Jim Miller is president of PharmSource Information Services, Inc., and publisher of Bio/Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Report.
Minding Your P's and Q's
As offshore savings decline, pharmaceutical companies still have a lot of work to do to reduce costs.
Leading European CMOs Consolidate Market Positions
Despite challenges, contract manufacturers in Europe are enjoying considerable success.
Big Deals
Summer deals struck by Novartis and Lilly point to an evolution in contract services.
Clinical Outsourcing Steams Ahead
CMC service providers are doing well, but clinical and preclinical CROs are doing even better.
Industry Outlook: Mixed Signals Lead to a New Outsourcing Equation
Survey results indicate a healthy market, but increasing competition.
Toward a New Model for Contract Manufacturing
Global manufacturing excellence will be a game changer for CMOs that can achieve it.
CMOs are Planning for the Last War
CMO business models are out of touch with current pharma industry realities. It's time for new thinking.
Weak Link in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
The recent heparin contamination event calls for a new approach to manage a lengthening pharmaceutical supply chain.
Outsourcing Outlook: API Manufacturers Go From Grams to Tonnes
CMOs have positive outlook for 2008 but are wary of competitive pressures.
Global Pharmaceutical Powers
Another Asian services provider demonstrates the global nature of pharmaceutical outsourcing.
Old Model in New Clothes
The traditional pharmaceutical business model is disintegrating, but the new model is not much different.
Pipeline Peril
The dynamics of the R&D pipeline could undercut recent CRO and CMO successes.
Mixed Message for Contract Manufacturers
Candid comments from a Big Pharma executive highlight the complexity of contract manufacturing.
What's Next In: Outsourcing
Contract service providers exist to help clients meet their strategic and financial business objectives. So any prognostication on what the pharmaceutical outsourcing industry will look like in 30 years is really a forecast of the nature and speed of changes in pharmaceutical technologies and business models.
Avoiding Subprime Contractors and Contracts
Could sloppy due diligence practices hurt CMOs and their clients?
CMOs Join Pharma Facility Swap Meet
Contract manufacturers slim down to improve profitability.
Dose-Manufacturing Capacity Growing in Low-Cost Countries
FDA approvals renew the threat of competition from India and China.