RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Quintiles, the world’s largest biopharmaceutical services provider, has
been named to the Fortune
500 list of largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue.
“Being named to the Fortune 500 is a significant milestone in Quintiles’
history,” said CEO Tom Pike. “We operated as a private company for a
full decade before returning to the public markets via IPO in 2013. Our
inclusion in the Fortune 500 is another indicator that Quintiles is one
of the most important companies headquartered in the United States,
conducting business in 100 countries.
“Quintiles’ management and our 29,000-plus employees around the world
take great pride in what this accomplishment says about the impact and
forward thinking of this company,” Pike continued. “We come to work
every day seeking to help patients and improve our customers’
probability of success. Joining the Fortune 500 is evidence that we are
indeed on the right path.”
Companies considered for the Fortune 500 are ranked by total revenues
for their respective fiscal years. Included in the survey are companies
that are incorporated in the U.S. and operate in the U.S. and file
financial statements with a government agency.
The full FORTUNE 500 list and related stories appear in the magazine’s
June 16 issue and at www.fortune.com/500.
About Quintiles
Quintiles (NYSE: Q) is the world’s largest provider of biopharmaceutical
development and commercial outsourcing services with a network of more
than 29,000 employees conducting business in approximately 100
countries. We have helped develop or commercialize helped develop or
commercialize all of 2013’s top-100 best-selling drugs on the market.
Quintiles applies the breadth and depth of our service offerings along
with extensive therapeutic, scientific and analytics expertise to help
our customers navigate an increasingly complex healthcare environment as
they seek to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of
better healthcare outcomes. To learn more about Quintiles, please visit www.quintiles.com.
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Source: Quintiles