Growth driving second new office opening in North Carolina in last 12
months
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiles
Transnational Corp. today announced that the global leader in
pharmaceutical services will open an office in Wilmington, N.C. The new
office is an expansion of Quintiles' clinical research in pharmaceutical
and biotechnology development.
The new Wilmington office is Quintiles' second expansion within the
state in the last 12 months. Last January, Quintiles opened a data
processing center in Williamston, N.C.
"With a strong educational system and a positive environment for
business, North Carolina is clearly the leading location for global
clinical research organizations," said Mike Mortimer, Executive Vice
President and Chief Administrative Officer. "We were founded in the
Research Triangle more than 25 years ago, and we've fueled our growth by
tapping into an excellent work force like that in North Carolina, with
people committed to improving health care around the world. Our employees
find Quintiles to be a place for fulfilling, rewarding work and in return
they are driving the company to great success."
The Wilmington office is centrally located in the North State Bank
Building, 1411 Commonwealth Drive, convenient to major thoroughfares and
the Wilmington airport, and not far from Wrightsville Beach. Quintiles will
occupy two of the three stories of the bank building.
Founded in 1982 by current CEO and Chairman Dennis Gillings, CBE, the
company is considered a pioneer in clinical research. Quintiles is the
largest provider of pharmaceutical services in the world, with more than
19,000 employees in more than 50 countries. More than 1,500 are employed in
North Carolina.
About Quintiles
Quintiles Transnational Corp. is powering the next generation of
healthcare by providing a broad range of professional services in drug
development, financial partnering and commercialization for the
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries. With more than
19,000 employees and offices in more than 50 countries, it is focused on
providing customer-centric solutions that are the gold standard of the
industry. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at
http://www.quintiles.com.
SOURCE Quintiles Transnational Corp.
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CONTACT:
Dick Jones, Media Relations, +1-919-998-2091,
media.info@quintiles.com, or Greg Connors, Investor Relations,
+1-919-998-2000, invest@quintiles.com, both of Quintiles
Transnational Corp.
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