Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) has announced that Covance Drug Development has been awarded the 2016 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific CRO Growth Excellence Leadership Award. Covance has received this significant recognition for three consecutive years for its continuing efforts to expand the scope of drug development services it provides in the growing Asia Pacific region.

To better meet its customers’ growing demand for high quality diagnostics and drug development services, Covance has continued to strengthen its infrastructure, increase its capacity and expand its workforce in Asia Pacific. These efforts have included the opening of a new clinical development services office in Osaka, Japan and considerably increasing the testing capabilities and capacity in its central laboratory in Singapore as well as other parts of Asia Pacific. The Company has shown robust growth across the Asia Pacific region and has successfully tailored its strategy to suit local conditions in the rapidly growing CRO market.

“Covance is recognized as one of the top CROs in Asia-Pacific with its excellent service proposition that emphasizes performance, global expertise and experience and responding to increased client demand,” said Sanjeev Kumar, consultant in Frost & Sullivan’s APAC Healthcare Practice. “The Company has created a strong brand perception in the minds of its customers, resulting in several long term partnerships and alliances. Its ability to address under-served needs and implement best-in-class strategies allows Covance to expand its customer portfolio. With its strong overall business performance, Covance (Asia) Pte Ltd has earned the 2016 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific CRO Growth Excellence Leadership Award.”

“Covance has received this prestigious award for the third consecutive year demonstrating our strong commitment to be the partner of choice for our clients in Asia Pacific,” said John Ratliff, chief executive officer, Covance. “The award recognizes the breadth of our expertise and the unique solutions we offer our clients to allow them to access our regional capabilities and a pathway to the wider global markets. We will continue to invest in our people and capabilities in the region and in rapidly developing areas such as oncology, rare and orphan diseases and companion diagnostics to help improve the health and lives of patients in Asia Pacific and around the globe.”

Now in its ninth consecutive year, the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards recognize best-in-class companies across industries for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. This program has identified many outstanding companies from the Automotive, Energy, Building & Environment industries to the Healthcare, Information Communication Technologies and Logistics sectors in Asia Pacific. Frost & Sullivan industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.