If you typed Latam Research Associates (LR Associates, LRA, lrassociates.health) into a search box, you are probably vetting a site partner for a clinical study in Panama. This article uses only what is public about Latam Research Associates (lrassociates.health) and compares it with bioaccess®, the First-in-Human CRO for medical devices in Latin America since 2010. It is a practitioner comparison, not a teardown.
What Latam Research Associates publishes
Latam Research Associates Corp. is a Panama corporation (sociedad anónima) registered in Panama City on May 5, 2025, listed as active in the public company registry (registry listing). Its website, lrassociates.health, titled “LR Associates”, showed an email sign-up form when reviewed in November 2026; we found no published services, team, study list or address there. Outreach from the company describes access to affiliated doctors and medical groups in Panama.
A search of ClinicalTrials.gov in November 2026 returned no study records mentioning “Latam Research Associates” (query). Based on its own description, it presents as a physician and site network intermediary rather than a full-service CRO.
Latam Research Associates vs bioaccess®
| Dimension | Latam Research Associates | bioaccess® |
|---|---|---|
| Core focus | Network of affiliated doctors and medical groups in Panama | First-in-human and early feasibility studies for medical devices |
| Founded | Registered in Panama, May 2025 | Latin America, since 2010 |
| Public study record | No ClinicalTrials.gov records found mentioning the company (Nov 2026) | Published case studies on bioaccessla.com |
| Device FIH track record | No named device first-in-human study found on the public pages reviewed | Published case studies on bioaccessla.com |
| After the trial | See provider site | Live multi-country sanitary registration and in-country holder service |
Where each one fits
If you only need introductions to physicians in Panama, a referral network like Latam Research Associates may be one option; ask it for its investigator list, prior sponsors and executed studies before you commit.
If the job is a first-in-human or early feasibility study for a medical device, bioaccess® is a specialist built for exactly that, running device studies in Latin America since 2010. When the study ends, the same company can register and hold the device across the region through its market access service. Ask any CRO or site network on your list, including Latam Research Associates, for a named or de-identified device first-in-human study: device class, implant or not, number of patients, ISO 14155 monitoring plan and how the data was used in an FDA file.
For the local regulatory path, see CRO in Panama. Other Latin American CROs are compared in the guide to first-in-human device CROs in Latin America and on the bioaccess® compare hub.
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Facts from the Latam Research Associates website, the Panama company registry and ClinicalTrials.gov linked above, reviewed for bioaccess® competitive research (Nov 2026). No invented sponsors, prices or contacts.