Fortrea

Durham, United Stateswww.fortrea.com1expert edge

Global Contract Research Organization providing Phase I-IV clinical development, clinical pharmacology, and market access solutions across 90+ countries with 30+ years of expertise.

Why interesting to a deal team

Major CRO with strategic leadership change (new CEO from Launch Therapeutics, August 2025). Key clinical development partner for pharma and biotech sponsors; consolidation play.

Experts connected to this company

Anshul ThakralChief Executive Officer since August 2025

Anshul Thakral

Chief Executive Officer

Fortrea

FounderNew York

As Fortrea's new CEO executing a high-stakes CRO turnaround, and a Carlyle-connected biotech dealmaker, he sits at the center of pharma-services consolidation and clinical outsourcing trends.

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