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Top 25 Pharmaceutical development companies based in the United States

Name: Pharmaceutical development companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 1,859 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,859 company matches for pharmaceutical development companies associated with the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 439,375 professional contacts across them, including 159,705 with verified work emails. San Diego is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for pharmaceutical development companies associated with the United States, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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.

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1,859Companies

439,375Contacts tracked

159,705Verified emails

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The 25 largest pharmaceutical development companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,859 company matches for pharmaceutical development companies based in the United States, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 17, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#	Company	RevenueBase SmartSearch	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Pfizer	Exact match	New York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	10001+	88,560 contacts →
	Exact match “We’re celebrating over 175 years of daring scientific innovation-and we’re not done yet.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2	ELI Lilly And Company	Exact match	Indianapolis, IN, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	10001+	49,409 contacts →
	Exact match “We're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3	AMGEN	Exact match	Thousand Oaks, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	10001+	33,433 contacts →
	Exact match “Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4	Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine	Exact match	Titusville, NJ, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	10001+	26,637 contacts →
	Exact match “At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we innovate with purpose, to lead where medicine is going.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5	Genentech	Exact match	South San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	10001+	17,217 contacts →
	Exact match “About Genentech We're passionate about finding solutions for people facing the world's most difficult-to-treat conditions.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
6	Regeneron	Exact match	Tarrytown, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	10001+	16,043 contacts →
	Exact match “At Regeneron we believe that when the right idea finds the right team, powerful change is possible.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7	Charles River Laboratories	Exact match	Wilmington, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	10001+	14,166 contacts →
	Exact match “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…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
8	Biogen	Exact match	Cambridge, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	10,389 contacts →
	Exact match “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…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
9	Amneal Pharmaceuticals	Exact match	Bridgewater, NJ, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,073 contacts →
	Exact match “Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMRX) is guided by a simple belief: essential medicines should be accessible to everyone.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
10	Covance	Exact match	Princeton, NJ, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	10001+	5,220 contacts →
	Exact match “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…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11	Lupin Pharmaceuticals	Exact match	Somerset, NJ, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	n/a	4,649 contacts →
	Exact match “Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
12	PCI Pharma Services	Exact match	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,342 contacts →
	Exact match “We are PCI Pharma Services.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
13	Daiichi Sankyo US	Exact match	Basking Ridge, NJ, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	10001+	3,973 contacts →
	Exact match “At Daiichi Sankyo, we create essential medicine for longer, better lives.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
14	Hospira	Exact match	Lake Forest, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	10001+	3,881 contacts →
	Exact match “Hospira is now part of Pfizer Inc.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
15	CURIA	Exact match	Albany, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,975 contacts →
	Exact match “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…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
16	Eisai US	Exact match	Nutley, NJ, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,570 contacts →
	Exact match “At Eisai Inc, human health care (hhc) is our goal.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
17	Phillips Medisize	Exact match	Hudson, WI, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,261 contacts →
	Exact match “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…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
18	Hovione	Exact match	East Windsor, NJ, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,213 contacts →
	Exact match “At Hovione, we help partners turn scientific innovation into medicines that reach patients around the world.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
19	Legend Biotech	Exact match	Somerset, NJ, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,154 contacts →
	Exact match “Legend Biotech is a global, commercial-stage biotechnology company developing and manufacturing novel therapies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
20	Beigene	Exact match	Cambridge, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	n/a	2,135 contacts →
	Exact match “Effective March 17, 2025, The U.S.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
21	Celgene	Exact match	Summit, NJ, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,098 contacts →
	Exact match “We have merged with Bristol Myers Squibb creating a leading biopharma company, ideally positioned to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines for patients fighting…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
22	Patheon	Exact match	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	10001+	2,004 contacts →
	Exact match “Thermo Fisher Scientific provides industry-leading pharma services for drug development, clinical trial logistics, and commercial manufacturing through our Patheon™ brand.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
23	Arisglobal	Exact match	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,905 contacts →
	Exact match “ArisGlobal is an AI-first technology company at the forefront of life sciences and the creator of LifeSphere®, the platform trusted by hundreds of life sciences organizations…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
24	KBI Biopharma	Exact match	Durham, NC, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,645 contacts →
	Exact match “KBI Biopharma is an award-winning biopharmaceutical contract services organization providing fully-integrated, accelerated drug development and biomanufacturing services to…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
25	EMD Serono, INC	Exact match	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,578 contacts →
	Exact match “We aspire to create, improve and prolong life for people living with difficult-to-treat conditions like infertility, multiple sclerosis and cancer.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 17, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

RevenueBase SmartSearch

Describe a niche business in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch compares the meaning of your description with company business descriptions compiled in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit.

This list uses Exact for “pharmaceutical development companies”. Each Exact match badge shows membership in that saved search; it is not an individual similarity score or a service-quality rating. Recorded descriptions are shown where available.

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Pharmaceutical development companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

36.3%Verified-email coverage

236.4Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

3.3%Largest-city concentration · San Diego

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

745

11-50

570

51-200

277

201-500

114

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 1,859 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Company records associated with the United States whose business descriptions match “pharmaceutical development companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch: Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview: The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality: RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 159,705 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context: Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “pharmaceutical development companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many pharmaceutical development companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,859 company matches for pharmaceutical development companies associated with the United States as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Pfizer tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most pharmaceutical development companies?

San Diego leads with 62 company records, followed by New York (48) and Boston (38).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 159,705 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 1,859 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 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 SmartSearch, 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.