laboratory operations of the two
parent organizations to provide
biopharmaceutical customers
with the diverse capabilities and
end-to-end services required in
the rapidly evolving
biopharmaceutical industry.
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The company also did acquisition
of Novella Clinical (Novella), a fullservice clinical research
organization (CRO) focused
primarily on emerging oncology
customers as well as those in the
medical device and diagnostics
sectors. By joining QuintilesIMS,
Novella will be able to continue this
specialized focus while at the same
time leveraging company’s scale
and resources to provide new global
capabilities to its existing and
future customers.
Given the fact that the CRO
industry has not been doing that
well in last few years, has it
really affected the company?
We believe the industry backdrop
for the CRO industry continues to
be strong globally, as evidenced
by our growth over the past
several years.
Our Indian workforce is a key
contributor to the way in which
QuintilesIMS supports both our
global and local customers and
our headcount in India has been
growing over the last few years.
Given the highly skilled talent,
technological capabilities and
experience available in India, we
are uniquely positioned to emerge
as a leading destination in the
delivery of these services to global
companies. We have a balanced
portfolio of services, primarily in
the product development space,
which include biostatistics, data
management, cardiac safety
services, pharmacovigilance and
IT services besides core clinical
trials, and have had a strong
presence in these areas for several
Perceptions about
clinical research in
the country have
been impacted by the
developments of the last
few years. There is a need
to educate the general
public about clinical
research and about their
rights and responsibilities
of patients.
years now. We are seeing growth
in these services driven by a
demand for customers to seek
solutions from an organization
that has a winning combination of
global healthcare expertise and a
strong technology base.
How do you view the growt