Bristol, United Kingdom
Velocity Clinical Research, Bristol
Founded in 2023 as one of Velocity Clinical Research’s first greenfield sites in the U.K., the experienced team at Velocity’s dedicated research site in Bristol conducts Phase 2-4 clinical trials across a broad variety of indications, including vaccines as well as medicines developed to treat migraines, diabetes, acne, depression, high cholesterol, and other conditions. By developing strong working relationships with local communities and having close ties with networks of cooperating practices, Velocity’s Bristol staff provides fast, accurate patient enrollment support, even for diverse populations.
Our Bristol team is committed to being a resource for study volunteers, to providing the highest quality of patient care with compassion and kindness and to advancing medicine through research. With decades of research experience shared among our investigators in Bristol, Velocity will deliver the right patients, investigators, and research staff for your next research program.
Velocity Clinical Research, Bristol
Grosvenor House, 149 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2RA
Phone: +44 1174 611208
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Our experienced research team in Bristol
The Velocity Bristol team of physician investigators and clinical research professionals are experienced clinical researchers. All physicians are board certified in their specialty area(s) and all research staff is trained in clinical research regulations, including GCP and HIPAA. Training records and certifications are maintained. Our clinical team is dedicated to conducting quality research in a professional and caring environment and strives on collecting quality data.
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Site Director
Alison Elliott-Garwood has joined Velocity as Director, Clinical Sites and lives in Cardiff, Wales. She is a senior clinical research leader with over eight years of experience in site-level clinical operations, including leadership of multiple research sites, complemented by more than 20 years of commercial and operational management experience. She has successfully led high-performing research centres with full accountability for operational delivery, financial performance, regulatory compliance, patient recruitment strategies, and team development. Alison has extensive expertise across study start-up, feasibility assessments, budget management, sponsor and CRO partnerships, and the oversight of Phase II–IV clinical trials. Known for exceeding recruitment targets, driving operational excellence, and maintaining the highest standards of ICH-GCP compliance and patient care, she is recognised for her strategic leadership, financial acumen, and ability to scale research operations to support organisational growth. -
Principal Investigator
Dr. Kirsten Peacey started her career in pharmaceutical medicine in 2018, acting as principal and sub-investigator on a broad range of phase 2-4 clinical trials. She has gained experience in various therapeutic areas including cardiovascular disease, MASH, obesity, vaccines, COPD, asthma, psoriasis, and chronic kidney disease. In 2023 she completed her Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine through the James Lind Institute. Prior to her career in clinical research, Dr. Peacey served her local community as a general practitioner, gaining a solid foundation to manage a wide range of pathology.
Bristol facility features
The Velocity Clinical Research, Bristol facility is designed for the ease and comfort of study participants and to allow optimal efficiencies in performing clinical trials. Features at this site include:
- Private examination/consultation rooms
- Comfortable patient reception areas
- Facilities for extended-stay pharmacokinetic studies
- Parking
- Nursing station
- Secure monitoring rooms or workstations with phone & high-speed internet access
- Multiple individual & secure workstations for research staff
- Regulatory document processing area
- Electronic data capture (EDC) capabilities
- Secure record storage
- CLIA certified research laboratory or clinical laboratory with CLIA waiver
- Ambient and refrigerated centrifuge
- Secured & temperature controlled investigational product storage with pharmaceutical refrigerator & freezer
- Freezers equipped for laboratory specimens at -20 & -70 degrees Celsius
- Backup generator/power source in the event of site power loss
- Standard medical equipment, including ECG and Holter machines, digital and analog scales
