Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Biopharmaceutical contract research organizations based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 4,460 biopharmaceutical contract research organizations headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 511,195 professional contacts across them, including 219,168 with verified work emails. San Diego is the largest hub.

This list covers biopharmaceutical contract research organizations headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
4,460Companies
511,195Contacts tracked
219,168Verified emails
Explore this list → Free signup · no credit card · 500 free credits

The 25 largest biopharmaceutical contract research organizations based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 4,460 biopharmaceutical contract research organizations based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to biopharmaceutical contract research organizations: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceWaltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+70,907 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“About Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Partial evidenceDurham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+63,824 contacts →

Partial evidence

“IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Indirect evidenceBurlington, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+38,427 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Clear and confident health care decisions begin with questions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Partial evidenceWaltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+20,530 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The PPD™ clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, enables customers to accelerate innovation and drug development through…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Partial evidenceRaleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+19,257 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Parexel is a leading global clinical research organization (CRO) providing insights-driven Clinical and Consulting solutions to the world’s life sciences industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Partial evidenceMorrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+18,228 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Partial evidenceResearch Triangle Park, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+10,632 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fortrea (Nasdaq: FTRE) is a leading global clinical research organization (CRO) dedicated to providing innovative clinical development solutions to the life sciences industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Indirect evidenceCambridge, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,00010,389 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1978, Biogen is a leading biotechnology company that pioneers innovative science to deliver new medicines to transform patients’ lives and to create value for…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Indirect evidencePrinceton, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0006,274 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Indegene Limited is the tech-native, life sciences specialist orchestrating the path from commercialization strategy through execution.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Strong evidenceCincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0005,960 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Medpace is a scientifically-driven, global, full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO) providing Phase I-IV clinical development services to the biotechnology…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Indirect evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0004,342 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are PCI Pharma Services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Partial evidenceResearch Triangle Park, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0003,440 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Worldwide Clinical Trials (Worldwide) is a global CRO serving development-driven biopharmaceutical companies, with more than 4,400 professionals operating across more than 70…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0003,149 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“EVERSANA® is a leading independent provider of global services to the life sciences industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Partial evidenceAlbany, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0002,975 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Curia is a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization with over 30 years of experience, an integrated network of 25 global sites and 3,500 employees partnering with…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Indirect evidenceWaltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+2,938 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Revvity, “impossible” is inspiration, and ""can't be done"" is a call to action.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0002,704 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Partial evidenceMorrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0002,584 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Premier Research International LLC (Premier) is a global leader in clinical research and consulting services with expertise in driving an efficient and effective path to market…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Strong evidenceBothell, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0002,510 contacts →

Strong evidence

“AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Partial evidenceHudson, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0002,261 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), the world’s leading pharmaceutical, medtech and in vitro diagnostic companies trust us to help them design and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Indirect evidenceEast Windsor, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0002,213 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Hovione, we help partners turn scientific innovation into medicines that reach patients around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Indirect evidenceDeerfield, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0002,170 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We help science-driven organisations innovate for a better future through our full range of specialist scientific informatics services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Partial evidenceBlue Bell, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0002,083 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For 25+ years, Signant Health has been pioneering solutions and methodologies that propel clinical research programs toward regulatory success.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Indirect evidenceRaleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0002,079 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At ProPharma, we help pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies bring life-changing therapies to market.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Indirect evidenceWaltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+2,004 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Thermo Fisher Scientific provides industry-leading pharma services for drug development, clinical trial logistics, and commercial manufacturing through our Patheon™ brand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Indirect evidenceKing Of Prussia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,0001,858 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“United BioSource LLC (UBC) is the leading provider of evidence development solutions with expertise in uniting evidence and access.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

Showing 25 of 4,460 biopharmaceutical contract research organizations based in the United States

See the full list, filter by size, metro and specialty, and get verified emails and direct dials for all 219,168 reachable decision-makers.

Free signup · no credit card

View the full list →

Biopharmaceutical contract research organizations based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
42.9%Verified-email coverage
114.6Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
3.2%Largest-city concentration · San Diego
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
2,070
11-50
1,329
51-200
580
201-500
211
501-1,000
99
1,001-5,000
117
5,001-10,000
14
10001+
36

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 4,460 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among biopharmaceutical contract research organizations, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “biopharmaceutical contract research organizations”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names biopharmaceutical contract research organizations), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among biopharmaceutical contract research organizations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 219,168 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Biopharmaceutical contract research organizations by metro

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names biopharmaceutical contract research organizations, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many biopharmaceutical contract research organizations are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 4,460 biopharmaceutical contract research organizations headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Thermo Fisher Scientific, headquartered in Waltham, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most biopharmaceutical contract research organizations?

San Diego leads with 144 headquartered companies, followed by Boston (125) and New York (106).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 219,168 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 4,460 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

Ready to reach these companies? Verified emails and direct dials for all 4,460 biopharmaceutical contract research organizations based in the United States. Start with a free account, no credit card.

Download this list →

Related lists

About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.