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PPD Opens Central Lab in Shanghai, China

PPD has opened a central laboratory in Shanghai, China, to meet growing scientific and technical laboratory client demand for these services in China.

PPD has opened a central laboratory in Shanghai, China, to meet growing scientific and technical laboratory client demand for these services in China. The new facility has been established in association with Shanghai Clinical Research Center (SCRC). The central lab service offering includes safety and general lab testing, specialized testing, biomarker testing, and custom assay development and testing services. This new operation provides the same services as PPD’s other central labs in Brussels, Belgium; Highland Heights, Kentucky; and Singapore. All of PPD’s central labs use identical testing platforms, calibrators and reagents for all laboratory assays. 

 


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