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Velocity’s Hallandale Beach Site Earns Merck’s Significant Contribution to Clinical Trials Award

Merck recently presented Velocity’s Hallandale Beach site with the Significant Contribution to Clinical Trials Award, specifically for being the top enroller of diverse participants in cardiovascular clinical trials in 2023. We’re grateful for the contributions of our Hallandale Beach site toward improving diversity in clinical trials, both in the workforce and in our participants. We’re … Read more

Six Proven Ways to Strengthen Community Ties

Velocity recently asked some key employees to come together and discuss a wide array of issues impacting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in trials. Velocity’s ongoing goals are to share best practices, identify and address shortcomings, and bring as many perspectives and viewpoints to the table as possible to advance clinical trials and deliver vital … Read more

Article: Blazing a Trail in Clinical Research

To celebrate the upcoming Clinical Trials Day and the ‘Trailblazers Among Us’ theme, Paul Evans, President and CEO of Velocity, and Victoria DiBiaso, Head, Patient Informed Development & Health Value Translation at Sanofi, have coauthored this article. In the post, they review several of the opportunities and challenges inherent in shaping a better future for … Read more

Video: Cardiometabolic CARE Council Leader Shishir Khetan, MD

Shishir Khetan, MD, is a Principal Investigator and Senior Medical Director at Velocity. He’s also a leading expert for the Cardiometabolic CARE Council. But as he explains in this video, he’s excited about the opportunities the CARE Council model is creating for investigators. Through expert knowledge exchange — including mentoring and training opportunities provided by … Read more

Video: Cardiometabolic CARE Council Leader William Cromwell, MD, FAHA, FNLA

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide. The proliferation of heart issues — paired with lifestyle factors that complicate patient recruitment and study design — reflect an urgent need for expert-led clinical trials. Moreover, intersections among heart health and metabolic research offer promising opportunities to confront diseases affecting a growing, aging population, and … Read more

Video: MASH CARE Council Leader Kris Kowdley, MD, AGAF, FAASLD, FACP, FACG

The global prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is rising. In light of the stark unmet needs in liver disease treatment — particularly for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) — there’s a pressing need for more sites equipped to effectively support advanced liver disease research. As Kris Kowdley, MD, AGAF, FAASLD, FACP, FACG, mentions … Read more

How Does Site Location Impact Patient Diversity in Clinical Trials?

Velocity recently asked some key employees to come together and discuss a wide array of issues impacting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in clinical trials. Velocity’s ongoing goals are to share best practices, identify and address shortcomings, and bring as many perspectives and viewpoints to the table as possible to advance clinical trial science and … Read more

Video: CARE Councils | Évelyne Newton and Sylwia Kołodziej

Évelyne Newton and Sylwia Kołodziej recently made the journey overseas to join our CARE Council summit in Durham, NC. Along with dozens of our physicians and operational, commercial, and recruitment leaders, they helped define a strategy to extend the reach of new and existing CARE Councils. As they mention in this video, by enhancing the … Read more

Velocity Wins the 2024 Vaccine Industry Excellence Award for Best Clinical Trial Company

Velocity has won the 2024 Vaccine Industry Excellence (ViE) award for Best Clinical Trial Company at The World Vaccine Congress in Washington, DC. The recognition is based on performance metrics, diversity of vaccine trial capabilities, and key initiatives to support vaccine research. Highlights of our groundbreaking initiatives and achievements throughout the past year include: The … Read more

Exploring the Power of Scale in Patient Recruitment: A Recap of the Velocity and HealthMatch Presentation at SCOPE

Last month, Nick Spittal, Velocity’s chief operating officer announced the company’s latest partnership with HealthMatch and results from an unprecedented patient recruitment pilot at the SCOPE conference in Orland, Florida. He was joined by HealthMatch CEO, Manuri Gunawardena, on stage for a joint presentation, as Clinical Trials Report journalist Michael Causey reports: Velocity announced its … Read more