WILMINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPD, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPDI) today announced that Fred Eshelman, chief executive officer of PPD, will present an update on PPD’s business at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, January 12, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. PPD’s presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet and archived shortly after the company’s presentation for on-demand replay. All interested parties can access the webcast through the Presentations & Events link in the Investors section of the PPD Web site at www.ppdi.com. In addition, PPD will make a transcript of the presentation available upon request to its Investor Relations department at +1 910 558 7585.