News Releases

LANSDALE, Pa., and WILMINGTON, N.C. - March 30, 2011 - ProtonMedia and PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced they have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a new virtual clinical trial training solution that will improve the cost effectiveness, speed and qual...

WILMINGTON, N.C., (March 28, 2011) - PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced several of its experts will speak at the 20th Annual Partnerships in Clinical Trials Conference in Phoenix, March 30 - April 1, where they will discuss a range of topics, including global clinical trials, strategic partnerships, and mergers and acquisitions in...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (March 22, 2011) - PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) will release its first quarter 2011 financial results on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, after the market closes. The earnings release will be available on the PPD web site at www.ppdi.com. On Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at 9 a.m. ET, PPD will conduct ...

WILMINGTON, N.C., (March 1, 2011) -- PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced that its board of directors declared a cash dividend for the first quarter of 2011 under its annual cash dividend policy. The quarterly cash dividend will equal $0.15 per share. The record date for the first quarter dividend is March 15, 2011, and the payment ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (February 8, 2011) - PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010. PPD recorded net revenue of $388.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase of 8.7 percent over net revenue of $357.4 million for the fourth qua...

WILMINGTON, N.C., (February 8, 2011) - PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced that David L. Grange plans to retire as chief executive officer of PPD and a member of its board of directors. Grange joined PPD's board in 2003 and served with distinction as an independent director until mid-2009 when he became chief executive officer. Grang...

WILMINGTON, N.C., (January 13, 2011) - PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced that BioDuro, A PPD® Company, was named the 22nd fastest-growing technology company in Asia Pacific in the 2010 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific list of companies. "BioDuro has contin...

WILMINGTON, N.C., (January 10, 2011) - PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced it has established a joint venture with Taijitu Biologics Limited (TBL) in the area of the discovery of novel biotherapeutics. The joint venture, named BioDuro Biologics, expands PPD's capability to deliver unique, highly differentiated drug discovery services...

WILMINGTON, N.C., (December 2, 2010) - PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced it has appointed Elena Logan as senior vice president of global central labs. In this role, Ms. Logan will provide strategic direction for the company's state-of-the-art global central laboratory operations, which are strategically located across three contine...

WILMINGTON, N.C., (November 3, 2010) - PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced it is hosting a pep rally at the Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington, N.C., on Nov. 11, 2010, at 10 a.m. ET, to begin a three-day celebration of the PPD Beach2Battleship Triathlon. More than 1,600 race participants from around the world are converging in W...