Gainesville-based multispecialty group adds six campuses, 90+ providers and 150+ completed trials to Innovo's national network of embedded community research sites
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Innovo Research, Inc., a site management organization that embeds clinical research operations within independent community physician groups, today announced that SIMEDHealth has joined the Innovo Research Network. The partnership gives sponsors and CROs single-contract access to SIMEDHealth's physicians and patients, and gives North Central Florida residents more opportunities to take part in clinical trials close to home, alongside the physicians who already know them.
Founded in 1987, SIMEDHealth is a physician-owned, integrated multispecialty group with a clinical campuses in Gainesville, Ocala, Chiefland, High Springs, Lady Lake/The Villages and Lake City. Its more than 90 physicians and advanced health providers provide care for over 60,000 unique patients across primary care, allergy and asthma, neurology, podiatry, pulmonology, rehabilitation medicine, rheumatology, interventional pain management, urology, women's health, hand surgery sleep medicine, health psychology and other specialties.
SIMEDHealth Research brings an established track record to the network, with more than 150 clinical trials completed. Its current and planned work spans respiratory disease, vaccines, infectious disease, gout, weight loss, diabetes, chronic pain, arthritis, and cancer screening. On-site imaging, laboratory, sleep center, and physical therapy services support efficient study visits within the practice.
As an Innovo partner, SIMEDHealth will gain centralized support for study start-up, regulatory, contracting and budgeting, patient recruitment, quality and training, and data-driven patient identification. Research stays embedded in SIMEDHealth's clinics, so patients can explore trial participation as part of their regular care.
"SIMEDHealth is exactly the kind of partner our model is built for — physician-led, multispecialty, deeply rooted in its community and already experienced in research," said Jeff James, Chief Executive Officer of Innovo Research. "Together we can bring more studies to North Central Florida, enroll faster for our sponsors, and make clinical trials a natural part of patient care."
"Our physicians have long believed clinical research is essential to improving how diseases are treated," said Daniel Duncanson, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of SIMEDHealth. "Joining the Innovo Research Network gives our research program the scale and infrastructure to offer more trials to our patients, across more of our specialties and locations."
"Sponsors increasingly want access to diverse, real-world patient populations without adding complexity," said Jeff James, Chief Executive Officer of Innovo Research. "SIMEDHealth's breadth of specialties and six-campus footprint expand what we can offer through a single contract, single IRB and centralized budget."
SIMEDHealth joins a network of independent community physician groups across the United States, including Christie Clinic, Piedmont Healthcare, Wilmington Health, The Iowa Clinic and Austin Regional Clinic. Together, Innovo's partner sites reach approximately 6.5 million patients and are conducting more than 150 studies across nearly every therapeutic area.
About Innovo Research
Innovo Research, Inc. is a site management organization that embeds clinical research operations within leading independent community physician groups. Through a single contract, single IRB and centralized budget, Innovo gives sponsors and CROs streamlined access to a national network of physician-led sites reaching approximately 6.5 million patients. Innovo provides each partner with central study start-up, regulatory, quality, training, recruitment and financial support, so physicians can offer research as part of everyday care. Learn more at Innovoresearch.com.
About SIMEDHealth
Established in 1987, SIMEDHealth is an independent, physician-owned, integrated multispecialty health system serving North Central Florida from campuses in Gainesville, Ocala, Chiefland, High Springs, Lady Lake/The Villages and Lake City. Its 90+ licensed providers combine primary care, specialty care, and on-site diagnostic and therapeutic services in a team-based approach. Learn more at simedhealth.com.
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Halley Losekamp, CEO, Innovo Research, 1 513-709-0281, [email protected]
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