RockStep Solutions
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
RockStep Solutions was a Portland, Maine-based life sciences software company founded in 2013. It offered cloud-native software for in vivo research management — its product Climb was a cloud-based solution for non-GLP preclinical study management, handling study design, animal management, PK/PD analysis, pathology and data visualization for pharmaceutical and biotech clients and CROs. It raised about $13–15.6 million. In July 2025 it was acquired by Instem.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
RockStep Solutions was founded in Portland, Maine, for preclinical research software.
- Acquired
Instem closed its acquisition of RockStep Solutions, integrating Climb with its Provantis platform.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN
How the factors connect
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On July 28, 2025, Instem (UK) announced it had closed the acquisition of RockStep Solutions.
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RockStep's Climb platform — for non-GLP preclinical study management — was combined with Instem's market-leading Provantis GLP solution, giving Instem an end-to-end preclinical software suite and adding RockStep's pharma and CRO customers.