Fortrea, Worldwide Clinical Trials의 임상약리 유닛·생물분석 연구소 사업 인수

Fortrea has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Early Phase Services division of Worldwide Clinical Trials for approximately $45 million in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition includes a GLP-compliant bioanalytical laboratory in Austin, a 200-bed GCP-compliant clinical pharmacology unit in San Antonio, and biospecimen storage facilities in Pflugerville, Texas. This strategic move strengthens Fortrea's end-to-end clinical development platform from Phase 1 through Phase 4 trials and post-approval evidence generation, while allowing Worldwide to focus on its faster-growing late-stage clinical business in oncology, neuroscience, internal medicine, and rare diseases.