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Our Accolades Reflect Our Mission

Asia Pacific Vaccine Excellence Awards 2023
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s clinical research business named “Best Vaccine CRO of the Year” at Asia Pacific Vaccine Excellence awards

The award honors the work our colleagues do to help customers develop safe and effective vaccines within Asia-Pacific.

CRO Leadership Awards 2023
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s clinical research business wins CRO Leadership Award

For the 12th consecutive year, the business has received industry recognition in various categories.

PPD Clinical Research Business receives multiple honors at PharmaTimes Competitions

We are proud to have been named the Clinical Research Company of the Year in the 2023 PharmaTimes Clinical Researcher of the Year International competition.

  • Recognized for excellence in various categories in the 2023 CRO Leadership Awards
  • Named “Best Lab” at the 2023 Vaccine Industry Excellence (ViE) Awards
  • Named a 2023 Training magazine APEX Award winner for effective employee development programs
  • Received a silver and bronze recognition in the 2023 Brandon Hall Human Capital Management Excellence Awards
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Clinical Research Business Named “Best CRO”
  • Recognized by ISG for digital services leadership
  • Winner of the 2022 TOPRA Award for Regulatory Excellence with Modernafor work on a COVID-19 vaccine authorization
  • Named to BioSpace’s 2023 Best Places to Work list
  • Recipient of the 2022 HR Excellence Awards for Best Talent Management Strategy
  • Named “Best Vaccine CRO” at the Asia Pacific Vaccine Excellence Awards 2022 for the second consecutive year
  • Named “Clinical Research Company of the Year” at the 2022 PharmaTimes Clinical Researcher of the Year-The Americas competition
  • Named the 2022 Eagle Award for the second consecutive year by SCRS for our commitment to advancing clinical research professionalism through strong site partnerships
  • Recipient of two 2022 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards for enterprise learning programs and strategy
  • Recognized as a 2022 Chief Learning Officer LearningElite Award winner
  • Named “Clinical Research Company of the Year” at the 2022 PharmaTimes Clinical Researcher of the Year International competition held in London.
  • Named a 2022 ATD Best Award winner for our successful enterprise learning and development programs.
  • The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific was recognized for excellence in various categories in the 2022 CRO Leadership Awards.
  • Named “Best Contract Research Organization” at the 15th annual Vaccine Industry Excellence (ViE) Awards for success in helping customers develop safe and effective vaccines to improve health and save lives.
  • Named with Moderna, whose pioneering mRNA vaccine for COVID has been administered to hundreds of millions globally, “Clinical Research Team of the Year” during the 2021 Citeline Awards.
  • 2021 TOPRA Award for supporting Novavax with its COVID-19 vaccine approval.
  • Great Place to Work®2022 “Best Workplace for Women” list in Greater China.
  • 2022 ACDM Award within the category of Team Excellence in the Management of Clinical Data for support of COVID vaccine studies across various clients.
  • Named  a winner in Training magazine’s 2022 Training APEX Awards.
  • Named as one of the “Best Workplaces in Greater China 2021” by Great Place to Work® for successfully creating an inclusive workplace experience for employees.
  • Named “Best Vaccine CRO of the Year” at the Asia-Pacific Vaccine Excellence Awards 2021 for its strong presence, extensive experience and quality delivery in the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Earned numerous honors at the 2021 PharmaTimes Clinical Researcher of the Year-The Americas competition. Two of our teams won gold, one team won silver and another team took home bronze.
  • For the second consecutive year, we were named “Clinical Research Company of the Year” at the 2021 PharmaTimes Clinical Researcher of the Year International competition. In addition to our winning the highest honor, we had individual clinical researchers win gold and silver in both the Clinical Research Team and Start Up-Singles categories, as well as silver and bronze awards in the Aspiring Clinical Research Associate (CRA) category and bronze in the In-House CRA category.
  • Recipient of the 2021 Eagle Award, one of the most prestigious honors in the life sciences industry. This award affirms our ongoing commitment to create and sustain strong relationships with site partners.
  • For the second consecutive year, we received two 2021 Brandon Hall Group Human Capital Management (HCM) “Excellence in Learning” Awards.
  • Recipient of the 2021 ATD BEST Awards, which recognize enterprise-wide success as a result of employee talent development.
  • For the second time in less than a year, we have been recognized by Great Place to Work® for creating and maintaining a healthy and open environment for all employees.
  • Won the 2021 Triangle Business Journal’s Life Sciences Award for “Most Innovative CRO” for its extensive and flexible suite of digital trial solutions that continue to enable customers to advance their clinical research programs.
  • The 2021 CRO Leadership Awards recognized us in the small pharma category for capabilities – including access to patient populations, data management and patient recruitment – and for compatibility, including responsiveness, project communications and customer service.
  • Received one of the highest honors at the 14th annual Vaccine Industry Excellence (ViE) Awards and was named “Best Contract Research Organization” in the vaccine industry.
  • For the 10th year in a row, we have been named to Training magazine’s 2021 Training Top 100 list, recognizing organizations that excel at employee training and development.
  • Recognized as one of the best places to work in greater China.
  • Named the Clinical Research Company of the Year for winning multiple awards at the PharmaTimes Clinical Researcher of the Year competitions.
  • Our Accelerated Enrollment Solutions business was recognized as the winner of the 2020 Site Tank Award from the Society for Clinical Research Sites.
  • Named Best Central Laboratory at the 13th annual Vaccine Industry Excellence (ViE) Awards 
  • Achieved the internationally recognized information security certification ISO/IEC 27001:2013, demonstrating the company’s commitment to ensuring the protection of its customers’ data.
  • Recognized as a top employer in Bulgaria, adding to its growing list of accolades as an employer of choice around the world.
  • Earned recognition for its global employee learning and development program in the Brandon Hall Group Human Capital Management (HCM) Excellence in Learning Awards.
  • Named to Forbes magazine’s 2020 list of America’s Best-in-State Employers for North Carolina.
  • Two of our senior leaders have been named to the 2020 PharmaVOICE 100 list of the most inspiring people in the life sciences industry.
  • Recognized for excellence in clinical research for the ninth consecutive year by pharmaceutical and biotech professionals surveyed for Life Science Leader magazine’s 2020 CRO Leadership Awards.
  • Named a 2020 CIO 100 Awards honoree for deploying a data-visualization platform
  • Named to Training magazine’s 2020 Training Top 125 list, recognizing organizations that excel at employee training and development.
  • Our SiteCoach training program for new clinical trial investigators has been named one of 2019’s most innovative services in the life sciences industry.
  • Selected by Medidata® to receive its Patient First Award. The award recognizes a company that is trailblazing ways to improve lives by demonstrating a commitment to decreasing patient burden in clinical trials through technology.
  • Awarded Best CRO Provider for the second time in the last three years at the World ADC Awards.
  • Named a CSO50 Award winner for information security initiatives demonstrating outstanding business value and thought leadership.
  • Won multiple honors in the annual PharmaTimes Clinical Researcher of the Year competitions, with 16 of our clinical research professionals recognized by industry peers for their expertise in the enterprise of drug development.
  • Our PPD-SNBL business, one of the largest clinical development service providers in Japan, was named a top-five growth business and desirable employer by Randstad Japan.
  • Our clinical research expertise recognized for excellence at the PharmaTimes Clinical Researcher of the Year competition for the eighth consecutive year
  • Named CIO 100 Award Winner for Clinical Research Data-Visualization Tool
  • Recognized for Leadership in Employee Training and Development
  • Our SiteCoach Named One of 2019’s Most Innovative Services by PM360
  • Received Patient First Award at Medidata NEXT
  • Our clinical research expertise recognized for excellence at the Pharma Times Clinical Researcher of the Year competition for the eighth consecutive year
  • Recognized for excellence in clinical research by Life Science Leader magazine’s 2019 CRO Leadership Awards for the eighth consecutive year
  • Honored with CRO Quality Award from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) and The Avoca Group
  • Optimal Research recognized for excellence in vaccines development at the 2019 ViE Awards during the World Vaccine Congress
  • Named to Forbes magazine’s 2019 list of America’s Best Large Employers for the second year
  • Named to Training magazine’s 2019 Training Top 125 list for the eighth consecutive year
  • Honored with Medidata Accelerator Award
  • Our Laboratory services business was recognized as a 2018 top innovator in drug development by CenterWatch
  • Our Evidera peri- and post-approval business was honored with the National Quality Forum (NQF) 2017 Measure Incubator™ Innovation Challenge Award
  • Earned two honors for excellence in regulatory affairs at The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (TOPRA) Awards
  • Named Best CRO Provider at the World ADC Awards
  • One of our senior vice presidents was named to 2017 PharmaVOICE 100 list of the most inspiring people in the life sciences industry.
  • Placed in the Process Excellence Network (PEX) Awards for the second year