ISR Articles

  1. How To Improve Outsourcing Relationships

    ISR's Development and Commercial Outsourcing Models report indicates that proactive communication between sponsors and CMOs in these three areas will help to improve outsourcing relationships.

  2. Improving Manufacturing Outsourcing Relationships

    In Q4, 2018, ISR asked 100 sponsors who outsource manufacturing about several different scenarios that could potentially improve outsourcing relationships. The data below show how each of the scenarios panned out. A key common element across the most likely scenarios—communication. 

  3. Are Preferred Provider Agreements The Best Model For Outsourcing?

    ISR has observed use of preferred provider agreements (PPAs) and the proportion of outsourcing allocated to preferred providers increase over the past three years.

  4. Why Is It So Hard To Select A CMO?

    What can be done to alleviate some of the challenges in CMO selection? Learn the unexpected findings from the Industry Standard Research Outsourcing Models survey, from the perspective of a market researcher.

  5. Customer Loyalty In Small Molecule Drug Product Manufacturing

    In Q42020, ISR surveyed 123 sponsors who outsource small molecule drug product to gain insight into customer loyalty. CMO loyalty is computed as an index that consists of overall satisfaction, willingness to recommend, and the likelihood of using the contract manufacturer again.

  6. Outsourcing Practices And CMO Opinions

    60 percent of outsourced manufacturing buyers say a focus on innovative treatments impact their outsourcing practices. Half prefer large global CMOs, 40 percent prefer CMOs with specialized capabilities.