Arbor Research

Arbor Research is a nonprofit applied research and engineering firm that helps policymakers, clinicians, pharmaceutical companies, health systems and private foundations turn complex health questions into usable evidence and practical solutions. The organisation is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and employs more than 100 professionals across a range of scientific and technical disciplines.

Its work spans clinical epidemiology, health services research, programme evaluation, health policy analysis, real-world evidence, clinical trials, disease and treatment registries and technical assistance. Technical staff cover biostatistics, health economics, data science, medicine, software engineering and solution architecture, including the development of modern cloud-based Health IT through Arbor Research LLC. Nonprofit research is led by Arbor Research Collaborative for Health. Among its projects, the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) is an international study of dialysis outcomes and practice patterns, part of the firm's wider work on chronic disease and end-stage organ failure.

Teams are multidisciplinary, bringing together epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics, data science, medicine and engineering. The organisation places emphasis on rigorous science, stakeholder engagement and human-centred design, and applies modern engineering practices to its software work.

Arbor Research states a mission focused on improving care delivery, informing policy, strengthening clinical quality and improving patient outcomes. Its client base spans healthcare, health policy, clinical research, pharmaceuticals, health systems, public health and private foundations.