A Connected Platform for Controlled Clinical Research
AQ brings CTMS, eTMF, eISF, ePSF, eQMS, CAPA, and Digital DoA clinical research software modules together inside one connected platform. It is systematically built for NHS organisations, academic research centres, sponsors, CROs, and private research sites managing complex clinical research delivery. Now, align study operations, documentation, pharmacy workflows, delegation, monitoring activity, quality governance, and inspection readiness within the same governed research environment.
Why Fragmented Systems Weaken Research Control?
Clinical research relies on coordinated work across study teams, investigators, quality managers, and pharmacy staff. The lack of a unified system pushes research teams to move between different research software to confirm progress, check documents, and track responsibilities. Unfortunately, it reduces operational clarity, weakens day-to-day control, and places additional pressure on teams responsible for maintaining compliant, inspection-ready research operations.
More Manual Reconciliation
Separate systems hold different parts of the study record. Staff compare documents, trackers, and system logs to confirm document status, visit completion, and open tasks. So, the operational time automatically shifts from study oversight to record verification.
Reduced Cross-Functional Visibility
Documentation, study progress, quality actions, and pharmacy accountability appear in different systems. Quality teams, investigators, coordinators, and pharmacy staff review different records, all without the complete operational view of the study.
Higher Risk of Missed Actions
The teams have to manually track deviation reviews, CAPA steps, document approvals, and pharmacy updates. Responsibility moves between teams without a single activity view. Delayed follow-up increases the chance of unresolved issues.
Operational Compliance Drag
Audit preparation requires collection of documents, confirmation of activity logs, and reconstruction of study history. Documentation gaps, delayed updates, and incomplete records become harder to detect before sponsor review or regulatory inspection.
AQ Connects the Control Points
that Research Teams Manage Together
Clinical research control depends on coordination across documentation, study operations, quality oversight, and pharmacy accountability. So, AQ ensures that all documentation, operational activity, quality actions, and pharmacy records are fully linked within the same research environment. It gives research teams end-to-end visibility across the entire study lifecycle, so it’s easier to understand study progress, resolve issues, and maintain inspection readiness.
Study Operations
Core CTMS capabilities help maintain visibility across study setup, participant activity, visit schedules, and operational milestones. Research teams track progress and responsibilities through one operational record.
Pharmacy Control
ePSF maintains pharmacy documentation, investigational product accountability, and drug management records within the same research environment as study documentation and operational activity.
Research Documentation
eISF and eTMF maintain structured study documentation with controlled filing, version history, and clear ownership. Research teams access complete investigator site and trial master records without searching across separate systems.
Quality, CAPA, and DOA
Deviation reviews, incident reports, corrective actions, and delegation records remain organised within one controlled quality process. Clear ownership, traceable actions, and structured delegation oversight support stronger governance across study operations.
What Connected Control Changes Across the Research Environment?
AQ clinical research management platform facilitates research teams with all tools necessary to maintain clearer operational visibility across studies and manage responsibilities with stronger coordination and control.
Lesser Manual
Reconciliation
Operational records, documentation status, and quality actions remain visible within one platform. Research teams review one connected study record instead of comparing information across multiple systems.
Stronger day-to-day
Readiness
Documentation completeness, operational milestones, and quality follow-up remain visible as research activity progresses. Research teams maintain inspection readiness through organised operational oversight rather than reconstructing records before audits.
Clearer Cross-functional
Visibility
Study documentation, participant activity, deviation reviews, CAPA actions, and pharmacy records appear within the same operational environment. Investigators, coordinators, quality teams, and pharmacy staff maintain a shared view of study progress.
Unified Operational
Control
AQ supports organisations operating across paper files, shared drives, legacy tools, and newer digital systems. Research teams establish consistent oversight while transitioning toward a more structured research operating model.
AQ Platform Overview: Clinical Research Software Modules
AQ clinical research platform unifies the core capabilities required to manage regulated clinical research within one structured environment. Each capability supports a specific operational function across the study lifecycle while remaining connected through the same research platform. So your research teams never feel frustrated over managing and understanding trial data.
QMS
Governance across policies, SOPs, document control, change management, and organisational research quality processes.
CAPA
Structured management of deviations, incident reviews, root cause analysis, and corrective or preventive actions across studies.
CTMS
End-to-end operational oversight across study setup, participant activity, visit schedules, milestones, and financial tracking within the study lifecycle.
eISF
Complete management of investigator site documentation, delegation logs, training records, and site-level study files.
ePSF
Controlled pharmacy documentation and investigational product accountability across dispensing, storage, and drug management records.
eTMF
Centralised trial master documentation with structured filing, document completeness tracking, and clear visibility across trial records.
Digital DoA
Role assignment, signature workflows, effective dates, and inspection-ready delegation logs across investigators and site staff.
Built to Support Orgs
Transitioning from Paper Records, Filing Systems, and Disconnected Tools
Now there’s no need to stay stuck with legacy systems that break operational flow and frustrate research teams. AQ’s got you covered with a centralised research platform.
NHS and hospital research
Clear oversight across study documentation, operational activity, and pharmacy accountability while maintaining consistent governance across active trials.
Academic and university research
Structured study management across distributed investigators and research teams without reliance on fragmented tools or shared drives.
Sponsors
Stronger oversight across documentation, study delivery, quality processes, CAPA actions, and pharmacy records throughout the research programme.
CROs
Operational coordination across multiple studies, research sites, and sponsor requirements with clearer visibility across study execution.
Powered by Purposefully Integrated AI Features for Operational Intelligence in Clinical Research
AQ is continuously evolving to keep pace with advances in clinical research technology, incorporating AI capabilities within one connected, inspection-ready research environment. It is built to accommodate everything modern research delivery requires without compromising the governance, traceability, and operational control.
Document intelligence
to organise research records, highlight missing documents, and support faster retrieval across study files.
Readiness Monitoring
Surface documentation gaps and operational issues that may affect study oversight in real time.
Workflow Assistance
Guide research teams with intelligent task prompts and clearer visibility of critical next steps.
Quality Signal Detection
Highlight potential deviations, unresolved actions, or compliance concerns before they escalate.
Why Choose the AQ Platform?
AQ’s built with one clear intention: to simplify, modernise, and accelerate clinical research operations while maintaining the control required in regulated environments.
Research-Informed Design
Over 20 years of clinical research experience shaped AQ platform architecture — no margin for fragmented oversight.
Connected Operational Visibility
Each module operates independently while remaining connected through the same structure for complete oversight.
Easy and Practical Adoption
Intuitive interface and guided onboarding help research teams adopt quickly and confidently.
Governed Platform Evolution
Continuous development aligned with GCP, UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and MHRA expectations.
AQ Platform Implementation & Interoperability
AQ supports phased adoption across NHS organisations, sponsors, CROs, academic research centres, and private research sites operating with mixed systems, manual processes, and different levels of digital maturity.
01 Start Where You Are
AQ accommodates existing workflows. Paper records and manual processes continue operating while AQ is introduced.
02 Run in Parallel
Research teams can adopt AQ modules at a workable pace. Priority capabilities go live first while others follow.
03 Migrate and Connect
Legacy records and study data move into AQ progressively while interoperability reduces manual coordination.
04 Operate with Control
Unified research operating model replaces fragmented processes with consistent audit visibility and governance.
Key Questions Beyond Software Features
How do we decide which AQ modules our organisation actually needs?
AQ team works directly with research organisations to review current workflows, operational gaps, governance requirements, and existing systems before recommending the right combination of CTMS, eTMF, eISF, ePSF, eQMS, CAPA, and Digital DoA modules.
How does AQ support modular deployment and pricing?
How does AQ improve visibility across studies, CROs, sites, and research teams?
How does AQ reduce operational fragmentation across research delivery?
What makes AQ different from traditional clinical research platforms?
Here is what our Clients are saying About us
It was a very good experience
The platform itself is simple to use, easy to administer and has a range of different functions that help to manage patients, studies, finances and analytics to interrogate the data collected across those functions. Ascension Q is more than a great platform, the team are passionate about making research easier for researchers.
– Lisa Cheng
Head of R&D
It was a very good experience
I’m looking forward to continuing using AQ to book in our study participants. AQ is very easy to understand and navigate
– Louise R.
Research Assistant
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