The Velocity team had the honor of hosting former U.S. Surgeon General and Chairman of the Board of TOTAL Diversity Clinical Trial Management, Jerome Adams, MD, MPH. He joined an internal call to discuss the importance of diversity in clinical research, highlighting the need for diverse patient populations in clinical trials to ensure new treatments … Read more
The narrative that’s been peddled for the past three decades has seen obesity become mired in controversy, leading many – even healthcare professionals – to view it as a lifestyle choice rather than a disease. Nearly 40% of the global population has a body mass index (BMI) higher than 25 kg/m2, meaning they’re overweight or … Read more
Paul Evans, Velocity President and CEO, was featured in a Triangle Business Journal article covering Velocity’s recent partnership announcement with Luminis Health. As Paul notes in the article, hospitals play a crucial role in clinical research due to their patient populations, particularly in specialized fields like oncology. Velocity will take over the operation of the hospital’s … Read more
Kris Kowdley, MD, contributed significantly to the clinical research program that led to accelerated FDA approval of Ipsen’s Iqirvo, a first-in-class treatment for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a rare liver disease. As a primary investigator for the Phase 3 ELATIVE trial, Dr. Kowdley’s site enrolled the first patient in the study, and he was the … Read more
Velocity Clinical Research, the leading multi-specialty clinical sites business, and Luminis Health, a nonprofit health system providing care for 1.8 million people, today announce their partnership to conduct clinical research within the health group’s organization, connecting more patients with community-based research programs. The partnership will involve Velocity taking over operation of the hospital’s existing clinical … Read more
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
It’s easy to hear the enthusiasm for clinical trials when William Cromwell, MD, FAHA, FNLA, Principal Investigator and a leader of the Velocity Cardiometabolic CARE Council, discusses their importance to patients yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Dr. Cromwell is board-certified in Family Medicine and Clinical Lipidology with over 20 years of clinical research experience. As he … Read more
Julio Rosenstock, MD, FACE, is the lead author of an article published today in the Oxford University Press’ Endocrine Reviews Journal. Reviewing data from Phase 2 clinical trials for basal insulins icodec and efsitora, as well as the Phase 3 icodec program, the article indicates that once-weekly insulins provide comparable glycemic control to once-daily analogues, with a … Read more
Velocity has made an incredible impact over the past year! Our sites conducted clinical trials that supported 12 U.S. product approvals in 2023, contributing to the betterment of global health. To date, Velocity has contributed to research programs for over 50 product approvals. From pioneering vaccines to cutting-edge drugs, Velocity’s team worldwide has worked diligently … Read more
Velocity Clinical Research, the leading multi-specialty clinical sites business, announced it has acquired Impact Research Institute (Waco, TX) and the clinical trials unit of Liver Institute Northwest (Seattle, WA), aggressively expanding its capabilities in liver disease research, including MASH (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis) and MASLD (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease). According to the NASH education program, … Read more