FTRE vs IMCR Comparison

Fortrea Holdings is a late-stage contract research organization, or CRO, that provides comprehensive Phase I through IV clinical trial management, clinical pharmacology, and patient access solutions. The company works with emerging and large biopharma, medical device, and diagnostic companies to run their clinical trials as a functional-service provider, full-service provider, and offers hybrid trials. In 2023, Fortrea was formed as an independent, publicly traded company after Labcorp spun off its clinical development business, which it acquired via its purchase of Covance in 2015 for $6.1 billion. Fortrea has 19,000 staff members across 90 countries.

Immunocore Holdings PLC is a commercial-stage biotechnology company. Using its ImmTAX platform, the company is developing a deep pipeline in multiple therapeutic areas, including clinical stage programs in oncology and infectious disease, pre-clinical programs in autoimmune disease, and earlier pre-clinical programs across three therapeutic areas. The company's main product, KIMMTRAK, is used for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM). The other drug candidates in its pipeline include Brenetafusp, IMC-P115C, IMC-T119C, IMC-R117C, IMC-S118AI, IMC-U120AI, and others, being developed as a potential treatment for various oncology, infectious, and autoimmune diseases.