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Top 25 Contract research laboratories worldwide

Name: Contract research laboratories worldwide
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 5,414 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 5,414 contract research laboratories worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 411,756 professional contacts across them, including 168,506 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Hyderabad the largest hub.

This list covers contract research laboratories worldwide, 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 19, 2026. Country and city lists for contract research laboratories follow the table.

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 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest contract research laboratories worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 5,414 contract research laboratories worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to contract research laboratories: 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Thermo Fisher Scientific	Indirect evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	70,907 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “About Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Labcorp	Indirect evidence	Burlington, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	38,427 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Clear and confident health care decisions begin with questions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Icon PLC	Indirect evidence	Dublin, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	26,555 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	PPD	Partial evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	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 19, 2026
5	Charles River Laboratories	Indirect evidence	Wilmington, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	14,166 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Charles River, we are guided by our strong purpose-to create healthier lives-which centers around the patients who rely on the therapeutics we help to develop, the animals in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Fortrea	Partial evidence	Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	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 19, 2026
7	Syngene International Limited	Partial evidence	Bengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	8,064 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Syngene International Ltd.(BSE: 539268, NSE: SYNGENE, ISIN: INE398R01022) is an integrated research, development, and manufacturing services company serving the global…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Medpace	Strong evidence	Cincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	5,960 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 19, 2026
9	Almac Group	Indirect evidence	Craigavon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,577 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Partnering to Advance Human Health A unique culture delivering exceptional solutions: Almac is a financially secure, privately owned organisation with 7,800+ employees globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Aragen Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,277 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aragen is a trusted R&D and manufacturing partner to the global life sciences industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Worldwide Clinical Trials	Indirect evidence	Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,440 contacts →
	Indirect 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 19, 2026
12	Wuxi Apptec	Indirect evidence	Shanghai, ChinaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	3,107 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “WuXi AppTec is a trusted partner and contributor to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, providing R&D and manufacturing services that help advance healthcare…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Evotec	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,036 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Evotec is a biotechnology company that is committed to advancing drug discovery and development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Premier Research	Partial evidence	Morrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,584 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 19, 2026
15	PSI CRO	Strong evidence	Zug, SwitzerlandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,494 contacts →
	Strong evidence “PSI is a leading full-service global Contract Research Organization whose key strength is predictable patient enrollment across multiple therapeutic areas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Anthem Biosciences Limited	Strong evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,336 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Anthem Biosciences, a Bangalore-India based Contract Research Development Organization (CDMO) Anthem Bio offers a whole gamut of services dedicated to enabling and sustaining…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Jubilant Biosys Limited	Strong evidence	Noida, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,882 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Jubilant Biosys is an integrated Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO) providing drug discovery, development, and GMP manufacturing services to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Precision For Medicine	Partial evidence	Bethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,781 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Precision for Medicine is an industry-leading global clinical research services organization, purpose-built to improve the clinical research and development process for new…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Novotech	Partial evidence	Singapore, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,778 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Novotech is a globally recognized full-service clinical research organization (CRO) and scientific advisory company that provides biotech and small- to mid-sized pharma companies…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Altasciences	Indirect evidence	Laval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,759 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Outsourcing made easy with a one-stop solution to early-phase drug development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Pharmaron	Indirect evidence	Beijing, ChinaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	1,720 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pharmaron: Global Life Sciences Services Provider Stock Code: 300759.SZ/3759.HK Founded in 2004, Pharmaron is a premier life sciences service provider that offers a broad spectrum…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	KBI Biopharma	Partial evidence	Durham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,645 contacts →
	Partial evidence “KBI Biopharma is an award-winning biopharmaceutical contract services organization providing fully-integrated, accelerated drug development and biomanufacturing services to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Pharmalex	Indirect evidence	Bad Homburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,644 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PharmaLex is now part of Cencora, a leading global pharmaceutical solutions organization centered on improving lives around the world PharmaLex adds to Cencora’s expanding suite…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories	Strong evidence	Lancaster, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,638 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories is one of the largest commercial contract laboratories in the world providing comprehensive laboratory services in the pharmaceutical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Cliantha Research Limited	Partial evidence	Ahmedabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,612 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cliantha Research, full-service clinical research organization (CRO), provides comprehensive and integrated offerings in Early Phase (BA/BE and Phase I) trials, Late Phase (Phase…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: contract research laboratories. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names contract research laboratories.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of contract research laboratories, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name contract research laboratories. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Contract research laboratories worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

40.9%Verified-email coverage

76.1Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

3.1%Largest-city concentration · Hyderabad

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

2,072

11-50

1,882

51-200

905

201-500

255

501-1,000

125

1,001-5,000

107

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

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 contract research laboratories, 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.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for contract research laboratories are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “contract research laboratories”. 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 contract research laboratories), 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 contract research laboratories, and records with no verified work email.
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, 168,506 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 19, 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.

Contract research laboratories by location

31 lists · largest first

Every Contract research laboratories list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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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 contract research laboratories, 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 contract research laboratories are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 5,414 contract research laboratories worldwide 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 country has the most contract research laboratories?

The United States leads with 1,402 companies, followed by India (878) and the United Kingdom (285). Every contract research laboratories list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most contract research laboratories?

Hyderabad leads with 168 headquartered companies, followed by San Diego (60) and Ahmedabad (58).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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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.