Nicholas Focil is the founder and CEO of FOMAT Medical Research- an Integrated Research Organization with over 10 years of experience conducting clinical research in a wide variety of therapeutic areas. As CEO of a medical research company, Nicholas aims to diversify clinical trials, bring innovative healthcare to underrepresented populations, and ensure that high-quality data is contributed to the scientific community to create better treatments. Due to his efforts in empowering patients and diversifying clinical trials, UC Riverside featured Nicholas in their Spring 2022 inaugural list recognizing 40 remarkable alumni under the age of 40. Additionally, in recognition of FOMAT’s overall innovative advancements in COVID-19 research, the company was named 2020s Innovative Business of the Year by Oxnard, California’s Chamber of Commerce.

Nicholas is currently chairman and co-founder of Febo, an app chosen by the Northern California MIT Healthcare Association as a top 100 healthcare startup (and is part of the Plug and Play ecosystem). Nicholas also became an Execute Board Member of hyperCORE International, the second-largest research organization in the world. This membership is in addition to previous ones where he was once part of the Innovation Steering Committee of ACRP and Forbes Los Angeles Business Council back in 2018. Moreover, as early as 2008, Nicholas has done numerous publications and speaking engagements within the scientific and business fields.

Before becoming CEO of FOMAT, Nicholas received his Bachelor’s of Science in Biochemistry in 2009 from the University of California, Riverside. During this time in UCR, he was in the Chemistry Honors Program and worked under a nominated Nobel laureate doing investigator-initiated trials. He also collaborated with Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLU) and was awarded the 2008 Crystal Achievement Award. After college, the Medtronic MiniMed Diabetes division recruited him to conduct pre-pivotal trials. He then moved on to receive his MBA in Management and Organizational Behavior from Cal Lutheran University in 2012. He was then Managing Director of Diverse Research Solutions and was tasked with expanding clinical research operations throughout the US.