AQ Platform - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Run inspection-ready research without chasing documents across spreadsheets, shared drives and email.

AscensionQ (AQ Trials) is a connected clinical-research platform for CROs, biotech, pharma sponsors, research sites and academic institutions. It unifies your electronic Investigator Site File (eISF), electronic Trial Master File (eTMF), electronic Pharmacy Site File (ePSF), CTMS, delegation of authority, CAPA, quality management (QMS), reporting, version control and multi-site oversight in one inspection-ready environment, so the people who do the work spend less time filing and more time delivering trials.

Most point tools digitise the binder and stop there. AscensionQ turns the site file into a live control layer. Frontline teams work in a simple, role-based view: find the current protocol, sign a delegation entry, return a document in seconds. Meanwhile sponsors, CRAs and governance leads get real-time visibility of what is filed, signed, overdue and at risk, across every study, site and country, with no separate trackers to maintain.

Engineered against the standards inspectors expect worldwide, AscensionQ is built to ICH-GCP E6(R3), 21 CFR Part 11, ALCOA++, EMA computerised-systems expectations and GxP / GAMP 5, with ISO 27001 / 22301 alignment and an information-governance evidence pack available for technical review. It is tried and tested in live NHS research, from single-site adoption at Liverpool University Hospitals to a 300+ user QMS and CAPA deployment co-developed with the Royal Free, proven in one of the world's most demanding regulatory environments.

Why teams choose AscensionQ

One connected platform, not a stack of point tools: eISF, eTMF, ePSF, CTMS, delegation, CAPA, QMS and reporting in one place, with a single audit trail.

Adoption-first, built by researchers, for researchers: a clean working view for frontline teams, with oversight generated automatically from the work they already do.

Inspection-ready by design: current documents, approvals, e-signatures, delegation records and CAPAs always live and linked, visible on screen rather than rebuilt site by site.

Native pharmacy control (ePSF): pharmacy files, IP accountability and dispensing records inside the same governed environment.

Built for multi-site and multi-country programmes: role-based access, site and trial segregation and central document control, with sponsor and hub visibility of readiness across every site.

Modules

eISF 2.0: structured folders and templates, version control, e-signature, delegation records and a live readiness view.

eTMF and ePSF: trial master file and native pharmacy site file, with templates by study and site, IP accountability, approvals and granular access by role.

CTMS: study and site management, milestones, monitoring visits, enrolment metrics and budget tracking.

Delegation of Authority: signed, version-controlled delegation logs and authority records, linked to training and roles.

CAPA management: turn a document or quality issue into a logged deviation, corrective action, preventive action and resolution trail.

Quality management (QMS): controlled SOPs and documents, training records and quality workflows linked to CAPA.

Reporting: configurable dashboards and exports across studies, sites, documents and quality metrics.

Multi-site oversight and Study Command Centre: a readiness view of document status, signatures, overdue and at-risk items, plus a cross-site readiness grid.

Configured to your operating model, with hub-and-spoke document distribution, pharmacy hub flow and inspection-readiness scoring.

Who it is for

CROs, biotech and pharma sponsors, research sites and site networks, academic and non-commercial research institutions, R&D and quality teams, clinical operations and trial managers, and clinical trials pharmacy teams.

Stop rebuilding inspection readiness site by site. Book a 30-minute demo and we will walk it through against the way your team actually works.