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Top 25 Pharma market research firms worldwide

Name: Pharma market research firms worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 7,184 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 7,184 pharma market research firms worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 319,239 professional contacts across them, including 106,729 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers pharma market research 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 29, 2026. Country and city lists for pharma market research 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 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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319,239Contacts tracked

106,729Verified emails

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The 25 largest pharma market research firms worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 7,184 pharma market research firms worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to pharma market research 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	IQVIA	Partial evidence	Durham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	10001+	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 29, 2026
2	Icon PLC	Indirect evidence	Dublin, JapanHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
3	Dr. Reddy's Laboratories	Partial evidence	Hyderabad, JapanHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	10001+	25,650 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1984, we are a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Hyderabad, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4	PPD	Partial evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
5	IPSOS	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	10001+	16,377 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In our world of rapid change, the need for reliable information to make confident decisions has never been greater.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6	Covance	Indirect evidence	Princeton, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	10001+	5,220 contacts →
	Indirect 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 29, 2026
7	Indoco Remedies LTD	Strong evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,582 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Indoco is a fully integrated, research-oriented pharmaceutical company with a strong global presence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8	Aragen Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
9	Aristo Pharmaceuticals Pvt. LTD	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,954 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Service Of The Healing Hands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10	Numerator	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,633 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Numerator is a data and tech company bringing speed and scale to market research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11	Propharma	Strong evidence	Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,079 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At ProPharma, we help pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies bring life-changing therapies to market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12	Novotech	Strong evidence	Singapore, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,778 contacts →
	Strong 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 29, 2026
13	Trinity Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,566 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trinity is the commercialization intelligence partner for life sciences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14	GD Research Center Pvt. LTD	Partial evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,260 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GD Research Center Pvt.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	Perceptive INC	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,197 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Expanding on their combined 50-year history, Perceptive provides best-in-class specialist support to global pharmaceutical, biotech, and clinical research organizations, spanning…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16	Norstella	Indirect evidence	One Penn Plaza, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,163 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Norstella is the AI company for biopharma's highest-stakes decisions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17	INC Research	Partial evidence	Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	10001+	1,123 contacts →
	Partial evidence “INC Research/inVentiv Health has become Syneos Health, the only fully integrated end-to-end clinical and commercial solution organization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18	Precision AQ	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,033 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Precision AQ is the commercialization partner of choice for biopharma innovators, market access leaders, and brand strategists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19	TCG Lifesciences PVT LTD	Indirect evidence	Kolkata, IndiaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,019 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TCG Lifesciences Pvt.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	Pharmaace	Partial evidence	Princeton, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	969 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PharmaACE is a US-headquartered, life sciences-focused consulting and analytics firm with a global presence across the United States, Germany, Canada, and India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	Marksans Pharma Ltd. - India	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	947 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Company Profile "The essence of our culture is built on meeting global standards in every aspect of our business." These envisioned words of Mr.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	Excelra	Indirect evidence	Iselin, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	894 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Discover how Excelra, a leader in biopharma data and analytics, uniquely blends scientific understanding with technological expertise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23	MMS	Strong evidence	Canton, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	876 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MMS Holdings (MMS) is an award-winning, data-focused clinical research organization (CRO) that supports the pharmaceutical and biotech industries with a proven, scientific…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	Definitive Healthcare	Indirect evidence	Framingham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	837 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Definitive Healthcare is the leading provider of data and analytics, focusing on the business side of healthcare.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	SAGO	Strong evidence	Iselin, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	795 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Today’s markets demand new research methods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 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: pharma market research 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 pharma market research firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of pharma market research firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name pharma market research 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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Pharma market research firms worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

33.4%Verified-email coverage

44.4Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

3.0%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

3,493

11-50

2,390

51-200

878

201-500

231

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 pharma market research 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 pharma market research firms are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “pharma market research 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 pharma market research 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 pharma market research 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, 106,729 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 29, 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.

Pharma market research firms by location

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Every Pharma market research firms 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 pharma market research 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 pharma market research firms are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 7,184 pharma market research 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?

IQVIA, headquartered in Durham, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most pharma market research firms?

The United States leads with 1,749 companies, followed by India (1,216) and the United Kingdom (448). Every pharma market research firms list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most pharma market research firms?

London leads with 217 headquartered companies, followed by Pune (152) and New Delhi (120).

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 29, 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.