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South Texas Research Institute
Unclaimed profileSite Network · Edinburg, Texas · ~2 sites
Intera lens
ICP 6Lift (cardio sample) 0.11Recruit soph 0.86
Quality Scorecard (1–100)
Overall86Recruit79Ops89Sponsor91Ther87
Performance (observed)
Historical trials
468
Completed
273
Terminated/Withdrawn
49
Completion rate
85%
Active now
136
Phase 2
134
Phase 3
253
Realized enrollment
385,712
First study year
1994
Years active
32
Match confidence
high
Enrollment velocity (inf)
12,054
Therapeutic
Areas
Fatty Liver Disease, NASH (Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis), NAFLD, Cardiovascular, Alzheimer's
Specialties
CNS, Obesity/MASLD/MASH, Cardiometabolic disorders
Breadth (conditions)
708
Languages
Spanish/English (serving underrepresented populations)
States
Texas
Recruitment (web observed)
Meta Pixel
Yes
Facebook Ads
Yes
Google Ads
Yes
Patient database
Y
Recruitment pages
Yes
Advertises recruitment
Yes
SEO
Blog/website content; strong organic presence
Capability notes
Strong - specialized in fatty liver/NASH, diverse Rio Grande Valley population, patient-centered approach
Relationships
Sponsors
Pfizer; Children's Oncology Group; AbbVie; Radiation Therapy Oncology Group; Hoffmann-La Roche; SWOG Cancer Research Network
CROs
Clinipace Worldwide; ICON Clinical Research; IQVIA Pty Ltd; MacroGenics; Microvention-Terumo, Inc.; PPD Development, LP
Partnerships
Merged with Summit Clinical Research Solutions (May 2026)
Owner / parent
Owned by Pinnacle Clinical Research (acquired Jan 2023); Pinnacle portfolio of LongueVue Capital
Funding
Merged into Summit Clinical Research Solutions (May 2026)
Acquisitions
Acquired Houston Research Institute (Feb 2025)
Expansion
Yes - 14 sites, acquired Houston Research Institute (Feb 2025)
Recent hiring
Yes - expansion phase
Capacity & people
Investigators
—
Coordinators
—
CEO
Dr. Rashmee Patil (Founder, now CEO of combined Pinnacle+STRI)
VP Clinical Ops
Unknown
VP Site Ops
Unknown
VP Recruitment
Unknown
Emails
unitedstates@bitrialsupport.com
Tech & DCT
eSource
Yes
Builds tech
Unknown
Tech stack
Not specified
Recruiting visible
Y
Notes
Multi-location network (2 sites: Edinburg, Brownsville TX). 9 active recruiting cardiometabolic trials per ClinicalTrials.gov. Founded 2020, acquired by Pinnacle Jan 2023. Specialized expertise in NASH/liver disease, two of country's leading NASH enrollment sites. Rio Grande Valley focus on underserved/diverse populations. Limited to specialty indications; no broad cardiometabolic recruitment advertising.
Recommendation features (sample indication)
Ind fit 0.78Liftability 0.11Overall86
FUTURE MOAT: absolute enrollment rates, funnel CPR, measured SSU, screen-fail reasons.