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CRO LEADERSHIP AWARDS
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Company Profiles
Life Science Leader 's readership of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical executives have told us about
their struggles in efficiently vetting potential CRO partners. In response to this input, Life Science Leader
developed the CRO Leadership Awards.
Based on research from Industry Standard Research's Contract Research Organization Quality
Benchmarking annual online survey, 65 contract research organizations were evaluated on 27
different performance metrics. Research participants were recruited from biopharmaceutical companies
of all sizes and were screened for decision-making influence and authority when it comes to working
with contract research organizations. Respondents only evaluate companies with which they have
worked on an outsourced project within the past 18 months. This level of qualification ensures that
quality ratings come from actual involvement with a business and that companies identified as leaders
are backed by experiential data. CROs have an opportunity to win these awards in up to three groups of
outsourcing respondents — Big Pharma, Small Pharma, and Overall (combined Big and Small Pharma).
WHAT ARE THE AWARDS?
ISR survey participants were asked to provide an expectation rating for each CRO they have worked with
in the past 18 months. Points were then totaled for a combined score for each attribute, and a composite
score for each core category was determined. Winning CROs were determined when comparing their
overall score vs. the competitive set.
To learn more about ISR's industry reports or customized research or to be included in future CRO
Quality Benchmarking annual surveys, visit isrreports.com or contact ISR at (919) 301-0106.