Volunteer Research Group and New Orleans Center for Clinical Research (VRG & NOCCR) Email Format
Pharmaceutical ManufacturingTennessee, United States11-50 Employees
VRG & NOCCR are privately owned multispecialty clinical research groups based in Knoxville, Tennessee, focused on evaluating investigational drugs and devices. They aim to advance medicine ethically while delivering high-quality, clean data to sponsors. Over the past 25 years, they have completed more than 1,500 clinical trials and operate a facility exceeding 23,500 square feet, supported by full-time physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, EMTs, nursing assistants, and separate regulatory, data, and recruitment teams. AMR Knoxville functions as a 52-bed Phase I unit within the University of Tennessee Medical Center, designed for first-in-man studies and capable of enrolling diverse populations. Alongside AMR New Orleans, the group focuses on later-phase trials across a broad range of medical specialties, underpinned by dedicated clinical teams; in 2020, VRG & NOCCR initiated human trials for several COVID-19 vaccine candidates.