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Exhibit 21


COVANCE INC.
SUBSIDIARY LIST

CJB Inc. Delaware
Covance (Argentina) SA
Argentina
Covance (Asia) Pte. Ltd.
Singapore
Covance (Canada) Inc.
Canada
Covance AG
Switzerland
Covance Antibody Services Inc.
California
Covance Asia-Pacific Inc.
Delaware
Covance Bioanalytical Services LLC
Delaware
Covance Central Laboratory Services Limited Partnership
Indiana
Covance Central Laboratory Services SA
Switzerland
Covance Central Laboratory Services Inc.
Delaware
Covance Clinical and Periapproval Services AG
Switzerland
Covance Clinical and Periapproval Services GmbH
Germany
Covance Clinical and Periapproval Services Limited
Sweden
Covance Clinical and Periapproval Services Limited
United Kingdom
Covance Clinical and Periapproval Services LLC
Ukraine
Covance Clinical and Periapproval Services SA
Belgium
Covance Clinical and Periapproval Services SARL
France
Covance Clinical Research Unit AG
Switzerland
Covance Clinical Research Unit Inc.
Florida
Covance Clinical Research Unit Ltd.
United Kingdom
Covance Clinical Research, L.P.
Texas
Covance CRU Inc.
Delaware
Covance Genomics Laboratory LLC
Delaware
Covance Hong Kong Holdings Limited
Hong Kong
Covance Hungary Consultancy Limited Liability Company
Hungary
Covance International Holdings B.V.
The Netherlands
Covance Japan Co. Ltd.
Japan
Covance Laboratories GmbH
Germany
Covance Laboratories Limited
United Kingdom
Covance Laboratories Inc.
Delaware
Covance Latin America Inc.
Delaware
Covance Limited
United Kingdom
Covance Market Access Services Inc.
Delaware
Covance Periapproval Services Inc.
Delaware
Covance Pharmaceutical Research and Development (Beijing) Co. Ltd.
Beijing
Covance Pharmaceutical Research and Development (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
Shanghai
Covance (Polska) Sp.Zo.
Poland
Covance Preclinical Corporation
Washington
Covance Pty. Ltd.
Australia
Covance Research Holdings, LLC
Nevada
Covance Research Products Inc.
Pennsylvania
Covance Specialty Pharmacy LLC
Delaware
Covance Virtual Central Laboratory B.V.
The Netherlands
Texas Covance GP, Inc.
Nevada




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