With global healthcare budgets tightening due to growing demands on resources from an aging population, the pharmaceutical industry is under ever-growing pressure to ensure safe and effective medicines reach patients as cost-effectively as possible.

Good communication is key to the success of any relationship, and this is especially true in business. Without effective communication between teams, colleagues can’t share best practices, departments are often unaware of what others are doing, and organizations simply don’t work efficiently.

Let’s be honest, drug development isn’t easy! Bringing a safe and effective drug to market takes a significant amount of expertise, resources and infrastructure – not to mention creativity, determination and the will to succeed. While most biotechs have the latter, when it comes to resources, many simply do not have the bandwidth to complete the...

Pharma and biotech companies are spending more on outsourced services now than ever before. And there are no signs of this trend stopping: pharmaceutical outsourcing is predicted to double in size to over $40 bn by 2026.