Formerly known as Quintiles and IMS Health, Inc, it is an American multinational company that serves the comprehensive industries of health information technology and clinical research. IQVIA is a biopharmaceutical development and commercial outsourcing service provider, mainly focusing on phase I-IV clinical trials and related laboratory and analytical services, including consulting services.
It has more than 88,000 employees in more than 65,438+000 countries. By August 2026, it was 5438+0, and its market value was 49 billion dollars. It is reported that as of 20 17, IQVIA is one of the largest contract research institutions in the world.
IQVIA is the result of the merger of Quintiles, the world's leading contract research institution, and IMS Health, a leading provider of health care data and analysis, in 20 16. The names of modern companies pay tribute to traditional organizations. Iq VIA: I (IMS health), Q (quintile) and VIA (pass mode).
history
From 65438 to 0982, Dennis Gillings founded Kuntai Multinational Corporation in North Carolina, USA.
1997, Kuntai listed.
20 1 1, Kuntai Pharmaceutical acquired Advion Biosciences, a bioanalytical laboratory in Ithaca, new york.
20 16 10 3, Kuntai and IMS Health were merged into QuintilesIMS. On October 20 17, 165438+ 10, QuintilesIMS was renamed as IQVIA.