Our Story & Vision

Micah and Nat have known each other through their extended family for years, but it wasn’t until a chance reunion at a family gathering in summer 2023 that they began exploring new ways to improve drug development. By January 2024, they were deep in conversation—aligning on a shared frustration with the soaring costs and bureaucratic hurdles in clinical R&D. Inspired by the emergence of AI/LLM technologies, they officially founded Vital Clinical Solutions in October 2024. Together, they envision a more democratic, cost-effective future for clinical trials—one where intelligent automation handles repetitive tasks, veteran expertise guides critical decisions, and more therapies can reach patients faster. VCS combines human judgment with AI-driven efficiency to strip away unnecessary overhead and unlock true innovation across the entire R&D value chain

Micah’s Background: Micah, a UC Davis computer science graduate, built scalable vaccine tech platforms through two pandemics and spearheaded digital transformations at Bayer, Novartis, and GSK. Leading global teams across the US and Europe, he empowers R&D to deliver results faster by eliminating operational bottlenecks. He’s driven high-stakes programs—from M&A and divestments to major reorganizations—uniting diverse, multicultural teams around bold change agendas. Passionate about cutting non-value work, Micah now brings his proven track record of streamlined tech to deliver innovative solutions.

Nat’s Background: Dr. Katz is a neurologist and pain management specialist with over 25 years of experience in clinical trials, including running a clinical research center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Dr. Katz has an advanced degree in statistics from Columbia, was Chairman of the Advisory Committee to the pain division of the FDA, a longstanding participant in IMMPACT, an FDA-industry-academia public-private partnership focused on improving clinical research methods, and the founder of a company, Analgesic Solutions, which successfully developed, validated, and commercialized online training tools and central statistical monitoring ecosystems to improve the reliability of clinical trials, leading to acquisition by WCG in 2019. Dr. Katz has over 200 publications in the fields of pain, development of analgesics, and clinical research methodology.

Our Mission Statement

We are dedicated to transforming clinical data management through innovative AI-powered services, ensuring the highest standards of quality and operational efficiency.

John's Background: John brings over 25 years of experience across the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, leading transformative quality and compliance initiatives at companies including GSK, Novartis, Ipsen, and Bayer. With deep expertise in computer system validation, 21 CFR Part 11, and data integrity, he has driven enterprise-wide system implementations and digital transformations that improved compliance, accelerated cycle times, and enabled global harmonization of critical GxP processes. John has led global remediation programs, advised companies under FDA enforcement actions, and overseen quality integration during complex M&A transitions. He combines operational excellence with pragmatic, risk-based thinking to deliver sustainable improvements in quality systems and digital compliance.

John Patti -Senior Advisor Quality Systems