Outsourcing Laboratory Based Services

This interesting book provides information, insights and reflections on the emerging area of Outsourcing Laboratory based Services. It analyses the key differences between outsourcing research process and business process outsourcing and the key drivers impacting the trends. With its focus on India and Asia, which offer benefits of low-cost R&D, strong scientific base together with a large and skilled labour pool, the book closely examines how major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are beginning to explore these emerging markets. It describes issues such as globalization of R&D bringing in the need for reliable measurements and validation of methodology, quality management systems specific to each activity such as ISO 17025, GLP, camp, GCP etc.