Dear Mattwack,
Below you will find the results of my research regarding Contract
Research Organizations.
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?Heffner (2003) reports that there are more than 1,000 CROs (contract
research organizations) with a current market size of $3.2 billion.
With a growth rate of 15% to 20% per year, the market is expected to
reach $6.0 billion by 2007.?
Source:
Paper at the DRUID Summer Conference 2004 on INDUSTRIAL DYNAMICS,
INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Elsinore, Denmark, June 14-16, 2004
Theme C Technical Change, Corporate Dynamics and Innovation
OPEN SOURCE AND THE FUTURE OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL INSDUSTRY
http://www.druid.dk/conferences/summer2004/papers/ds2004-256.pdf
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?In the industry today, there are more that 1500 CRO?s globally. The
majority are niche providers with approximately 20 large providers
whose revenues exceed US$50m per annum.?
Published: 11 Apr 2003 Source: Astralis Group Plc
http://www.inpharm.com/External/InpH/1,2580,2-210-51079-0-inp_resource-0-44609,00.html
Here is the graph of total number of North American clinical CROs 1980-2001
http://www.inpharm.com/ftp_images/picture1.gif
Here is the graph of total number of European clinical CROs 1980-2001
http://www.inpharm.com/ftp_images/picture2.gif
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Additional sources:
?Today, about 1,000 CROs account for about $6 billion to $7 billion ?
or 10 % ? of worldwide annual spending on new drug research and
development by sponsoring drug companies, according to the Tufts
Center. CROs also are involved in the majority of clinical development
programs.?
Source:
Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
News Release: 7/10/2003
http://csdd.tufts.edu/NewsEvents/RecentNews.asp?newsid=30
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Christopher-Paul Milne, assistant director of Tufts Center for the
Study of Drug Development says, ?there are roughly 1,000 CROs
worldwide. Eight to 10 of them--the largest firms--capture about 35%
of the business. Small and mid-size CROs divide the rest.?
Source:
Chemical & Engineering News
December 6, 2004
Volume 82, Number 49
pp. 45-50
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/employment/8249/8249employment.html
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From an article in the Miami Herald - Monday, August 3, 1998:
?About 468 contract research organizations exist in the United States,
according to the Association of Clinical Research Professionals trade
organization. By the end of 1998, those groups will receive an
estimated $3.7 billion from medical firms, up from $3.1 billion last
year , according to UBS Securities LLC.?
Aegis
http://www.aegis.com/news/mh/1998/MH980801.html
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?The development and testing phases of the drug pipeline are no
stranger to outsourcing solutions. Contract research is a maturing
industry sector, and there are more than 1,000 CROs in the U.S. and
Europe. The top 10 account for approximately 40% of industry sales.?
Source:
Contract Pharma
November/December 2003
http://www.contractpharma.com/NovDec033.htm
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?In 2000, Dorland estimated that there were approximately 300 CROs in
the US and Canada and that on average a pharmaceutical company
outsourced approximately 23% of its development spending to CROs. ?
2000?2001 Medical and Healthcare Market Place Guide,? Dorland?s
Biomedical, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (2001).
Medical device technology: December 2002
http://archive.instituteofclinicalresearch.org/MedicalDevices/device%20on%20trial%20part%201-%20MDT.pdf
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?According to Dr. Jinn Wu of XenoBiotic Laboratories, Inc., there are
more than 1300 contract research organizations (CRO) worldwide with
the majority resides in the North America to provide a full scope of
pharmaceutical R&D services.?
US-Taiwan Partnering in Global Bio/Pharm: 2001 and Beyond
http://www.mjma.org/biotech/speakers.pdf
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More than 1000 contract research organizations exist worldwide, and
the number is growing. CROs differ widely in size and profile.
Source: Applied Clinical Trials
By: Wolfgang Schaub
Apr 1, 2003
http://www.actmagazine.com/appliedclinicaltrials/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=90917
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Search criteria:
?number of CROs?
?* contract research organizations?
I hope this is helpful.
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
