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Outsourcing of R&D in the Pharmaceutical Industry

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Developments in the evolution of the pharmaceutical industry over the past twenty-five years have ushered in a new age of drug development and design, and with it, novel ways of conducting pharmaceutical research. Outsourcing therefore represents an extension of research and development capabilities, and now forms an integral part of the modern pharmaceutical manufacturing process.

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Piachaud, B. (2004). Conclusions. In: Outsourcing of R&D in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230512634_8

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