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Also known as: Alavita Pharmaceuticals Inc | Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) | Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD), Inc | PPD | PPD Austin | PPD Austin, TX | PPD Australia Pty Ltd | PPD DEVELOPMENT, LP | PPD, Incorporated | PPD, Medical Director | PPD Phase I Clinic | PPD Phase I Clinic - Orlando | PPD Phase I unit | PPD Phase I Unit

Phase 1Phase 2Phase 3Phase 4

Highest phase reached

Phase 4

First clinical trial

Aug 1, 2000

Last known activity

Feb 18, 2026

Acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific on Apr 15, 2021

Timeline

1980s

  1. Jan 1, 1985

    PPD— Founded

2000s

  1. Jan 30, 2003

    Medical Research Laboratories International— Acquired

  2. Apr 21, 2009

    Magen BioSciences— Acquired

  3. Oct 27, 2009

    Excel PharmaStudies, Inc.— Acquired

  4. Nov 15, 2009

    BioDuro, LLC— Acquired

2010s

  1. Aug 28, 2013

    Acurian, Inc— Acquired

  2. Aug 28, 2014

    Heidelberg Clinical Research Centre— Acquired

  3. Mar 3, 2016

    Research Across America— Acquired

  4. Jun 6, 2016

    Synexus— Acquired

  5. Aug 10, 2016

    Evidera Corporation— Acquired

2020s

  1. Apr 15, 2021

    Thermo Fisher Scientific— Acquired By

Drugs by trial phase (249 distinct, 234 trials)

Indications

Studied for

Subsidiaries (9 direct, 12 total across the full acquisition tree)

Recent trials (50)

Details

Founded
Wilmington, NC, US Jan 1, 1985
Last known activity
Feb 18, 2026