Trials.ai by ZS
AI-Powered Clinical Study Design
health AIdigital healthmedtechbiotech
Founded2016
Employees4
LocationPrinceton, NJ
Business modelB2B
About
Trials.ai by ZS provides AI-powered clinical study design software for life sciences companies, pharmaceutical sponsors, CROs, and research institutions. The platform uses advanced agentic AI technology to digitize, automate, and add intelligence to trial creation through products including Smart Designer, Franklin AI Optimization Advisor, and the Clinical Studies Ontology. Founded in San Diego and acquired by ZS in 2023, the company is now headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.
Product
- Value proposition
- Advanced agentic AI technology that digitizes, automates, and adds intelligence to trial creation to increase efficiency, shorten timelines, and improve outcomes
- Target customers
- life sciences companies, pharmaceutical sponsors, CROs, research institutions
Founders
- Tom Walpole
- Kim Padilla Walpole
Categories
AI for healthcareClinical researchLife sciences technologySoftware as a Service (SaaS)
Products
Clinical Studies OntologyBanzai PipelineFranklin (AI Optimization Advisor)Smart DesignerLibrary Manager
Key features
Clinical study automationAI-powered recommendationsontology-driven designdocument digitization and data ingestionstructured study data graphhistorical trial reasoning for design insightsend-to-end study design support
Technologies
NLPNERLLMssemantic ontologydynamic data graph
Integrations
EHRs / platforms / systems it integrates with
Care settings
clinical research environmentssponsor organizationspharma/biotech companiesresearch sites
Partnerships
ZS Associates (parent company)ZS life sciences customers
Traction metrics
900+ dedicated product team members100+ life science companies served40+ years life sciences expertise500K+ Clinical Study ontology concepts (inferred from text)
Competitors
traditional clinical trial design toolsother AI-assisted trial design platforms
Investors
EvoNexusDreamit VenturesTeal Ventures10X CapitalAmplify.LACONNECT (San Diego)ZS AssociatesTCA Venture Group
News
- Kim Walpole · 2026-07-04T15:23:58.000Z
- AI-based Clinical Trials Market Research Report 2025: · 2025-03-13T11:36:41.000Z
- Kindling's First Cohort Concludes with Impressive Final Presentations · 2024-12-02T21:47:01.000Z
- EvoNexus, Healthcare Cos. Team Up to Accelerate Startups - San Diego Business Journal · 2024-08-29T12:00:27.000Z
- 10 Companies Rebuilding Clinical Trials in Real Time and Rewriting How Trials Work | BioBuzz · 2026-03-23T11:10:00.000Z
- IDC MarketScape: ZS named a Leader in life sciences R&D AI in clinical trials · 2025-12-16T13:00:00.000Z
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Profile updated Jul 29, 2026. Sources: trials.ai, linkedin.com
