The company behind the Aurora Suite™
Aurora Analytica AS is a Norwegian health-tech company building the operating system for clinical development. Co-founded in Oslo in January 2024 by Ola Gudmundsen and Bhavish Lekh, we exist to give the clinical research industry a better way to plan, decide, and deliver - turning the decisions that shape clinical development projects into structured, defensible intelligence.
We started as people from clinical research who could not get the tools the industry needed - so we built them, on a human-first foundation, with AI applied only where it counts.
Our journey
From first lines of code to the plan for 2027.
2026 proved the platform in everyday use. 2027 is about building on that: the next layer of intelligence, a bigger share of the market, and the people to carry both.
2024
Founded on conviction
Aurora Analytica AS was registered in Oslo in January 2024, co-founded by Bhavish Lekh and Ola Gudmundsen - a decade of feasibility leadership joined with thirty years of clinical research. Within eight months the first decision engine was live, the methodology was accepted to ESMO, and Innovation Norway backed the vision.
2025
Proving the idea
The industry started to agree. Aurora passed Stage 1 of the EIC Accelerator - one of Europe's most competitive deep-tech programmes - further grants and private investment followed, and our first enterprise subscription was secured. Espen Gudmundsen joined as CTO to build the platform to enterprise grade.
2026
Scaling what works
The Aurora Suite™ entered everyday use - clients interacting with the platform daily, multiple pilots running from the start of the year, and more arriving through Q3 and Q4. Geo Matrix™ v2 leads a new generation of decision engines, refined on live projects across the clinical research industry.
2027
Enable the AI layer. Accelerate growth.
Ship Stage 2: Starlite-AI™
Begin the phased rollout of our AI agent layer across the Aurora Suite™.
Ship operational execution modules
Release them alongside our AI enriched trial, site, and investigator database.
Grow our market share
Deepen our footprint across pharma, CROs, and biotechs.
Certify our security
Already robustly secured - now working toward SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
Grow the team
Expand across business development, marketing, tech, and consulting.
What we stand for
Five values, every module.
Human First
The foundation of the platform is deterministic and rule-based, designed by clinical trial domain experts. AI is applied on top - only where it genuinely improves time saving and capability.
Ethical and Responsible
We answer to the people behind every trial. We do what is right, act responsibly with the data and decisions entrusted to us, and build technology that leaves a positive impact on the world.
Built by Clinical People
Aurora is primarily people from clinical research. Our technology team trains on trial concepts and workflows, so every module is grounded in how the work is actually done.
Security and Craftsmanship
Engineered by a team with 10+ years of military cybersecurity experience. We build with rigour, attention to detail, and no shortcuts - security is not a feature you add later.
Evidence Over Instinct
Every output is auditable and traceable back to its inputs. We replace gut calls with defensible, study-specific intelligence that teams can put in front of a sponsor or a board.
Backed and recognised
Recognition that keeps us honest.
Our methodology is peer-reviewed, our funding includes some of Europe's most competitive programmes, and our modules are refined with partners and customers on live projects across the clinical research industry.
EIC Accelerator
Stage 1 selected
Innovation Norway
Three innovation grants
ESMO 2024
Peer-reviewed methodology, Barcelona
Applied Clinical Trials
Industry publications
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