Learn how our people, values, and journey shape everything we do.
At iuvo, our vision is clear: to accelerate the development of life-changing eye therapies and advance patient access to breakthrough vision treatments. By concentrating exclusively on ophthalmic clinical research, we help bring innovation from the lab to the clinic — faster, smarter, and more efficiently — improving sight and quality of life for patients around the world.
The name iuvo comes from the Latin word meaning “to help” or “to aid.” That purpose is at the heart of everything we do — guiding how we serve our clients, how we support clinical study investigators, and why we’re passionate about advancing outcomes for people living with visual impairments and diseases.
We aspire to be the premier ophthalmic clinical research provider working with innovators to improve the quality of life for patients and practitioners around the world.
To provide excellence in ophthalmic clinical trial management and associated regulatory services to enhance the health care experiences and outcomes for patients and providers.
We strive to collaborate with our clients to help them conduct successful projects. We take our clients’ time and budget seriously. As a service organization, our client’s success is our success.
We strive to create a positive balance between our personal and
professional lives for the betterment of both.
Founded in 2015 by former Bausch + Lomb executives Ben Burton and Mary Richardson, iuvo (Latin for “to help or aid”) began with a vision to deliver an exceptional blend of scientific expertise and white-glove service to companies developing new
therapies.
Key milestones in our journey:

2012 Oculos Clinical Research founded as a clinical CRO with expertise in ophthalmology
Founded in 2015 by former Bausch + Lomb executives Ben Burton and Mary Richardson, iuvo (Latin for “to help or aid”) began with a vision to deliver an exceptional blend of scientific expertise and white-glove service to companies developing new
therapies.
Key milestones in our journey:

2012 Oculos Clinical Research founded as a clinical CRO with expertise in ophthalmology
Our people are the heart of our success. With hundreds of years of combined experience in ophthalmology, our team includes clinical operations leaders, therapeutic experts, regulatory strategists, board-certified ophthalmologists, and data science professionals — all working together to advance eye care innovation.
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