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Velocity Announces New Site in St. Louis, Missouri

July 2, 2024

Velocity has announced a new site in St. Louis, its first in Missouri. The site will be co-located with West County Rheumatology, one of the largest and most active infusion centers in the Midwest, and a region-leading clinic for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic … Read more

Closing the gap: Breaking weight-based stigma in clinical trials

June 27, 2024

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 … Read more

Velocity Continues Rapid Growth with Luminis Health Partnership and Expansion into Oncology

June 18, 2024

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 … Read more

Dr. Kowdley Makes Significant Contributions to Pivotal Research Program for Ipsen’s Iqirvo for Primary Biliary Cholangitis

June 12, 2024

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 … Read more

Velocity Partners with Luminis Health, Moves into Oncology in the U.S.

June 12, 2024

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 … Read more

VISION Achieves 2,000 Patient Randomizations

June 7, 2024

Just one year ago, VISION technology empowered its first patient to self-screen and self-schedule a visit for a clinical trial at Velocity. In March, we announced that VISION had contributed to 1,000 patient randomizations, and that VISION Engage reached 50,000 app downloads. Today, VISION … Read more

Video: Participant Advisory Committee Meeting Insights

June 4, 2024

We can talk about elevating the patient’s voice in clinical research, or we can listen. So let’s listen! In this clip, you’ll hear from both current and past clinical trial participants. They share their first encounters with clinical research and the reasons they decided … Read more

Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, Provides Internal Presentation About the Importance of Diversity in Clinical Trial Inclusion

May 30, 2024

On May 30, Velocity welcomed former Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, to an internal presentation about the importance and direction of diversity in clinical trial inclusion, followed by a Q&A hosted by Paul Evans, President and CEO. The companywide meeting was the first … Read more

Raghu Punnamraju, Velocity CTO, On AI in Clinical Research

May 30, 2024

Velocity is using multimodal LLMs, like OpenAI’s GPT-4o and others, to enhance productivity. At the forefront of this shift is Raghu Punnamraju, Velocity’s Chief Technology Officer. In this article he shares his thoughts on the rapid evolution of LLMs, and how quickly new tools are … Read more

Video: Velocity Site Tour

May 23, 2024

Enjoy a virtual tour of Velocity’s Durham, NC site, which showcases many of the features and standard equipment present at Velocity sites worldwide. Standard Velocity site features: Private exam rooms Comfortable patient reception areas Facilities for extended-stay PK studies Ample parking Secure monitoring rooms … Read more

Video: Vaccine CARE Council Leader Mark Turner, MD

May 21, 2024

“Next to clean water, vaccines are probably responsible for more saved lives than anything else we’ve done in medicine.” -Mark Turner, MD, Vaccine CARE Council Leader and Velocity Principal Investigator in Boise, ID. Given the constant evolution of viruses and the massive medical and … Read more

Video: CNS CARE Council Leader Beth Safirstein, MD

May 15, 2024

Beth Safirstein, MD, leads a site that was recently recognized by a top 10 pharma Sponsor as a leading U.S. enroller of diverse patients. As the chair of the CNS CARE Council, Dr. Safirstein is one of the expert Principal Investigators who will inform … Read more

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