A global contract research organization (CRO) that offers a full spectrum of resources to meet the drug discovery and drug development needs of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. With facilities in more than 23 countries, MDS Pharma Services applies advanced scientific and technological expertise to each stage of the drug discovery and development process: discovery, preclinical, early clinical research (phases I-IIa), bioanalytical, global clinical research (phases IIb-IV), and central lab.