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Charles River Laboratories

Wilmington, MA, United States CDMO 20,000 employees Founded 1947 CRL criver.com ↗
6 Products & services
20,000 Employees

About Charles River Laboratories

Charles River Laboratories, headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, is a leading contract research organisation supporting drug discovery, safety assessment and manufacturing services.

Sector
CDMO
Headquarters
Wilmington, MA, United States
Founded
1947
Employees
20,000

Milestones

Milestones as listed on sec.gov, checked 26 Sep 2026. Details can change; the linked page is the authoritative source.

1947
Began operating
Charles River began operating and supplying research models to the drug development industry.
Source: sec.gov
1994
Incorporated
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. was incorporated.
Source: sec.gov
2000
Initial public offering
The company completed its IPO; shares trade on the NYSE as CRL.
Source: sec.gov
2026
CFO appointment
Glenn Coleman appointed Corporate EVP and CFO, with an April 2026 start.
Source: sec.gov
2026
CDMO business sold
Sold its CDMO and Cell Solutions businesses to GI Partners on 6 May 2026.
Source: sec.gov
2026
European Discovery divestiture
Sold certain European Discovery Services businesses to IQVIA on 22 May 2026.
Source: sec.gov
2026
New CEO
Birgit Girshick succeeded James C. Foster as CEO following his planned May 2026 retirement.
Source: sec.gov

Leadership Team

Leadership as listed on sec.gov, checked 26 Sep 2026. Details can change; the linked page is the authoritative source.

Birgit Girshick

Chief Executive Officer
Source: sec.gov

Glenn Coleman

Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Source: sec.gov

Victoria Creamer

Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer
Source: sec.gov

Joseph LaPlume

Corporate Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy
Source: sec.gov

Mark Mintz

Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer & Global Shared Services
Source: sec.gov

Shannon Parisotto

Corporate Executive Vice President (Discovery and Safety Assessment)
Source: sec.gov

Products & Services

Products and services as listed on sec.gov, checked 26 Sep 2026. Details can change; the linked page is the authoritative source.

All Research models Contract research (CRO) Microbial quality control Microbial identification Biologics testing
Research models

Research Models

Purpose-bred research rodents (over 140 stocks and strains) plus related services, supplied to drug developers since 1947.

Source: sec.gov
Contract research (CRO)

Discovery and Safety Assessment services

Outsourced discovery research, bioanalysis and regulatory-required safety testing of drugs, vaccines, chemicals and medical devices.

Source: sec.gov
Microbial quality control

Endosafe

Endotoxin testing products and services used for required quality-control testing of injectable drugs and medical devices.

Source: sec.gov
Microbial quality control

Celsis

ATP-bioluminescence reagents and instruments for rapid detection of microbial contamination in pharma and consumer product manufacturing.

Source: sec.gov
Microbial identification

Accugenix

ISO 17025-accredited contract lab network identifying and strain-typing bacteria and fungi from manufacturing facilities.

Source: sec.gov
Biologics testing

Biologics Testing Services

Analytical, virology, bioassay and viral clearance testing supporting the safe manufacture of biologic drugs.

Source: sec.gov

Financials & Irish Entities

From the annual reports Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. files with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (10-K, US GAAP), in USD as reported. Latest financial year: to Dec 2025.

$4.0bnRevenue
—R&D expense
—R&D as % of revenue
−$144mNet income (-3.6% margin)
Revenue and R&D expense, USD bn$0.0bn$1.0bn$2.0bn$3.0bn$4.0bn$5.0bnDec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025Dec 2021: $3.5bn (Revenue)Dec 2022: $4.0bn (Revenue)Dec 2023: $4.1bn (Revenue)Dec 2024: $4.1bn (Revenue)Dec 2025: $4.0bn (Revenue)
Year toRevenueR&DR&D %Net incomeFiling
Dec 2025$4.02bn——−$144m10-K 2026
Dec 2024$4.05bn——$22.2m10-K 2026
Dec 2023$4.13bn——$475m10-K 2026
Dec 2022$3.98bn——$486m10-K 2025
Dec 2021$3.54bn——$391m10-K 2024

The company does not report a separate R&D expense line. Each year is taken from the most recent annual report that includes it, so earlier years reflect any later restatement. Source: SEC EDGAR (XBRL financial data). Compare companies on the pharma company financials register.

Companies registered in Ireland 3 active in the CRO register

CompanyCRO no.RegisteredLast accounts
Charles River Laboratories Ireland Limited
LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares
2116411994Dec 2025
Charles River Development Ireland Limited
LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares
5334442013Dec 2024
Charles River Microbial Solutions International Limited
LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares
5973832017Dec 2025

From the Companies Registration Office (CRO Open Data, CC BY 4.0). A company is listed when GLEIF's legal entity register links it to Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. as its ultimate parent, or when we checked its name and registered address by hand. Branches of foreign companies appear as "External company". Spot a missing or wrong entry? Tell us.

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