The UK’s largest Site Management Organisation (SMO), Panthera Biopartners, has opened the first dedicated clinical research site in York. The site, which has been operating since May, was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Margaret Wells, at an opening ceremony on 25th July 2024. The clinic is located in the Acomb Garth Community Centre, which is operated by local primary care services provider Nimbuscare, and features a suite of modern, private consultation rooms.
Panthera recruits patients and operates clinical trials at six dedicated clinical trial clinics across the UK on behalf of its global pharmaceutical clients. The new clinic in York has been selected to run a major large scale flu vaccine study which will start in October as well as a variety of late-stage clinical studies including liver, respiratory, and cardiovascular disease. It will go on to undertake studies across a variety of other therapeutic areas. The GCP trained Panthera team at the York clinic will be working closely with local Nimbuscare doctors and specialists as PIs on studies.
Panthera CEO, Stuart Young, commented: “It is fantastic to have such strong local support from our partner Nimbuscare for the opening of our newest clinical research site in York. We are the first company to open a dedicated research site in York, so we are excited to be providing local healthcare professionals and patients with the opportunity to take part in clinical research. At Panthera we work with 10 out of the top 12 pharma companies and seven of the top CROs, so we look forward to bringing the very best clinical research and significant healthcare investment to the community of York”.
The Panthera York clinic will give patients and GPs the opportunity to participate in the latest groundbreaking clinical research. Patient volunteers can also gain additional benefits from taking part in clinical research such as regular health assessments, access to new treatments, as well as helping to advance medical understanding for future generations.
The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Margaret Wells, commented “It was an honour to open Panthera’s clinical research site at Acomb Garth Community Centre and good to meet so many of the people who are involved in clinical research in York. I am delighted that people living in York will have the opportunity to take part in ground breaking clinical research locally which will not only be beneficial to them, but also for the health of our children, grandchildren and future generations”.
The clinic is easily accessible for patients by major roadways and public transport routes. There is free on-site parking, as well as additional free parking just across the road in a nearby community car park. There is a bus stop drop-off point outside the front entrance.
Since launching in 2019, Panthera has rapidly grown to be number one in the UK recruiting patients and running a wide range of clinical trials across multiple therapy areas including vaccines, cardiovascular, general medicine, neurology, respiratory, rheumatology, NASH and cancer.
