Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD) and Happy Life Tech (HLT) of China have signed an exclusive agreement to develop a distinctive service offering for the China drug-development market delivering data science-driven clinical trials and real-world evidence of drug products' effectiveness, safety, and value. 
The strategic collaboration is designed to enhance global pharmaceutical companies’ access to China’s evolving drug development and post-marketing ecosystem to address unmet clinical needs in China, while enhancing research capabilities for the Chinese pharmaceutical industry in the global market. The combined service offerings are powered by HLT’s artificial intelligence (AI) and data technology and PPD’s global expertise in clinical trial management and evidence generation.