Outsourcing

Jim Miller is president of PharmSource Information Services, Inc., and publisher of Bio/Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Report.

Articles

Service providers must focus on delivering a superior customer experience.

Channeling Steve Jobs

Gregg Brandyberry is senior vice-president of FedBid, and formerly senior advisor for A.T. Kearney Procurement and Analytic Solutions, Gregg.Brandyberry@FedBid.com

Recovery audits and other past practices in procurement can improve the bottom line.

Ways to Recover Lost Margins

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

CMOs Face a Kodak Moment

Eric Langer has over 25 years experience in biotechnology and life sciences strategic marketing management, market research, and publishing. He has held senior management and marketing positions at biopharmaceutical supply companies. He has published and authored many books and reports on topics in Biotechnology, Large-scale BioManufacturing, and bioscience commercialization and communication. He teaches at Johns Hopkins University marketing management, biotech marketing, services marketing, and marketing in a regulated environment. In 1989 he co-founded BioPlan Associates, Inc. to provide market analysis, and strategy to biotech and healthcare organizations.

Industry optimism is on the rise for 2012.

Biomanufacturing Outlook

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

Contract Services in 2012

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

Troublesome Signs for Bio/Pharmaceutical R&D

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

Biosimilars' Technology Needs

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

Preparing for the Last War

The EU debt crisis portends of possible negative repercussions for the dose CMO industry.

The EU Debt Crisis and CMOs

China rises to the top as a destination for international outsourcing.

Outsourcing Outlook