Covance Inc. , with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, is a contract research organization providing drug development and animal testing services. According to its website, it is one of the largest companies of its kind in the world, with annual revenues of over $2 billion, and over 11,000 employees in more than 60 countries. It provides the world's largest central laboratory network, and employs a global team of clinical trial professionals and cardiac safety experts. It became a publicly traded company after being spun off by Corning Incorporated in 1996. In 2011 it was listed as one... of the top 100 employers by the Diversity Employers Magazine. Under the name Covance Research Products Inc., based in Denver, Pennsylvania, the company also deals in the import, breeding and sale of laboratory animals. It breeds dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, non-human primates, and pigs, and runs the largest non-human primate laboratory in Germany.
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| NYSE symbol: | CVD |
| Founded: | 1997 |
| Headquarters: | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Annual revenue: | $1,827,070,000 |
| Net income: | $196,760,000 |
| Operating income: | $263,650,000 |
| Market cap: | $5,600,000,000 |
| Industries: | Pharmaceutical industry, Commercial Physical and Biological Research |