Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc, is a United States-based company, which provides drug discovery, development and lifecycle management services. Its Discovery Sciences segment offers preclinical program design, toxicology consulting, lab services, and technical writing and regulatory submissions, as well as compound collaboration programs. Its Development segment provides Phase 1 clinical testing, lab services, and Phases 2 through 4 clinical trial management services (such as study design, investigator recruitment, clinical data management and bio-statistical analysis). The Company's clients include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, academic and government organizations.