Vol 07 Issue 3 July 2009
Featured Whitepaper
Outsourcing Contract Research to Eastern Europe
Contract Research Organizations in Eastern Europe have experienced remarkable growth over the last 10 years because of a myriad of factors such as a well-established centralized healthcare systems and a large pool of experienced researchers. Entering a phase of matured and focused growth, this industry is poised at year-on-year growth of about 20% a year and gaining higher acceptability among clients.
This paper delves into the dynamics of the industry and the illustrates how it is expected to shape up over this period. Understanding of this is critical for any pharmaceutical company before outsourcing to this region in order to realize the full potential of such a partnership. It also aims to provide a view of the regional players that are capable of being the low-cost strategic partners pharmaceutical companies are looking for...
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Guest CEO Editorial
R U Srinivas
CEO, Caliber Point
The Global Economy has seen unprecedented turbulence and almost all businesses are facing huge pressure on their bottom lines. The services industry is no exception. In this scenario, customers are challenging us to change the way we operate – in terms of quality, pricing, operational model etc.
There is a greater shift towards result based pricing rather than just based on efforts. New concepts like Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), platform based capabilities are also becoming more acceptable...
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