PPD rings bell on 25th anniversary

NEW YORK, NY (WWAY) — Today marked a big milestone for PPD. This morning the Wilmington-based pharmaceutical research company celebrated 25 years by ringing the Nasdaq stock market opening bell. The event was shown on Nasdaq’s MarketSite tower in New York City’s Times Square.

Today, PPD has more than 10,000 employees with offices in 41 countries. By the way, PPD closed down .92 on the Nasdaq today to 24.49.