly 35 percent. Investor composition is itself corroborating, with Amgen, Merck, Pfizer, and McKesson venture arms all participating, meaning several large customers put capital behind the platform.

AI Safety and PHI Stewardship
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Regulatory and Compliance
HIPAA and BAA Posture
Not rated
Security Certifications and Trust Center
Not rated
FDA and Regulatory Status
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AI Governance and Bias Disclosure
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Integration and Deployment
EHR and Interoperability Depth
Not rated
Deployment Model and Data Residency
Not rated
Commercial
Commercial Transparency
Not Rated
Vendor Published

No public pricing. Contact the vendor. Enterprise agreements with pharmaceutical and biotech sponsors, sold both as platform SaaS and as customized solutions and services. Buyers should establish the split, since a services heavy engagement prices and scales very differently from platform licensing.

Setting and Specialty Coverage
A
Vendor Published

Clearly bounded to sponsor side clinical development from study start through regulatory submission, spanning data management, quality, patient insights, and submission generation. The company is explicit that it also serves other industries with general data services, and this record covers the health sciences platform only.

Commercial

Pricing

Vendor-published figures are labeled as such. Figures labeled “Estimated” are derived from third-party sources and have not been confirmed by the vendor.

Entry Price Pricing Basis BAA Tier Implementation Source
Contact the vendor
Enterprise sponsor agreements; platform SaaS plus customized services Vendor Published

No rate card published. Enterprise agreements with pharmaceutical and biotech sponsors. The company sells both a SaaS platform and customized solutions and services, and the mix matters commercially: a services weighted engagement prices per project and scales with headcount, while platform licensing scales with studies or users. Buyers should establish which they are actually buying, particularly since the newer Clinical AI Agents are positioned as modular additions to existing platform investments rather than a replacement.

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Index Status
Last index update
July 19, 2026
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