PPD Creates Real-world Research and Market Access Business by Combining Medical Affairs Research Operations and Evidera

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD), a leading global contract research organization (CRO), today announced the creation of a new business combining its medical affairs research operations (MARO) team and Evidera, the provider of evidence-based solutions to demonstrate the real-world effectiveness, safety and value of biopharmaceutical and biotechnology products. PPD acquired Evidera last year, uniting two exceptional research companies to create transformative opportunities for biopharmaceutical clients.

The new business, retaining the Evidera name, will provide customers with global comprehensive and integrated solutions, including modeling and simulation, interventional studies (including expanded access/compassionate use and extended access), observational studies (including registries), health economics, outcomes research, market access, epidemiology, real-world evidence, safety and risk management.

“Our clients are seeking better evidence to satisfy the requirements of both regulators and payers, and we have a tremendous opportunity to meet that need by delivering real-world evidence that bridges the gaps between efficacy, safety and value,” said William Sharbaugh, chief operating officer of PPD. “Through this new business we will be able to help our clients seamlessly integrate and align regulatory and peri- and post-approval research efforts, improving their ability to meet the evidence demands of both regulators and payers.”

The new business will leverage the executive and scientific leadership of both the Evidera and MARO organizations. Jon Williams, who has served as president and CEO of Evidera since 2013, will provide leadership for the new business.

“Bringing together Evidera’s scientific and consulting expertise with PPD’s global operations infrastructure creates an unparalleled ability to partner with and serve our clients in optimizing their product value and market access,” Williams said.

Evidera experts will be present at the annual meetings of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) in Boston in May, and the Drug Information Association (DIA) in Chicago in June, where they will contribute more than 50 research presentations, posters, short courses and other research activities.