Good people. The right values.
A meaningful purpose.
Our founding thesis is simple – if you bring together a group of people with good values and a desire to make a difference, and provide them with a meaningful purpose, they will create great products and services to meet the customers’ needs.
When you do that, those customers become lifelong friends and evangelists for your company. This customer satisfaction brings sustainability and growth, giving you the ability to create a significant return on investment for your shareholders. It also gives you the wherewithal to contribute to the broader community.
The Forte Vision:
Transform clinical research with a site-centric approach
The Forte Story
As a company founded on the desire to fundamentally redefine the way clinical trials are conducted, we have been developing specialized solutions for clinical research since 2000.
We are a solutions company on a mission to transform clinical research with a site-centric approach. We provide key solutions for Cancer Centers, Academic Medical Centers and Health Systems, including technology, consulting and optimization, and administrative services.
From the top-down, every decision made at Forte revolves around how we can make our customers’ lives better.
We are a customer-centric company by design and believe a truly collaborative approach produces the best solutions. We work side-by-side with our customers to build the solutions they really need to improve their research operations.
Our History
Forte was founded with the desire to redefine how clinical trials are conducted. Scroll to see our story.
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2000
Shree Kalluri founded Forte Research Systems with Tony O’Hare
2001
OnCore is launched for cancer centers
2006
First Onsemble Conference is hosted in Madison, WI
2007
OnCore expands to enterprise and is offered to academic medical centers and health systems
2010
Forte opens an office in Bangalore, India
2011
Allegro CTMS launches for small research sites
Forte makes the Inc. 5000 list of the country’s fastest growing private companies four years in a row
2013
Site Benchmarks is introduced as a collaborative analytics solution for research sites
2014
Forte EDC launches for sponsors and CROs
Site Benchmarks wins the 2014 Clinical Informatics News Best Practices Award in the category of Clinical Data Intelligence
2015
15 years!
Forte celebrates 15 years of providing clinical research solutions
Forte hires its 100th employee
Forte secures investment from Primus Capital
2016
Members of Team Forte volunteer in Lima, Peru
Participant Payments launches for sites, CROs and sponsors
Forte Insights is offered as a cloud-based analytics platform
Forte EVAL launches for academic medical centers, including cancer centers and CTSIs
The Protocol Calendar Exchange launches for clinical research organizations
2017
Forte eReg launches for academic medical centers, including cancer centers and CTSIs
Forte Presents the 2017 MAGI Award for Excellence in Site Payments
Ranked 3rd out of 10 Best Places to Work in Madison, WI
2018
Forte Earns ISO 9001-2015 and ISO 27001-2013 Certifications
Forte Supports All School Read Program at James Madison Memorial High School
Forte Celebrates the 25th Onsemble Conference
Forte is Named a CenterWatch Top Innovator for 2018
2019
Forte is acquired by Advarra, the premier provider of IRB, IBC, and research quality and compliance consulting services
Forte announces Trial Data Exchange
Our talented employees care about our customers and are dedicated to helping them succeed.
As a team, we enable clinical research professionals to find new cures and give the best possible care to patients. Our employees take pride in their work, knowing they are supporting important research practices and discoveries.
Resources for Clinical Research Professionals
Providing the industry with the resources necessary for success is a cornerstone of our company mission. Our library of complimentary educational resources provides blog articles, eBooks, webinars and more to encourage continuous learning and improvement for the entire research community.