Outsourcing

New outsourcing industry sectors have become multibillion-dollar industries.

Because of the complexity of the manufacturing processes for biologics, transfer of these processes to a contract manufacturer presents challenges.

The evolving bio/pharmaceutical business model poses risk for CMOs.

Stephen Taylor PhD, vice-president and commercial director at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, addresses some of the challenges facing biologics outsourcing.

Industry optimism is on the rise for 2012.

China's healthcare reforms generate uncertainty for its domestic pharmaceutical market.

The census reveals the state of the population of India's health and the potential for growth in the healthcare market.

Industry announces plans for year ahead at annual JPMorgan Global Healthcare Conference.

The difficulties of doing business in China are offset by its adoption of more stringent GMP standards.

Contract organizations must have highly organized teams and plans to accommodate today's audits.

Government plans require investment, partnership, and industry collaboration.

Greater emphasis on focus and efficiency for companies as market demands value in 2012.

Some recent private-equity buyouts of CROs show both the upside and downside for investors.

A dearth of late-stage candidates could hurt the pharmaceutical services market in the future.

Readers react to the economic turmoil of the past year and look longingly forward to 2012.

Biosimilar manufacturers need better expression systems and analytical tools to compete.

Industrializing design, development, and manufacturing of therapeutic proteins.

With the rise in therapeutics comes more complex partnerships.

Single-use systems continue to gain traction among biomanufacturers, especially CMOs.

The author explains the current status of India, the challenges, and recommendations that may alleviate these challenges.

A Q&A with Rick Hancock, president of Althea Technologies. This article contains bonus online material.

The BioPlan Associates 8th annual survey identifies key outsourcing concerns of sponsor companies.

A survey provides insight into drug companies' plans for spending on outsourced services. This article contains bonus online material.

CROs that have made big acquisitions could be outmaneuvered by evolving sourcing models.

Knowing in advance what you need can make a huge difference in a sponsor company's success.