Union Development

Union Development is a privately held, Helsinki-based service provider founded in 2016, operating in the digital health and clinical development sectors. The company acts as an intermediary and project management partner, connecting small to medium-sized biopharma clients with a global network of clinical research solution providers, rather than conducting research itself. Its core offerings are 'Best-Fit Solutions' for vendor selection and 'Development Ops Management' for oversight, aiming to give virtual or resource-constrained companies the agility and control of a larger organization. The firm is led by two seasoned industry consultants with deep backgrounds in clinical operations and oncology.

A service platform based on global vendor network intelligence and clinical development operations (DevOps) management, facilitating best-fit solutions for clinical trial execution.

Union Development competes in a niche between full-service CROs and management consultancies. It differentiates by being a 'non-CRO' pure-play coordinator, claiming agility and unbiased vendor matching. Key competitors include the in-house alliance management teams of large CROs (IQVIA, Parexel, etc.) and other boutique clinical development consultancies and virtual CROs.