2007/2008 Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook Published by CMR International is Now Available

2007/2008 Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook Published by CMR International is Now Available

September 25, 2007

Research of the Top 20 Companies Investing in R&D Shows
Revenue Derived from New Products Accounted for Just 16% of
Total Revenue in 2006

    PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, Sept. 25 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/
-- The Centre for Medicines Research International Ltd.
(CMR), a Thomson business, today announced it has published
the CMR 2007 International Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook,
an indispensable reference and business planning tool for
decision makers in pharmaceutical R&D, corporate
finance, business strategy, marketing planning and
corporate communications.  The Factbook offers a
comprehensive and up-to-date overview of emerging trends in
worldwide pharmaceutical R&D, enabling users to include
data in presentations and reports.    

    CMR's research of the top 20 companies investing in
R&D shows that revenue derived from new products (those
launched within the last five years) accounted for just 16%
of total revenue in 2006, continuing the industry's
potential exposure to patent expiry.  And although the cost
of R&D continues to rise, there's no sign of a sustained
upturn in the number of new products reaching the market. 
Also noteworthy this year is the continuing expansion of
clinical development in traditionally non-core countries
(that is, countries other than the eight core countries:
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, UK and US). 
In 2005, nearly 50% of patients recruited to clinical
trials came from these non-core regions.

    "The CMR Factbook provides valuable insight into
R&D activity within the pharmaceutical industry,"
says Peter Joshua, vice president and general manager, CMR
International.  "Our research can help users make
informed decisions that can reduce development times,
improve efficiency, implement more accurate performance
target-setting and predictive modeling, and gauge internal
performance against competitors."

    Underlying data found in the Factbook are exclusively
from primary sources and include all major pharmaceutical
companies, which account for approximately 80% of the
industry's global R&D expenditure.  The Factbook
condenses the latest learnings and analysis from CMR's
uniquely comprehensive and robust industry-wide databases. 
Each finding is presented in a clear, easily-understood
chart, accompanied by a succinct commentary highlighting
the key messages together with an explanation of the
methodology used and the definitions applied. 

    The CMR International 2007 Pharmaceutical R&D
Factbook is available as a hard copy report, or in
single-user or enterprise-wide electronic format supplied
on CD. The CD contains the Factbook as both a PDF document
and in PowerPoint format, consisting of full-screen
versions of each of the charts with commentary as speaker's
notes.  The enterprise-wide license equips users to
distribute the complete Factbook throughout an organization
and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.  

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