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Top 25 Pharmaceutical research services based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 2,345 pharmaceutical research services headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 273,049 professional contacts across them, including 123,941 with verified work emails. San Diego is the largest hub.

This list covers pharmaceutical research services 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.

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The 25 largest pharmaceutical research services based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 2,345 pharmaceutical research services 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 services: 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceWaltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+70,907 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“About Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2Indirect evidenceBurlington, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+38,427 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Clear and confident health care decisions begin with questions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3Partial evidenceWaltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+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 17, 2026
4Indirect evidenceWilmington, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+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
5Partial evidenceResearch Triangle Park, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+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 17, 2026
6Partial evidenceCincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20265,001-10,0005,960 contacts →

Partial 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 17, 2026
7Indirect evidenceResearch Triangle Park, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0003,440 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 17, 2026
8Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20265,001-10,0003,149 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“EVERSANA® is a leading independent provider of global services to the life sciences industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9Partial evidenceMorrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0002,584 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
10Partial evidenceRaleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0002,079 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
11Indirect evidenceWaltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+2,004 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Thermo Fisher Scientific provides industry-leading pharma services for drug development, clinical trial logistics, and commercial manufacturing through our Patheon™ brand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12Partial evidenceBethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,781 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 17, 2026
13Indirect evidenceDurham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,645 contacts →

Indirect 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 17, 2026
14Partial evidenceLancaster, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,638 contacts →

Partial 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 17, 2026
15Indirect evidenceCambridge, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,580 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cytel is the world’s leading data-science CRO, driving advancements in human health through robust analytics and innovative clinical trial software.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16Indirect evidenceMorrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202610001+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
17Partial evidenceHorsham, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,516 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ClinChoice is a leading global full & functional service CRO, renowned for its exceptional product development and lifecycle management capabilities across the pharmaceutical…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18Indirect evidencePiscataway, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20265,001-10,0001,194 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“GenScript Life Science Group is a part of GenScript Biotech Corporation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19Indirect evidenceOne Penn Plaza, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,163 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Norstella is the AI company for biopharma's highest-stakes decisions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20Indirect evidenceAllentown, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,081 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sharp is a leader in commercial packaging, clinical services & sterile manufacturing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21Partial evidenceLincoln, NE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,080 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Celerion, a leader in early clinical research, delivers Applied Translational Medicine.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22Partial evidenceCovington, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,043 contacts →

Partial evidence

“CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services is a global, privately held, research service organization, delivering a complete spectrum of clinical trial and consulting services…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23Partial evidenceWest Lafayette, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“WHERE INSIGHTS LEAD TO ANSWERS Expect More In choosing a partner for discovery, development and research models, expect more: more attention, more insight, and a superlative…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24Partial evidenceGaithersburg, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000990 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Navitas Life Sciences is a global Clinical Research partner with over 35 years of expertise in Clinical, Regulatory, Safety, and Data Management solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25Indirect evidenceCary, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000977 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Allucent is on a mission to help bring new therapies to light by solving the distinct challenges of small and mid-sized biotech companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

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Pharmaceutical research services based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026
45.4%Verified-email coverage
116.4Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
2.8%Largest-city concentration · San Diego
Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,039
11-50
759
51-200
322
201-500
85
501-1,000
44
1,001-5,000
57
5,001-10,000
9
10001+
26

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 2,345 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 services, 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 services”. 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 services), 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 services, 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, 123,941 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 services, 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 services are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 2,345 pharmaceutical research services 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?

Thermo Fisher Scientific, headquartered in Waltham, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most pharmaceutical research services?

San Diego leads with 66 headquartered companies, followed by New York (55) and Miami (46).

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 123,941 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,345 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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About this data

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.