--- title: "Pharmaceutical Companies in North Carolina: 289 Listed" description: "Ken's database lists 289 pharmaceutical companies headquartered in North Carolina (Oct 17, 2026). See the size breakdown, the largest firms and the filter." path: /data/pharmaceutical-companies-in-north-carolina family: data updated: 2026-10-17 data_as_of: 2026-10-17 html: /data/pharmaceutical-companies-in-north-carolina sources: - "https://app.ken.so" - "/pricing" facts: company_count: "289" state: "North Carolina" industry_filter: "\"Pharmaceutical Manufacturing\"" largest_size_band: "1-10 employees (66%)" data_as_of: "Oct 17, 2026" source: "Ken Search, POST /v1/search/companies" --- # Pharmaceutical Companies in North Carolina Ken's database lists 289 pharmaceutical companies headquartered in North Carolina as of Oct 17, 2026. The largest group, 66%, has 1-10 employees. ## Ken Search Results ### Ken Search Query: Industry: "Pharmaceutical Manufacturing"; HQ state: North Carolina; HQ country: United States; Employees on record: 1 or more | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Companies | 289 | | 1-10 employees | 192 (66%) | | 11-50 employees | 67 (23%) | | 51-200 employees | 13 (4%) | Ken's database, Oct 17, 2026. Headquarters counts, refreshed weekly. Action: [Search these companies free in Ken](/waitlist) (cost: Free to search, 1 credit ($0.02) per valid email) ## How Many Pharmaceutical Companies Are in North Carolina? **In short:** 289 pharmaceutical companies in Ken's database have their headquarters in North Carolina (Oct 17, 2026). Ken's database lists 289 pharmaceutical companies with headquarters in North Carolina. The largest group, 66%, has 1-10 employees. A company with only a branch office in North Carolina is not counted. **Pharmaceutical Companies in North Carolina by employee range, Oct 17, 2026** | Employees | Companies | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | 1-10 | 192 | 66% | | 11-50 | 67 | 23% | | 51-200 | 13 | 4% | | 201-500 | 2 | 1% | | 501-1,000 | 2 | 1% | | 1,001-5,000 | 1 | <1% | | 5,001-10,000 | 1 | <1% | | 10,001+ | 6 | 2% | | Not listed | 5 | 2% | | Total | 289 | 100% | Employee range as listed on each company profile, for the companies in the count. Not listed means the profile shows no size. ## Largest Pharmaceutical Companies in North Carolina **In short:** By employee count in Ken's database, the largest is Parexel in Raleigh with 10,001+ employees. **Largest pharmaceutical companies headquartered in North Carolina by employee count, Oct 17, 2026** | Company | City | Employees | | --- | --- | --- | | Parexel | Raleigh | 10,001+ | | Octapharma Plasma, Inc. | Charlotte | 1,001-5,000 | | Merz Aesthetics | Raleigh | 1,001-5,000 | | Syneos Health Clinical Solutions | Morrisville | 1,001-5,000 | | Allucent | Cary | 1,001-5,000 | | Q² Solutions | Durham | 1,001-5,000 | | Alcami Corporation | Wilmington | 1,001-5,000 | | Mercalis | Morrisville | 501-1,000 | | Endpoint Clinical | Raleigh | 501-1,000 | | LabConnect | Durham | 501-1,000 | Company-level data from Ken's database, ranked by employee count. This table reads each company's state from its address, so it can include large companies the count above misses because their record stores the state with a ZIP code. Public bodies, schools, job boards and companies with 50 employees or fewer are left out. ## How We Counted **In short:** We counted pharmaceutical companies in Ken's database with headquarters in North Carolina on Oct 17, 2026. - Filter: Companies in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, with headquarters in North Carolina, United States, and at least one employee on record. - Headquarters only. Companies with just an office in North Carolina are not counted. - These are companies in Ken's database (250M people and 24M companies), not every company that exists. - Some records store the state with a ZIP code, and the state filter misses those, so read the count as a floor. The largest-companies table reads the state from each record's address, so it includes them. - Counts as of Oct 17, 2026. We check them weekly, and the dates move only when a count or a listed company changes. - Pages publish only at 50 companies or more. Ken is our product, and these counts come from its company database. The request body for POST /v1/search/companies ```json {"industries":["Pharmaceutical Manufacturing"],"countries":["US"],"states":["North Carolina"],"employeesCount":{"min":1},"pageSize":0} ``` ## FAQ ### How many pharmaceutical companies are in North Carolina? Ken's database lists 289 pharmaceutical companies headquartered in North Carolina as of Oct 17, 2026. ### Which pharmaceutical companies in North Carolina have the most employees? In Ken's database, Parexel, Octapharma Plasma, Inc. and Merz Aesthetics have the most employees of the pharmaceutical companies headquartered in North Carolina. ### Can I get a list of pharmaceutical companies in North Carolina? Yes. Run the filter on this page in Ken Search. Searching is free, and a valid email costs 1 credit ($0.02). ### How often is this count updated? We check it weekly. The dates on this page move only when a count or a listed company changes, so an older date means nothing moved since. ### Why does this count differ from other sources? Sources count differently: headquarters or any office, industry labels or government codes, and how many companies they track. This page counts headquarters in Ken's database with the filter shown above. ## Do this in Ken ### Search these companies in Ken Open Ken Search with the same filter to see all 289 companies, narrow them by size or city, and find a valid email for the people you want to reach. 1. Set these filters: Industry: "Pharmaceutical Manufacturing"; HQ state: North Carolina; HQ country: United States; Employees on record: 1 or more. 2. Narrow by employee range or city. 3. Find valid emails and add the companies to a campaign. - Link: [Search these companies in Ken](/waitlist) - API: `POST /v1/search/companies` - MCP tool: `search_search_companies` - Cost: Free to search, 1 credit ($0.02) per valid email ## Related - [B2B company counts by industry and state](/data) - [Find Biotech & Pharma Decision-Makers](/use-cases/biotech-pharma) - [Pharmaceutical Companies in New Jersey](/data/pharmaceutical-companies-in-new-jersey) - [Pharmaceutical Companies in New York](/data/pharmaceutical-companies-in-new-york) - [Pharmaceutical Companies in Florida](/data/pharmaceutical-companies-in-florida) - [Pharmaceutical Companies in California](/data/pharmaceutical-companies-in-california) - [Pharmaceutical Companies in Michigan](/data/pharmaceutical-companies-in-michigan) - [Trucking Companies in North Carolina](/data/trucking-companies-in-north-carolina) - [Construction Companies in North Carolina](/data/construction-companies-in-north-carolina) ## Sources | Source | URL | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | | Ken's company database, queried through Ken Search (POST /v1/search/companies) | https://app.ken.so | 2026-10-17 | | Ken pricing (credit cost per valid email) | /pricing | 2026-10-17 | ## Changelog - 2026-10-17: Page published with counts from Ken's database.