FOMAT

FOMAT is an embedded research organization that runs clinical trials inside everyday care settings. It focuses on Phase II to III studies in digestive disease, endocrinology and metabolic disease, cardiology, nephrology, infectious disease and vaccines, ophthalmology and retina, and oncology, and it also operates a Phase I unit. The company says its goal is to bring trials to underrepresented populations while keeping good clinical practice standards.

People interested in taking part can look through open studies on the website or call the trials line. Participants get a dedicated guidance team from first contact through follow-up. Most recruitment comes through a network of community partners. The headquarters is in Oxnard, with research sites in California and several other states.