Gives back the resources spent buying and selling B2B.

Shepp matches clinical trial sponsors with the vendors that can deliver their study, based on capability, not ad spend.

I'm buying I'm selling

Pilot is live. Free during the pilot.

Shepp matches view: vendors ranked by fit with names hidden until invite

The problem

Sponsors

Vendor vetting takes 1-2 months of ClinOps and procurement time per study.

Vendors

Teams write proposals for bids they were never positioned to win. Each one costs tens of thousands of dollars.

Both

Selection runs on brand, relationships, and marketing budget. Delivery suffers when the fit is wrong.

Industry estimates. Pilot data will replace these numbers.

How it works

I'm buying

  1. Share your study info or RFP
  2. Shepp extracts your requirements by service category
  3. See vendors ranked by fit, names hidden, with reasons
  4. Invite the ones you want to bid

I'm selling

  1. Claim your capability profile
  2. Add services, therapeutic experience, infrastructure, tech stack
  3. Get invited when a sponsor's study matches what you deliver
  4. Respond to invitations you can win
Shepp sponsor workspace: requirements, blinded matches, and invites
Shepp vendor workspace: capability profile and study invitations
See how matching works

What makes Shepp different

Blinded matching

Sponsors see fit first, names second. No brand bias on the shortlist.

Reasons, not scores

Every match shows which requirements a vendor meets, partially meets, or can't meet.

Honest feedback loop

Sponsors leave private feedback on vendors. It feeds the matching, not a public review page.

Vendor categories covered

CROs CDMOs Sites Patient recruitment Imaging core labs CTMS Data management CROs Full-service CRO Safety / PV eTMF

Proof

Pilot live since October 2026 with biotech and mid-size pharma sponsors. 12+ vendors have claimed their profiles.

Facts, not spend.

Claim your profile and start a pilot!