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Top 25 Drug discovery consulting firms worldwide

Name: Drug discovery consulting firms worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 8,195 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 8,195 drug discovery consulting firms worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 232,638 professional contacts across them, including 90,705 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers drug discovery consulting firms 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 28, 2026. Country and city lists for drug discovery consulting firms 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 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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232,638Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest drug discovery consulting firms worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 8,195 drug discovery consulting firms worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to drug discovery consulting firms: 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	Icon PLC	Partial evidence	Dublin, JapanHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	10001+	26,555 contacts →
	Partial 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 28, 2026
2	PPD	Partial evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
3	Syngene International Limited	Indirect evidence	Bengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	5,001-10,000	8,064 contacts →
	Indirect 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 28, 2026
4	Iqvia India	Indirect evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	10001+	6,052 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Formed by the merger of Quintiles and IMS Health in 2016, IQVIA, The Human Data Science Company™ has had a significant presence of over two decades in India through it merged…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Covance	Partial evidence	Princeton, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	10001+	5,220 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As the drug development business of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Labcorp) and the world’s most comprehensive drug development #CRO service company, we have helped…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Almac Group	Indirect evidence	Craigavon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
7	Aragen Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
8	SAI Life Sciences LTD	Indirect evidence	Gachibowli, IndiaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,878 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sai Life Sciences is built on the bedrock of partnership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Eversana	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,149 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “EVERSANA® is a leading independent provider of global services to the life sciences industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	Wuxi Apptec	Indirect evidence	Shanghai, ChinaHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
11	Evotec	Strong evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,036 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Evotec is a biotechnology company that is committed to advancing drug discovery and development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Revvity	Indirect evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	10001+	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 28, 2026
13	Premier Research	Partial evidence	Morrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
14	Anthem Biosciences Limited	Indirect evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,336 contacts →
	Indirect 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 28, 2026
15	Propharma	Indirect evidence	Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,079 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At ProPharma, we help pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies bring life-changing therapies to market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Jubilant Biosys Limited	Strong evidence	Noida, IndiaHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
17	Precision For Medicine	Indirect evidence	Bethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,781 contacts →
	Indirect 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 28, 2026
18	Novotech	Indirect evidence	Singapore, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,778 contacts →
	Indirect 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 28, 2026
19	Altasciences	Partial evidence	Laval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,759 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Outsourcing made easy with a one-stop solution to early-phase drug development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Pharmaron	Indirect evidence	Beijing, ChinaHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
21	KBI Biopharma	Partial evidence	Durham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
22	Pharmalex	Indirect evidence	Bad Homburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
23	Trinity Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,566 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trinity is the commercialization intelligence partner for life sciences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Vimta Labs LTD	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,239 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1984 with headquarters in Hyderabad, India, VIMTA LABS LTD.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Certara	Strong evidence	Radnor, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,237 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Certara accelerates medicines using proprietary biosimulation software, technology and services to transform traditional drug discovery and development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 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: drug discovery consulting firms. 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 drug discovery consulting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of drug discovery consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name drug discovery consulting firms. 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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Drug discovery consulting firms worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

39.0%Verified-email coverage

28.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

2.0%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

5,459

11-50

1,769

51-200

615

201-500

136

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

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 drug discovery consulting firms, 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 drug discovery consulting firms are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “drug discovery consulting firms”. 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 drug discovery consulting firms), 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 drug discovery consulting firms, 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, 90,705 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 28, 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.

Drug discovery consulting firms by location

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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 drug discovery consulting firms, 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 drug discovery consulting firms are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 8,195 drug discovery consulting firms 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?

Icon PLC, headquartered in Worldwide, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most drug discovery consulting firms?

The United States leads with 2,700 companies, followed by India (638) and the United Kingdom (552). Every drug discovery consulting firms list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most drug discovery consulting firms?

London leads with 162 headquartered companies, followed by Boston (135) and San Diego (117).

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 28, 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.