GLG Network Survey Tracker: Pharmaceutical CDMOs III

SURVEY DETAILS

GLG interviewed 60 senior executives working at pharmaceutical companies who are currently outsourcing to CDMOs (e.g.Lonza, Recipharm, Cambrex etc.). This is the third iteration following the first one conducted in May 2021 and second one in October 2021.

What will you learn from this survey?

• Respondents discussed the impact of COVID-19 on the sector and their projections on the outlook for 2022.
• The survey also gathered insights into current challenges experts are facing and provided a competitive assessment of the biggest CDMOs in the market.
• Lastly, the research investigated the key selection criteria for choosing CDMOs and captured respondents’ views on the use of Intellectual Property for their products.

Examples of findings:

• In March 2022, there has been an increase in respondents’ preferences for global CDMOs, which has risen to 43%, up from 23% in May 2021.
• The main service outsourced to CDMOs at this time is analytical development (72%), rising from 67% in October 2021.
• Lonza continues to be the preferred supplier for our interviewed experts (49%), followed by Patheon chosen by 33% of experts.

DELIVERABLES

The GLG Surveys team drafted the questionnaire with the support of GLG Network Member, Andy Kelley, former Chief Operating Officer at NextPharma.

The standard deliverable includes: 

• 1 x Individual responses (“raw data”) in Excel.
• 1 x PPT report with aggregated data.
• Executive summary with key takeaways and highlights from the raw data.

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

• Do you have a preference to source Biologics products from the same supplier as small molecule FDF?
• What other capabilities are currently lacking at your current CDMO suppliers that your company would prefer to outsource?
• When outsourcing new business and comparing quoting CDMO suppliers, what selection criteria helped you finalise selection?
• What are your views on ‘Capacity Reservation’ and ‘Take or Pay’ terms?Has COVID-19 had a significant impact on product supply from your CDMOs
• Please rank the top 3 CDMOs in terms of their overall services, with 1 being the best one.
• Please rank the top 3 CDMOs in terms of their reliability, with 1 being the most reliable one.
• Please rank the top 3 CDMOs in terms of overall price-value of their services, with 1 being the best one.

This survey is available to subscribers of the Healthcare (HC) sector (Limited subscriptions and above). This offer includes the raw data file and a high-level presentation through PowerPoint. Please contact your GLG representative for details on your firm’s access.

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