Transforming Clinical Research Through Digital Intelligence
At Xcene Research, technology is at the core of how we design, manage, and accelerate clinical research across Africa. Our Health Technology and Digital Solutions Division integrates advanced digital tools, data science, and automation to enhance operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and patient engagement, enabling trials to be conducted faster, smarter, and more inclusively across the continent.
We combine global clinical research standards with Africa’s digital evolution leveraging mobile health platforms, AI-powered data systems, and decentralized trial technologies to overcome geographical, infrastructural, and data-collection barriers.
From protocol design to study close-out, our systems unify clinical, laboratory, and operational data enabling sponsors to run faster, smarter, and more inclusive trials across the continent.
By embedding innovation into every stage of the research lifecycle, Xcene Research ensures that every data point captured translates into actionable insight and measurable health impact.
Our Digital Capabilities
- Digital Trial Management Platforms
Xcene Research utilizes cloud-based Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS) to streamline protocol execution, automate study tracking, and manage regulatory documentation across multiple African sites. These tools integrate with electronic data capture (EDC) and laboratory information systems (LIMS), ensuring real-time monitoring, data integrity, and audit readiness. - eSource and Electronic Data Capture (EDC)
Xcene Research deploys eSource technology that allows clinical sites to record source data electronically at the point of care, replacing paper-based records with secure, validated digital systems.Our eSource platform integrates directly with Electronic Data Capture (EDC) and Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS), ensuring that data entered by investigators flows seamlessly into sponsor databases in real time. Key advantages include:- Direct digital data entry from investigators and study coordinators
- Reduced transcription errors and improved data accuracy
- Automated audit trails and compliance with ICH-GCP, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and EMA Annex 11
- Remote data review by monitors, enabling risk-based monitoring (RBM)
- Faster query resolution and real-time data visibility for sponsors and CROs
This innovation helps African research sites meet global electronic-data standards and positions Xcene as a pioneer in digital site enablement.
- Decentralized and Hybrid Trial Models
Through mobile-enabled data collection, electronic consent (eConsent), and remote site monitoring, we support hybrid and decentralized trial models tailored to Africa’s dynamic research landscape. This allows for greater patient diversity, reduced site burden, and expanded access to rural and underserved populations without compromising quality or compliance. - Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics
Our advanced analytics systems use AI and machine learning to forecast recruitment performance, optimize monitoring schedules, detect data anomalies, and predict trial outcomes. These tools enhance decision-making, improve protocol adherence, and reduce operational risk across multi-country studies. It supports adaptive monitoring, risk-based monitoring, analytics-driven site selection and real-world outcome prediction. - Digital Patient Engagement & Recruitment
Through Xcene’s proprietary recruitment platform, XP Recruiter™, we connect eligible participants directly to active trials in real time. The system integrates demographic, medical, and geographic data to accelerate enrollment while ensuring compliance with ethical and regulatory standards. Our patient engagement technologies also leverage SMS follow-ups, telemedicine check-ins, and multilingual communication to improve retention and adherence. - Site Intelligence & Remote Oversight
Using Xcene Insight™, our site intelligence dashboard, we monitor site performance metrics across countries including recruitment rates, protocol deviations, and data-entry timeliness. This enables proactive risk management and operational transparency for sponsors and regulators alike. - Data Integration & Interoperability
Our data architecture supports interoperability across eSource, EDC, LIMS, and ePRO/eCOA systems, enabling unified analytics, faster reporting, and seamless submission to regulatory authorities such as NAFDAC, PPB, and TMDA, and to global partners under FDA and EMA frameworks.
Driving Digital Research Excellence Across Africa
Africa’s growing digital infrastructure presents a transformative opportunity to redefine how research is conducted. By integrating telehealth, mobile data capture, and AI analytics, Xcene Research is building a connected research ecosystem capable of running complex, multi-country, high-quality studies with local efficiency and global reliability.
Our goal is not only to digitize trials but to democratize access to research participation, empowering patients, strengthening data quality, and accelerating timelines for regulatory approval and market access.
