CROFounded 2016

IQVIA

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Combines full-service contract research (clinical trial execution across all phases) with healthcare data analytics and technology platforms, positioning itself as a hybrid CRO/health-data company rather than a pure clinical-trials-only vendor.

Segment
CRO
Headquarters
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Founded
2016
Website
www.iqvia.com

Notable facts

  • Formed by the 2016 merger of Quintiles (a pioneering CRO founded in 1982) and IMS Health (a healthcare data firm founded in 1954); the combined company adopted the IQVIA name in November 2017.
  • Reported roughly $16.3 billion in 2025 revenue with about 93,000 employees.
  • States access to more than one billion anonymized patient records globally through its technology and data division.
  • Trades on the NYSE under ticker IQV and is a component of the S&P 500.
  • Maintains dual headquarters in Durham, North Carolina and Danbury, Connecticut.

Sourcing guides

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