What is e-picos?
e-picos -- branded in product as E-PICOS and currently shipping as E-PICOS USA Version 2.1 (2025) -- is a Smart Research Suite All in One: a single platform that brings together the tools researchers need to design, analyse, and validate clinical and academic studies.
Instead of working across several disconnected programs, you access every tool from one dashboard and pay only for the ones you actually use.
Who it is for
e-picos is designed for researchers in clinical and academic settings. When you create your account, you tell the platform your professional title and therapeutic field so the experience is tailored to medical and life-sciences research workflows.
The platform is trusted by 10,000+ researchers and used inside leading pharmaceutical organisations including Abbott, Amgen, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bausch + Lomb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK, Lundbeck, Merck, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, and Takeda.
What you can do with it
The dashboard gives you access to seven specialised modules, each available as an independent monthly subscription:
| Module | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Designer | Interactive study design, sample-size calculators, protocol development, timeline planning |
| Power | A priori and post-hoc power analysis, effect size estimation, sample-size planning |
| Ethics | Ethics guidelines, consent templates, protocol review, compliance checks |
| Reviewer | Manuscript review tools, quality assessment, feedback management, review tracking |
| Calculator & MyData | Advanced statistical tests, data visualisation, result interpretation support |
| Synthetic Data | Custom data generation, statistical validation, privacy preservation, multiple distributions |
| E-PICOS Meta | Forest plot generator, heterogeneity analysis, publication bias tests, GRADE evaluation |
Alongside the paid modules, every signed-in researcher gets three tools at no extra cost:
- E-PICOS Assistant -- a conversational helper that guides you to the right module, answers questions about your workflow, and helps you talk through and interpret the outputs the platform generates. The Assistant does not perform the statistical calculations itself -- all computations are run by the dedicated modules (Power, Calculator, Meta, etc.) using validated statistical methods. The Assistant's role is navigation, explanation, and interpretation support.
- Support -- built-in ticket system to reach the e-picos team.
- PicoSearch -- a literature search engine covering over 200 million research articles, free for e-picos researchers.
Why researchers choose it
The platform is built around six promises:
- AI-Powered Guidance -- a built-in AI assistant that helps you interpret your results, explains the outputs in plain language, and answers questions about your analyses. The calculations themselves are performed by e-picos's validated statistical engines, not by AI.
- Comprehensive Tools -- basic statistics through advanced research methodologies in one place.
- Enterprise Security -- enterprise-grade encryption and security protocols around the clock.
- Team Collaboration -- work with your research team in real time, wherever they are.
- Lightning Fast -- large datasets and complex analyses run in seconds on optimised infrastructure.
- 24/7 Expert Support -- research experts available to help with your analysis at any time.
And six concrete benefits researchers cite:
- Time-Saving Analysis -- automated calculations so you can focus on interpretation.
- Research Integrity -- validated statistical methods and tools for accurate results.
- Easy Collaboration -- share projects and collaborate with team members in real time.
- Expert Support -- direct access to a team of statistical experts.
- Data Security -- enterprise-grade safeguards at every step.
- Continuous Updates -- new features and statistical methods through regular platform updates.
Standards and partners
e-picos operates under four ISO certifications:
| Certification | Scope |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | Quality Management |
| ISO 15504 | Software Process Assessment |
| ISO 20000-1 | IT Service Management |
| ISO 27001 | Information Security |
The platform is a Supported Partner of the American Statistical Association (ASA), which has advanced statistical practice since 1839.
Global presence
The e-picos team operates from six cities across four continents: New York (United States), Vienna (Austria), Istanbul (Turkiye), Tallinn (Estonia), Doha (Qatar), and Shanghai (China).
Citing e-picos in your research
When you use e-picos in published research, the platform provides ready-to-copy citation formats in your dashboard, including:
- Most Recommended: E-PICOS USA (Version 2.1, 2025) -- Smart Research Suite All in One. https://www.e-picos.com
- APA, IEEE, and Nature/Science style variants
- In-sentence examples for use directly in methods sections
You can copy any format with a single click from the "How to Cite E-PICOS" panel.