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Company description

ScienceMedia develops clinical training and education solutions for life sciences companies, clinical research sites, and trial participants. The company applies its proprietary MindFlow™ methodology — described as a multimodal, cognitive-based approach grounded in the science of learning — to deliver scientifically validated training that aims to improve protocol compliance, clinical competency, and participant engagement across clinical trials.

ScienceMedia serves a range of life sciences industry customers, including top-tier biopharma companies, contract research organizations (CROs), and medical affairs teams. The company reports that its training programs can reduce trial timelines by approximately 20% and improve participant enrollment, retention, and engagement. Its content library includes more than 400 scientifically validated courses spanning therapeutic areas and clinical sciences.

Core Products

• SMi Trial: Protocol compliance training designed for site staff and study teams, with a focus on the highest-risk areas within a given trial. Training is delivered through short, bite-sized modules featuring animations and audio, intended to improve comprehension and retention compared to static documents or slide decks.
• SMi Engage: Customized video-based training aimed at trial participants, designed to boost enrollment, engagement, and retention throughout the duration of a study.
• SMi Source: A therapeutic area and clinical science learning library described as the largest of its kind for the life sciences industry, covering disease states, anatomy, physiology, and general biology topics.

MindFlow™ Methodology

• ScienceMedia's training approach is built on what the company calls the MindFlow™ methodology, which applies principles from the science of learning to clinical education.
• The methodology uses multimodal, cognitive-based training formats intended to improve comprehension and long-term retention of complex clinical and scientific content.
• Training modules are structured as microlearning units, which the company and its customers describe as well-suited to the demanding schedules of clinical research associates (CRAs) and site staff.

Customers and Use Cases

• ScienceMedia's customers include top 5 and top 10 CROs, top 10 biopharma companies, and major pharmaceutical companies with global clinical trial operations.
• Customers have used ScienceMedia's solutions for internal staff training, CRO training, medical affairs education, and site-level protocol training across oncology and other therapeutic areas.
• Customer feedback highlights the quality and accuracy of disease-state and biology content, the clarity of narration (noted as accessible for non-native English speakers), and the visual quality of illustrations and animations.
• One customer noted using ScienceMedia's training to mandate risk-focused education for research sites throughout the duration of trials, with the goal of reducing protocol errors and raising clinical competency.

Team and Leadership

• ScienceMedia's leadership team includes Malachi Bierstein (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Commercial Officer), Margaret Harmon, Ph.D. (Director, Content), Michael Komai (Director, Systems Integration), Rory Mauro, M.P.H. (Director, Client Services), and Philip Bedrin (VP, Medical & Clinical Solutions).
• The company's Board of Directors includes Bo E. H. Saxberg, M.D., Ph.D., Michelle A. Youngers, and Arnie Hagler, Ph.D.

ScienceMedia positions itself as a specialist in results-oriented clinical training, with a particular focus on reducing trial risk, improving site performance, and supporting the full range of stakeholders involved in clinical research — from life sciences sponsors and CROs to individual trial participants.

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Software attributed to ScienceMedia

• SMi TrialView
• SMi EngageView
• SMi SourceView

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