What Does the Future Hold for Clinical Service Provider-Sponsor Relationships? Executive Summary of Results from the Avoca 2010 Industry Survey June 2010
1. What Does the Future Hold forClinical Service
Provider-Sponsor Relationships?Executive Summary of Results from
theAvoca 2010 Industry Survey June 2010
2. CONTENTS Introduction: Objectives of the Industry Survey
Methodology Respondents Key Findings Conclusions 2
3. OBJECTIVES OF THE INDUSTRY SURVEY Each year, The Avoca Group
polls industry management to understand trends in the outsourcing
of clinical research. 2010: How outsourcing relationships are
expected to change between the present and 2014. 3
4. OBJECTIVES OF THE INDUSTRY SURVEYQuestions were posed about:
Drivers of change in sponsor-clinical service provider
relationships Changes companies plan to make to increase the
efficiency and quality of outsourced clinical trials Strategies for
successful implementation of new outsourcing strategies and tactics
How planned changes will impact outsourcing strategies, vendor
selection priorities, and the management of outsourcing
relationships. 4
5. METHODOLOGY Invitations to participate were emailed to
selected executives and managers of sponsor and service provider
companies during Q1 2010. Links within the emails directed
respondents to the appropriate web-based survey instruments:
sponsor perspective provider perspective Respondents who completed
the survey were offered an executive summary of the survey results.
For questions in which participants were asked to respond on behalf
of their companies, only one respondent per company (the most
senior) was used in the analysis in order to avoid
over-representation of companies with multiple participants. 5
6. RESPONDENTS285 surveys 109 sponsor surveys 73 companies 72%
pharmaceutical companies; 22% biotech; 6% other 48% self-described
Top 20 70% executive/middle management 174 service provider surveys
88 companies 71% full-service CROs 59% self-described Top 20 79%
executive/middle management 6
7. Sponsor Respondent CompaniesAbraxis Bioscience Cardiokine
GlaxoSmithkline Orion Pharma Global Alliance for TB DrugAchaogen
CareFusion Research Services OSI Pharmaceuticals DevelopmentActavis
South Atlantic Celgene Grunenthal OtsukaActelion Celtic Pharma
Development Hoffmann-La Roche Pain TherapeuticsActivX Biosciences
Chugai Pharma Europe Incyte RatiopharmAdnexus Cognizant Intendis
RegeneronAllergan Collins Johnson & Johnson SanofiAllon
Therapeutics Cordis Corporation Knopp Neurosciences SantheraAmarin
Technologies Coughlan Kowa Research Europe Shire Pharmaceuticals
Dainippon Sumitomo PharmaAmgen Lexicon Solvay Pharmaceuticals
AmericaAmylin Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals Lilly Teva
PharmaceuticalsAstellas Pharma Dey LP Lundbeck TibotecAstraZeneca
Eisai MedImmune Vicus TherapeuticsBaxter Endo Merck Wyeth
ResearchBayer Schering Pharma Ferring MillenniumBIAL Five Prime
Therapeutics Mitsubishi Pharma EuropeBiogen Idec Forest
Laboratories NovartisBMS Fresenius Biotech Novo Nordisk Genentech,
Member of RocheCadence Pharmaceuticals Ocasio group 7
8. Provider Respondent CompaniesAagami DCL Medical Laboratories
KLIXAR QED Clinical ServicesAcurian Eurofins Medinet Kromite LLC
QuanticateAepodia Eurotrials Kuantum CRO Quest DiagnosticsAsia
Global Research ExecuPharm Laboratorio Hidalgo Quintiles FOCUS
Clinical DrugAsiatic Clinical Research LatAm Clinical Trials
Radiant Research DevelopmentAverion Forma Life Science Marketing
Manipal Acunova Limited RadPharmAxiom Marketing Gagnon Medpace
REGISTRATAXIS Clinicals GFA MedPoint Communications
ResearchPointAxis Group GVK Biosciences Private Limited MRC RH
Bouchard & Associates Ronald Fehst ResearchBeckman Coulter
Genomics Harrison Clinical Research Group Myoderm
ConsultantsBiomedical Systems Harte Group Ockham RxResearch
StaffingC3i i3 Research Omnicare Sariola-HeinerClinForce ICON
Paragon Biomedical SQV Clinical Research ServicesClinical Financial
Services INC Research PAREXEL Stiris ResearchClinical Research
Management IndiPharm Pharma Medica Research TFS Trial Form
SupportCogent Performance InsightRx Consulting LLC Pharma Services
Network TKL ResearchManagementCOMSYS Clinical Integrium PharmaNet
TooneConsentSolutions invivodata PharmaWrite US OncologyCovance IRB
SERVICES Pharm-Olam Vantage BioTrialsCRS Clinical Research Services
Iris PPD VirtualScopicsCyncron John R Vogel Associates PRA Woodley
Equipment CompanyDatatrial Kendle PSI ZeeCRO 8
9. Key Findings
10. Sponsor Data 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 0 5 Better
measurement of provider performance (Key Performance Indicators
[KPI]) Increased use of preferred providershipsWhat changes has
your Better methods of/criteria for provider selectioncompany
recently (last Better internal information sharing regarding
clinical research provider performance 2 years) made, or is it
Reduced number of providers currently making, to Better delineation
of expectationsimprove the efficiency Implementation of a
functional "Lessons Learned" program of its outsourcing Improved
outsourcing models relationships? Better capturing of relationship
metrics (Key Relationship Indicators [KRI]) Increased use of
technology platforms to improve communications (73 companies)
Change in specific providers used More functional outsourcing More
full-service outsourcing Increased incorporation of performance
bonuses into contracts Increased incorporation of performance
penalties into contracts Increased number of providers 10
11. Provider Data 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0 Enhanced focus on
repeat business Improved relationship managementWhat changes has
your Increased pursuit of preferred providershipscompany recently
(last Better capture of customer feedback 2 years) made, or is it
More senior management involvement currently making, toimprove the
efficiency Better delineation of expectations of its work with
Better measurement of performance (Key Performance Indicators
[KPI]) sponsors? Increased use of technology platforms to improve
communications Better internal information sharing regarding
sponsor expectations Improved outsourcing models (88 companies)
Different resourcing models Implementation of a functional "Lessons
Learned" program Better capture of relationship metrics (Key
Relationship Indicators [KRI]) Increased incorporation of
performance bonuses into contracts Increased incorporation of
performance penalties into contracts 11
12. ThemesFor sponsors: Consolidation of outsourced work with a
restricted number of preferred providers Changing criteria for
selection of providers and preferred providers Investment in formal
programs for measuring and managing performance and relationship
qualityFor providers: Increased focus on pursuit of long-term
preferred client relationships Investment in formal programs for
measuring and managing performance and relationship quality 12
13. Future Direction #1 Sponsors:Consolidation of outsourced
work with preferred providers Providers: Increased focus on pursuit
of long-term preferred client relationships
14. Where are we now? 69% of sponsors currently have preferred
provider arrangements. More than of providers are increasing their
pursuit of repeat business, and more than half are increasingly
pursuing preferred provider relationships in particular. 14
15. Sponsor Data What approximate percentage of your How has
this percentage changedclinical research outsourcing spend went
between 2007 and the present? to your preferred providers in 2009?
11% Increased 0% - 25% 26% 26% - 50% Decreased 42% 25% 51% - 75% 4%
Stayed the 76% - 99% same 70% Dont know Dont know 22% N=45 N=47
15
16. Provider DataWhat approximate percentage of your How has
this percentage changedannual revenue came from preferred between
2007 and the present? clients in 2009? 11% Increased 0% - 25% 31%
35% 26% - 50% Decreased 23% 51% - 75% 55% Stayed the 76% - 99% same
14% Dont know Dont know 31% N=71 N=67 16
17. Is there evidence that increased allocation topreferred
providers results in higher quality work or greater value? If so,
why? 17
18. Sponsor DataIn general, how satisfied are you with the work
that has been done for you by Clinical Service Providers? N % spend
to preferred providers No preferred providers 52% 24% 24% 21 0 -
75% 64% 16% 20% 25 76% - 99% 5% 58% 32% 5% 19 0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
100% Very satisfied - 5 4 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied - 3 2
Very dissatisfied - 1 18
19. Sponsor DataIn general, how satisfied are you with the
value that you have received for the money spent on your Clinical
Service Providers? N % spend to preferred providers* No preferred
providers 5% 14% 48% 33% 21 0 - 75% 48% 28% 24% 26 76% - 99% 58%
37% 5% 19 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%* p