Hi All,

I currently work in the pharmaceutical industry assisting pharmaceutical companies to outsource their pre-clinical research. I have also looked into medical device research outsourcing as well. One of the main trends I can see is the outsourcing pre-clinical research to more diverse suppliers. From what I have seen most pharma and medical device companies would outsource their research to a very small set of CROS, typically large CROs who can provide many services, such as Charles River. However as there are many new CROs with new technologies pharma have been expanding their supplier lists to save money and gain access to newer technologies Additionally, they are also looking to outsource to diversity suppliers, such as small businesses.

-Andrew Nashed