A strategic alliance combining full-service clinical trial expertise with cutting-edge imaging analysis technology to accelerate precision medicine in gastroenterology
London, Canada and London, UK, May 3, 2025 – Alimentiv, a full-service clinical research organization with decades of leadership in GI clinical trial management, and Image Analysis Group (IAG), a globally recognized imaging clinical research organization (iCRO) known for its deep medical expertise and cutting-edge AI-powered trial solutions, today announced a strategic partnership.
This collaboration introduces IAG’s award-winning DYNAMIKA AI platform and novel AI Histology Endpoints into Alimentiv’s end-to-end clinical trial services, offering efficiency and innovation in gastroenterology drug development.
With 30+ years of GI trial experience and a global footprint in 60+ countries, Alimentiv delivers comprehensive full-service solutions for Phase I-IV clinical trials, including protocol design, site network optimization, regulatory strategy, medical imaging, and precision medicine services, alongside its CAP/CLIA accredited histopathology laboratory, AcelaBio. Alimentiv is the leading medical imaging GI CRO for central reading services, ensuring imaging endpoints align with regulatory expectations and trial objectives.
IAG’s DYNAMIKA platform-BSI-certified and SOC II Type I compliant-provides AI-driven imaging analysis, central review, and real-time dashboards for radiological images in immunology, bone health, neurology, oncology studies, honed through 700+ trials since 2007.
In GI trials, IAG’s DYNAMIKA platform provides AI-driven image analysis, including the quantification of mucosal healing and inflammation severity augmenting traditional scoring and cell counts with reproducible data, empowering sponsors the ability to explore the effects of novel drug candidates on a cellular level in the Whole Side Image (WSI).
The introduction of IAG’s AI-driven quantitative histology readouts expands Alimentiv’s digital pathology portfolio of biomarker solutions for sponsors targeting mucosal healing and inflammation within GI diseases. Together, Alimentiv with IAG, bring a combination of best-in class industry standard imaging endpoints with augmented AI-driven insights into GI clinical trials enabling deeper insights to histologic changes and drug response.
About Image Analysis Group (IAG)
Image Analysis Group (IAG) is a trusted partner to life sciences companies, combining deep expertise in medical imaging with the innovative power of its proprietary platform, DYNAMIKA, to de-risk clinical development and accelerate the delivery of lifesaving therapies to patients. The IAG team designs and executes the imaging part of clinical trials that rely on radiological endpoints to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of new drug candidates. By using AI-powered endpoints and automating data management processes, with IAG you accelerate start-up and database lock, gain real-time visibility on trial progress, ensure clean data for regulatory submissions, and maximize patient recruitment speed. For nearly 20 years, the IAG team helped to reduce investment risk and to accelerate study outcomes in over 700 trials, empowering biotech and pharma sponsors to make data-driven decisions with confidence.
About Alimentiv
Alimentiv is a leading specialty GI-focused CRO, advancing frontiers of gastrointestinal (GI) clinical trials and medical research since 1986. As a global CRO offering clinical, medical imaging and precision medicine services and solutions, Alimentiv partners with pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to advance the development of novel therapies and accelerate their time to market. Alimentiv is headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada, with a global footprint across its operations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.
Company Contacts
Clare McNally
Chief Commercial Officer
clare.mcnally@alimentiv.com
Jason Attanucci,
Chief Commercial Officer
contact@ia-grp.com
Media Contacts
Alimentiv: info@alimentiv.com
IAG: imaging.experts@ia-grp.com