Fed up with managing IRB, grants, COI, and more across separate systems? Say goodbye to endless spreadsheets, emails, and paper trails with our integrated solutions designed to streamline all your academic research operations.

Protocol & Animal Management

Manage protocol documentation alongside animal facility and care operations in one unified platform, reducing manual effort and ensuring compliance.

Grant & COI Tracking

Streamline grant administration, sub-awards, and conflict-of-interest workflows with transparency and accuracy, so your funding and reporting are always on point.

Audit & Inspection Ready

Automatically capture every committee decision, amendment, and protocol action, creating organized, complete audit trails for seamless regulatory reviews.

AI & Data Insights

Use predictive analytics to monitor research performance, identify compliance risks, and uncover operational bottlenecks, enabling more informed, data-driven decisions.
90%
Faster protocol approvals
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Audit-ready documentation
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System availability and support

Why Three Out Of Five Universities
Choose Key Solutions

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Manage everything in one platform

Manage protocols, grants, and animal facility care in one integrated system without switching between tools.
02

End endless email chains

Automatically route protocols to the right stakeholders and get real-time status updates without any “Did you review that?” messages.
03

Stay inspection-ready anytime

Keep complete audit trails with every decision, amendment, and communication documented in one place. This means you will have organized, ready-to-show records during AAHRPP or OLAW inspections.

Our Solutions

Transform your research compliance management and admin operations with our specialized solutions.

Eliminate compliance bottlenecks and ensure audit readiness across all research committees.

IRB (Institutional Review Board)

Optimize the IRB compliance process to minimize investigator, coordinator, and committee effort while ensuring stringent approval protocols and risk mitigation.

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IACUC (Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee)

Facilitate the review and monitoring of all animal research protocols, ensuring full compliance with IACUC regulations for both USDA and non-USDA species.

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IBC (Institutional Biosafety Committee)

Protect personnel, human subjects, and society from biohazards by efficiently reviewing research protocols involving carcinogens, infectious agents, and allergens.

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SCRO (Stem Cell Research Oversight)

Streamline the approval and documentation process for stem cell research, ensuring consistent oversight and compliance with SCRO guidelines.

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CSC (Chemical Safety Committee)

Simplify CSC compliance by automating protocol submissions, ensuring safer use of hazardous chemicals and stronger oversight in research environments.

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CS (Controlled Substances)

Simplify CS compliance by guiding research teams through complex regulations governing the use of drugs and controlled substances.

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RSC (Radiation Safety Committee)

Ensure safe and compliant use of radioactive materials in research through structured RSC protocol review and enforcement.

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PAM (Post-Approval Monitoring)

Facilitate regular inspections of approved protocols and swiftly implement corrective actions to ensure continuous compliance with established safety and research standards.

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IRB (Institutional Review Board)

Optimize the IRB compliance process to minimize investigator, coordinator, and committee effort while ensuring stringent approval protocols and risk mitigation.

IACUC (Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee)

Facilitate the review and monitoring of all animal research protocols, ensuring full compliance with IACUC regulations for both USDA and non-USDA species.

IBC (Institutional Biosafety Committee)

Protect personnel, human subjects, and society from biohazards by efficiently reviewing research protocols involving carcinogens, infectious agents, and allergens.

SCRO (Stem Cell Research Oversight)

Streamline the approval and documentation process for stem cell research, ensuring consistent oversight and compliance with SCRO guidelines.

CSC (Chemical Substance Compliance)

Streamline chemical substance tracking by automating compliance checks, reporting, and inventory management. This minimizes risks, ensures safety, and keeps your research in full regulatory compliance.

CS (Controlled Substances Compliance)

Manage the complexities of controlled substance research compliance with tools for navigating drug and controlled substance regulations.

RSC (Radiation Safety Committee)

Ensure the safe use of radioactive materials in research by enforcing strict safety protocols and reviewing all related research proposals through the Radiation Safety Committee.

PAM (Post-Approval Monitoring)

Facilitate regular inspections of approved protocols and swiftly implement corrective actions to ensure continuous compliance with established safety and research standards.
Increase grant opportunities and manage end-to-end administrative processes with transparent financial tracking and automation.

Grant Management

Streamline grant administration with an automated system for tracking applications, approvals, and compliance. This saves time, reduces errors, and ensures funds are allocated correctly and efficiently.

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COI (Conflict of Interest)

Simplify conflict of interest tracking with a digital solution that automates disclosure management, approval workflows, and audits. This reduces risks and ensures full transparency for all stakeholders.

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Post-Award Grant Management

Enhance post-award oversight by automating tracking, reporting, and compliance monitoring after the grant is awarded. This ensures funds are used correctly and compliance is maintained throughout the project.

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Grant Management

Streamline grant administration with an automated system for tracking applications, approvals, and compliance. This saves time, reduces errors, and ensures funds are allocated correctly and efficiently.

COI (Conflict of Interest)

Simplify conflict of interest tracking with a digital solution that automates disclosure management, approval workflows, and audits. This reduces risks and ensures full transparency for all stakeholders.

Post-Award Grant Management

Enhance post-award oversight by automating tracking, reporting, and compliance monitoring after the grant is awarded. This ensures funds are used correctly and compliance is maintained throughout the project.
Ensure animal research compliance and optimal facility management, as per USDA, OLAW, and AAALAC regulations.

IACUC (Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee)

Make animal research compliance easier by automating protocol reviews and tracking health records. This reduces administrative work while ensuring ethical and regulatory standards are met.

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LARS (Laboratory Animal Resources Software)

Optimize lab animal resource management with a streamlined software solution that tracks inventory, usage, and compliance. This enhances efficiency, reduces errors, and ensures better resource allocation.

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LAHS (Laboratory Animal Health and Safety)

Strengthen animal health and safety oversight with a centralized system for monitoring animal welfare, safety protocols, and compliance. This ensures humane treatment and minimizes research risks.

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IACUC (Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee)

Make animal research compliance easier by automating protocol reviews and tracking health records. This reduces administrative work while ensuring ethical and regulatory standards are met.

LARS (Laboratory Animal Resources Software)

Optimize lab animal resource management with a streamlined software solution that tracks inventory, usage, and compliance. This enhances efficiency, reduces errors, and ensures better resource allocation.

LAHS (Laboratory Animal Health and Safety)

Strengthen animal health and safety oversight with a centralized system for monitoring animal welfare, safety protocols, and compliance. This ensures humane treatment and minimizes research risks.
Utilize AI/ML and data analytics solutions to reduce compliance risks, maximize research outcomes, and increase opportunities.

AI/ML Integrated Services

Make animal research compliance easier by automating protocol reviews and tracking health records. This reduces administrative work while ensuring ethical and regulatory standards are met.

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Data Analytics

Facilitate the review and monitoring of all animal research protocols, ensuring full compliance with IACUC regulations for both USDA and non-USDA species.

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Data Infrastructure

Unify and streamline your data management with our comprehensive data infrastructure services, ensuring your data is accessible, secure, and consistent. Integrate disparate data sources into a single platform to improve data integrity, governance, and facilitate smarter business decisions.

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Hosting

Simplify your hosting experience with our reliable and scalable hosting services, offering robust security, seamless performance, and compliance. By trusting us with your digital infrastructure, you can focus on innovation and growth while we ensure your applications run optimally and securely.

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AI/ML Integrated Services

Accelerate the ethical review process with a simple system to manage submissions and track compliance. This ensures faster approvals and keeps everything aligned with regulations.

Data Analytics

Facilitate the review and monitoring of all animal research protocols, ensuring full compliance with IACUC regulations for both USDA and non-USDA species.

Data Infrastructure

Unify and streamline your data management with our comprehensive data infrastructure services, ensuring your data is accessible, secure, and consistent. Integrate disparate data sources into a single platform to improve data integrity, governance, and facilitate smarter business decisions.

Hosting

Simplify your hosting experience with our reliable and scalable hosting services, offering robust security, seamless performance, and compliance. By trusting us with your digital infrastructure, you can focus on innovation and growth while we ensure your applications run optimally and securely.

Transformative Benefits
for Every Stakeholder

For Faculty & Researchers

For Faculty & Researchers

  • Submit research with ease: Use smart forms that walk you through committee guidelines and simplify protocol creation.
  • Track status instantly: See real-time updates on your protocol’s progress without waiting for weekly email replies.
  • Save time with auto-fill: Let the system pre-populate data from past submissions so you don’t repeat the same details.
  • Work wherever you are: Start, review, or submit protocols from your office, lab, or home.

For Compliance Officers & Research Administrators

For Compliance Officers & Research Administrators

  • Stay audit-ready always: Automatically capture timestamps, committee votes, and decision rationales for full documentation.
  • Catch issues early: Get automatic alerts for expired protocols, missing training, or incomplete renewals before they cause violations.
  • See everything in one view: Access a unified dashboard showing all protocols, committees, and statuses—without juggling multiple systems.
  • Answer questions on demand: Generate detailed reports on research volume and compliance metrics in seconds when leadership asks.

For IT Directors & CIOs

For IT Directors & CIOs

  • Simplify vendor management: Manage one contract, one support team, and one security review instead of five different systems.
  • Eliminate server maintenance: Move to a cloud-hosted platform with built-in security, backups, and disaster recovery.
  • Meet strict compliance standards: Ensure HIPAA, FERPA, and FISMA requirements with audit-ready documentation.
  • Integrate seamlessly: Connect with Banner, PeopleSoft, Workday, and other systems through ready-to-use APIs.

One Unified System. 
Infinite Possibilities.

Unlike fragmented point solutions, Key Solutions provides a seamlessly integrated platform where different systems work together. Whereas AI and data analytics optimize everything in real-time so that you can manage multiple systems in one place and start experiencing true research operational excellence.

Implementation That Works in University Environments

We understand university timelines, academic calendars, and the reality that you cannot shut down research operations for a software implementation.

Phased Rollouts

Start with one committee or department, prove the system works, then expand. No "complex and long" implementations that disrupt ongoing research during the academic year.

Data You Can Actually Use

Reduce trial delays, streamline workflows, and speed up product development from clinical trials to market launch.

Accelerate Time-to-Market

Reduce trial delays, streamline workflows, and speed up product development from clinical trials to market launch.

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