CROFounded 2023

Fortrea

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Full-service global CRO offering phase I-IV clinical trial and biopharmaceutical development services, operating as an independent public company after being spun out of Labcorp's former Drug Development division.

Segment
CRO
Headquarters
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Founded
2023
Website
www.fortrea.com

Notable facts

  • Spun off from Labcorp as an independent company in July 2023, with shares distributed to Labcorp stockholders on June 30, 2023 and the company beginning to trade on Nasdaq under ticker FTRE.
  • Traces its corporate lineage through Environmental Sciences Corporation (founded 1968), Hazleton, and Corning Lab Services to Covance (renamed 1996), which Labcorp acquired in 2015 and renamed Labcorp Drug Development in 2021 before the 2023 spin-off.
  • Reported 2024 revenue of about $2.696 billion with roughly 15,500 employees operating in more than 90 countries.
  • States it conducted more than 5,850 clinical trials over the five years ending 2023.

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