Technology solutions for global health research

We help researchers capture and manage clean datasets

— especially for complex protocols in remote environments —

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“Highly knowledgeable, innovative, and engaged.”

Kathy James, PhD, MS, MSPH

Associate Professor, Colorado School of Public Health

The Research Allies app suite

Tailored to your project. Secure and compliant.


  • Electronic forms studio

  • Automated eligibility assessment

  • Longitudinal protocol scheduling

  • Online or Off

  • Real-time stats

  • Adherence monitoring

  • Secure dataset generation

  • Quality assurance

  • Data verification

  • Bio-samples data tracking

  • Simplify your workflow

You do the research.

We do the apps.

From protocol implementation, to offline data capture, to operational support, to data analysis, we tailor our services to your needs and keep your study’s data flowing.

Case Study: Thailand

How do we help you?

Plan with confidence

Prepare your data management and sharing plan with us now — avoid complications later

Offline-ready research apps

Capture, Quality, and Monitor apps tailored to fit your study — providing clean data and oversight tools

Full data lifecycle

We support your data from start to finish

“Watching the field team [capture data] is like watching ballet... Streamlined workflow is improving quality control.”

Katie B. Anderson, MD PhD CTropMed

Associate Professor at Upstate Medical University & Health Commissioner for Onondaga County

How it Works

  1. Schedule a call

    We get to know your study and identify the goals.

  2. Data management and sharing plan

    We recommend a technical approach, security guidelines, timeline, and budget.

  3. We implement and support

    You get a trusted research data management system — with ongoing support.


⬇️ Download our tutorial for writing a data management and sharing plan

“Compliance. Security. Clear processes for flow of information… and processes for secure and auditable extraction.”

Stephen J Thomas, MD

Director of Center for Global Health and Translational Sciences at Upstate Medical University

Need a tech plan for your research?

Let’s talk.

We’ll help you avoid data generation and management headaches before they start.

Meet the team

Caleb Ruth, MSc, partner. Caleb is a co-founder of Research Allies and has implemented data management solutions for decentralized, clinical research projects on five continents. Two more to go.

Jesse Krisher, BS, partner. Jesse, co-founder of RA, has helped researchers implement data systems in Latin America, India, and Africa for almost a decade. He sees data through its entire lifecycle from planning and data capture through analysis and publication.

Katie Clark, PhD, MSPH. Katie utilizes her academic training and field experience to help Research Allies develop and implement practical research solutions.

Dawei Yin, MS. Dawei is a data scientist who connects data sources and research tools for centralized access using APIs and other tools.

Diego Gutierrez, BS. Diego is an engineer and architect of cloud and server solutions for secure data storage.

Based in Denver. Operating worldwide.