Consolidation

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Three companies combine to form consulting CRO

By Vassia Barba

Aiming to support drug developers in issues related to market insights, engagement, and access, Synaptiq enters the market backed by three consultancy agencies.

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Guest column

M&A in the CRO industry: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

By Matthew Barrows, senior business consultant

M&A is a huge part of the CRO space. Inorganic growth has long been the go-to strategy for any CRO and we’re never surprised to see this month’s latest deal. However, I’d like to challenge the idea that this is always the best way to grow a CRO business.

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SCOPE 2018

A CRO monopoly? Sponsors frustrated with lack of options

By Melissa Fassbender

With fewer global mid-sized contract research organizations (CRO) through consolidation, some stakeholders are expressing concern that the industry could become a monopoly – “we may be getting there,” one expert said.

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Charles River to buy MPI Research for $800m

By Flora Southey

Charles River Laboratories International says it is en route to ‘double its size in five years’ with the acquisition of non-clinical CRO MPI Research.

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INC Research/inVentiv now Syneos Health

By Melissa Fassbender

INC Research/inVentiv Health is starting the new year with a rebrand after merging to create one of the largest biopharmaceutical outsourcing providers in 2017.

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Flexible, agile, niche: How small-sized CROs compete

By Flora Southey

Niche, small-scale CROs can stand their own – despite a predicted increase in consolidation among small-sized contract services firms – says Clinical Trial Consultants (CTC) and data-focused Quanticate.

Top CRO M&A activity of 2016

Top CRO M&A activity of 2016

By Melissa Fassbender

As 2016 comes to a close, Outsourcing-Pharma.com looks back at some of the major mergers and acquisitions from the past year.

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Evotec completes Cyprotex acquisition

By Melissa Fassbender

Evotec AG has completed its previously announced acquisition of the preclinical contract research organization (CRO), Cyrotex.