Merative

Health technology company, profiled here for Zelta, its cloud clinical data management suite with AI-assisted study design tooling.

Merative, formed in 2022 when Francisco Partners acquired IBM Watson Health and headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is a standalone private-equity-owned health technology company. This profile focuses on Zelta, its clinical trial solutions business: a unified cloud platform spanning EDC, eCOA, RTSM, and eConsent with AI-assisted study design and data review features, which the company reports is used by more than 280 CROs and biopharma organizations. No public third-party security certification documentation for Zelta was identified at profiling time, so request compliance evidence directly during evaluation.

Headquarters
Ann Arbor, United States
Founded
2022
Deployment options
cloud
Website
https://www.merative.com
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/Merative

Categories

AI Use Cases

  • Clinical Data Management

Vendor Scorecard

50% — Partial coverage. Coverage score — how completely Atlas documents Merative across 7 buyer-evaluation areas. Reflects available Atlas data, not solution quality.

Compliance & Validation — Not documented by Atlas

Ask the vendor: Which compliance certifications (HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11, SOC 2, GxP) do you hold?

Deployment & Hosting — Documented

cloud

Pricing Transparency — Not documented by Atlas

Ask the vendor: What is your pricing model, and what drives total cost of ownership?

Implementation & Onboarding — Not documented by Atlas

Ask the vendor: What is a realistic implementation timeline, and what onboarding support is included?

Organization & Role Fit — Documented

Mid-Size Biotech, Large Pharma, Top 20 Pharma, CRO / CDMO, Data Management, Clinical Operations

Solution Scope — Documented

Clinical Data Management

Company Viability — Partially documented

Private equity, Founded 2022

Always ask the vendor

Not captured in Atlas data — confirm directly. Excluded from the score above.

Data Rights & IP

Who owns model outputs? Is our proprietary data used to train models others can access, and where does our data reside?

Model Credibility & Explainability

Can you share validation studies or benchmarks, explain how the model reaches its conclusions, and describe how bias and drift are monitored?

Questions to Ask This Vendor

  • Which security certifications and audit reports can Zelta provide under NDA?
  • What exactly does the AI-assisted study design feature automate today?
  • How has the platform roadmap changed since the IBM Watson Health spin-out?
  • What does migration from our current EDC to Zelta involve?