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Top 25 Research and development outsourcing providers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 1,598 research and development outsourcing providers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 271,826 professional contacts across them, including 123,594 with verified work emails and 74,648 with mobile numbers. San Diego is the largest hub.

This list covers research and development outsourcing providers 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, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 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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271,826Contacts tracked
123,594Verified emails
74,648Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest research and development outsourcing providers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,598 research and development outsourcing providers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names research and development outsourcing providers: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#CompanyHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1
Thermo Fisher ScientificIndirect evidence
Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202610001+70,907

“About Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2
LabcorpIndirect evidence
Burlington, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202610001+38,427

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3
PPDStrong evidence
Waltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202610001+20,530

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4
Syneos HealthIndirect evidence
Morrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202610001+18,228

“Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5
Charles River LaboratoriesIndirect evidence
Wilmington, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202610001+14,166

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6
FortreaStrong evidence
Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202610001+10,632

“Fortrea (Nasdaq: FTRE) is a leading global clinical research organization (CRO) dedicated to providing innovative clinical development solutions to the life sciences industry.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7
MedpaceStrong evidence
Cincinnati, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20265,001-10,0005,960

“Medpace is a scientifically-driven, global, full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO) providing Phase I-IV clinical development services to the biotechnology…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8
Worldwide Clinical TrialsPartial evidence
Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,0003,440

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9
EversanaIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20265,001-10,0003,149

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10
Medidata SolutionsIndirect evidence
New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,0002,704

“Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11
Premier ResearchPartial evidence
Morrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,0002,584

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12
PropharmaIndirect evidence
Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,0002,079

“At ProPharma, we help pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies bring life-changing therapies to market.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13
Precision For MedicineStrong evidence
Bethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,0001,781

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14
KBI BiopharmaPartial evidence
Durham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,0001,645

“KBI Biopharma is an award-winning biopharmaceutical contract services organization providing fully-integrated, accelerated drug development and biomanufacturing services to…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15
ClinchoicePartial evidence
Horsham, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,0001,516

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16
GenscriptIndirect evidence
Piscataway, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20265,001-10,0001,194

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17
CelerionPartial evidence
Lincoln, NE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,0001,080

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18Covington, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,0001,043

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19
InotivStrong evidence
West Lafayette, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,0001,015

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20
Navitas Life SciencesPartial evidence
Gaithersburg, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,000990

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21
AllucentIndirect evidence
Cary, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,000977

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22
EMMESPartial evidence
Rockville, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,000961

“Emmes is a Contract Research Organization delivering complex clinical trials through therapeutic expertise, scientific rigor, and technology-enabled execution.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23
Advanced ClinicalPartial evidence
Deerfield, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000960

“Advanced Clinical is a clinical development and strategic resourcing organization committed to providing a better clinical experience across the drug development journey.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24
BioagilytixStrong evidence
Durham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,000915

“BioAgilytix is a leading global contract research organization focused on supporting pharmaceutical and biotech partners in all phases of drug development.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
25
ExcelraIndirect evidence
Iselin, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000894

“Discover how Excelra, a leader in biopharma data and analytics, uniquely blends scientific understanding with technological expertise.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Research and development outsourcing providers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026
11-50Median size (employees)
San DiegoLargest hub · 52 HQs
74,648Contacts with mobile numbers
Sep 5, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
722
11-50
465
51-200
223
201-500
71
501-1,000
42
1,001-5,000
42
5,001-10,000
7
10001+
24

Verified emails by last verification

0–30
114,440
31–60
7,609
61–90
88
90–180
38
180+
1,419

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 research and development outsourcing providers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence 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 SmartSearch, 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 “research and development outsourcing providers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among research and development outsourcing providers, 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 an evidence 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, 123,594 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 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

How many research and development outsourcing providers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,598 research and development outsourcing providers 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 research and development outsourcing providers?

San Diego leads with 52 headquartered companies, followed by New York (39) and Boston (34).

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 5, 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 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.