Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc., a contract research organization, provides drug discovery and development services, post-approval expertise, and compound partnering programs. Its Discovery Sciences segment offers preclinical program design, toxicology consulting, lab services, and technical writing and regulatory submissions, as well as compound collaboration programs. The 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 also offers product launch services and patient and disease registry programs, and has operations worldwide. Pharmaceutical Product Development, founded in 1985, is headquartered in Wilmington, N.C.