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Top 25 Pharmaceutical research companies based in the United States

Name: Pharmaceutical research companies based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 675 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 675 pharmaceutical research companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 329,377 professional contacts across them, including 124,989 with verified work emails. Boston is the largest hub.

This list covers pharmaceutical research companies 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 17, 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 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest pharmaceutical research companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 675 pharmaceutical research companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to pharmaceutical research companies: 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	Pfizer	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	88,560 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’re celebrating over 175 years of daring scientific innovation-and we’re not done yet.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	ELI Lilly And Company	Indirect evidence	Indianapolis, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	49,409 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We're a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	AMGEN	Indirect evidence	Thousand Oaks, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	33,433 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine	Indirect evidence	Titusville, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	26,637 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we innovate with purpose, to lead where medicine is going.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Genentech	Indirect evidence	South San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	17,217 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “About Genentech We're passionate about finding solutions for people facing the world's most difficult-to-treat conditions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Regeneron	Indirect evidence	Tarrytown, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	16,043 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Regeneron we believe that when the right idea finds the right team, powerful change is possible.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Charles River Laboratories	Indirect evidence	Wilmington, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
8	Biogen	Indirect evidence	Cambridge, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	10,389 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 17, 2026
9	Daiichi Sankyo US	Indirect evidence	Basking Ridge, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	3,973 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Daiichi Sankyo, we create essential medicine for longer, better lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Premier Research	Partial evidence	Morrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
11	Eisai US	Indirect evidence	Nutley, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,570 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Eisai Inc, human health care (hhc) is our goal.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	Propharma	Partial evidence	Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,079 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At ProPharma, we help pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies bring life-changing therapies to market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Syneos Health Clinical Solutions	Indirect evidence	Morrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	1,569 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Insmed Incorporated	Indirect evidence	Bridgewater Township, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,512 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Insmed is a people-rst global biopharmaceutical company striving to deliver rst- and best-in-class therapies to transform the lives of patients facing serious diseases.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Bioagilytix	Strong evidence	Durham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	915 contacts →
	Strong evidence “BioAgilytix is a leading global contract research organization focused on supporting pharmaceutical and biotech partners in all phases of drug development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	MJH Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	Monroe, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	885 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MJH Life Sciences® advances clinical progress in health care by creating strategic engagements between pharma and biotech innovators, expert knowledge leaders and practicing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Purdue Pharma L.P	Indirect evidence	Stamford, CT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	885 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Purdue and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market medications to meet the evolving needs of healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Azurity Pharmaceuticals	Partial evidence	Woburn, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	790 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Azurity Pharmaceuticals is a privately held global pharmaceutical company dedicated to redefining medicine for the real world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Cencora Pharma Solutions	Indirect evidence	Conshohocken, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	771 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Cencora, we are investing and innovating alongside our pharma customers to unlock their product’s potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Frontage Laboratories, INC	Partial evidence	Exton, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	727 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Frontage Laboratories is a US-based Contract Research Organization (CRO) that was initially established in New Jersey in April 2001 and later relocated to Pennsylvania in 2004.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals	Partial evidence	Pasadena, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	657 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage, Nasdaq listed (ticker ARWR) company developing medicines that treat intractable diseases by silencing the genes that cause them.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Fisher Clinical Services	Indirect evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	611 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thermo Fisher Scientific provides industry-leading pharma services solutions for drug development, clinical trial logistics, and commercial manufacturing to customers through our…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Amag Pharmaceuticals	Indirect evidence	Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	548 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At AMAG, aiming higher is in our DNA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Open Health	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	531 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At OPEN Health, we connect visionary minds, pioneering science, and advanced technology to drive real impact.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	PHRMA	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	514 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We represent America’s innovative biopharmaceutical research & biotechnology companies, advocating for policies that support the discovery of new medicines and ensure broad…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 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: pharmaceutical research companies. 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 pharmaceutical research companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of pharmaceutical research companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name pharmaceutical research companies. 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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Pharmaceutical research companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

37.9%Verified-email coverage

488.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

3.6%Largest-city concentration · Boston

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

261

11-50

218

51-200

201-500

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 675 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 pharmaceutical research companies, 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 “pharmaceutical research companies”. 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 pharmaceutical research companies), 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 pharmaceutical research companies, 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, 124,989 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 17, 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.

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 pharmaceutical research companies, 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 pharmaceutical research companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 675 pharmaceutical research companies 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?

Pfizer, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most pharmaceutical research companies?

Boston leads with 24 headquartered companies, followed by New York (20) and San Diego (19).

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 124,989 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 675 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 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 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.