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What drives operational performance in clinical R&D?

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Figure 1: Variation in performance among 14 companies.

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  1. Boston Consulting Group, Exchange Place, Boston, 02109, Massachusetts, USA

    Michael Ringel, Valery Panier, Maria Denslow & Lorenna Buck

  2. The Boston Consulting Group, Münstergasse 2, 8001, Zürich, Switzerland

    Ulrik Schulze

  3. KMR Group, 150 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, 60606, Illinois, USA

    Linda Martin & Conrad Hawkins

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The authors are employees of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and KMR Group, two organizations that consult with the world's leading biopharmaceutical companies on clinical R&D activities. The research for this specific article was funded by participating benchmark companies, BCG's health care practice and KMR Group.

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Ringel, M., Martin, L., Hawkins, C. et al. What drives operational performance in clinical R&D?. Nat Rev Drug Discov 15, 155–156 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd.2016.2

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