Covance (NYSE: CVD) is one of the largest and most comprehensive drug development services companies in the world. Covance boasts annual revenues in excess of $2 billion, global operations in more than 30 countries and more than 11,000 employees throughout the world. Through Covance’s nonclinical, clinical, and commercialization services, pharmaceutical and biotech companies have been aided in developing one-third of all the prescription medicines currently on the market. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.covance.com

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