Outsourcing Survey

2018 Annual Outsourcing Survey

The results are in for our 2018 Annual Outsourcing Survey.

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Welcome to our 14th Annual Contract Pharma Outsourcing Survey! More than 200 sponsor-side respondents offered up their opinions on outsourcing trends for this year’s poll. Thank you to all who took the time to help us benchmark the state of pharmaceutical outsourcing. The winners of this year’s three $100 Amazon gift cards are: Sarah Rickert, Dr. Reddy’s; Pinar Cicalese, GSK; and Nicholas McCray, Sanofi. Here’s a breakdown of the respondents, by company & company type:


Company Type

  • Top 20 Pharma: 16%
  • Small/Mid-Tier Pharma: 14%
  • Emerging Biopharma: 12%
  • Virtual Pharma: 4%
  • Generic Pharma: 14%
  • Top 10 Biopharma: 7%
  • Consumer/OTC Healthcare: 12%
  • Specialty Pharma: 8%
  • Other: 11%

My Company is a:

  • Contract Service Sponsor / Client: 55%
  • Contract Service Provider: 45% 

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