PPD Opens Global Central Lab in Singapore

Offers a comprehensive suite of highly customized services

PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) announced it has opened its global central lab facility in Singapore, strengthening its ability to provide biopharmaceutical clients an extensive range of customized laboratory services in Southeast Asia, a high-growth region for clinical research.

"Expanding our global central lab services into Singapore demonstrates our commitment to deliver high quality specimens and laboratory results for our clients in a growing biopharmaceutical market," said Steve Lobel, vice president, global laboratory operations, PPD. "We can expedite delivery of lab data through reduced transportation and shipping time at better logistics costs for our clients."

PPD also has an office in Singapore, where for more than 10 years it has provided a range of clinical development services, including clinical trial management and monitoring, patient recruitment, site identification and regulatory affairs.

The laboratory instrumentation and standards in Singapore are identical to platforms located at PPD's global central labs in Brussels, Belgium; Highland Heights, Ky.; and Beijing, China. Assays are extensively cross validated among all PPD locations to produce combinable data. The Singapore lab interfaces directly with ConneXion, the company's proprietary single global database, to ensure consistent management and real-time reporting. Clients can view and analyze laboratory results from all lab locations using PPD Clicks™, a secure Web site launched last year.

PPD's lab is located at 61 Science Park Road #02-12/14, Singapore Science Park II Singapore 117525. For more information about PPD's global central lab capabilities, contact Dean Hass, vice president, business development, at +1 913 681 5854 or at dean.hass@ppdi.com.

PPD is a leading global contract research organization providing discovery, development and post-approval services as well as compound partnering programs. Our clients and partners include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, academic and government organizations. With offices in 38 countries and more than 10,000 professionals worldwide, PPD applies innovative technologies, therapeutic expertise and a commitment to quality to help its clients and partners maximize returns on their R&D investments and accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics to patients. For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.ppdi.com