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CMO 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 CMO partners. In response to this input, Life Science Leader
developed the CMO Leadership Awards.
Based on research from Industry Standard Research's Contract Manufacturing Quality Benchmarking
annual online survey, more than 80 contract manufacturers were evaluated on 26 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 manufac-
turing suppliers. Respondents only evaluated 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. CMOs 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's survey participants were asked to provide an expectation rating for each CMO they have worked
with in the past 18 months. Respondents answered over 45 questions per outsourcing category (small
molecule, biologic, finished dose) and rated CMOs across 25 performance attributes. Points were then
totaled for a combined score for each attribute, and a composite score for each core category was
determined. Winning CMOs were determined when comparing their overall score vs. the competitive set.
To learn more about ISR's industry reports, customized research, or to be included in future CMO
Leadership Awards annual surveys, visit isrreports.com or contact ISR at (919) 301-0106.