Archive of entries posted on September 2018

The 10 Best Global Contract Research Organizations (CROs) in 2018

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Contract Research Organizations (CROs) play an important role in medical innovation as more pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical device companies outsource many of their R&D activities. The top 10 global CROs are listed in the chart below. Here is a brief overview of the CRO industry: In 2017, the global CRO services market is estimated to …

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The Top 20 Best Selling Drugs in 2018: Chart

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The Top 20 Best Selling Drugs in 2018 are shown in the chart below with their sales figures in 2017: Click to enlarge Source: IGEA Hub via microbeminded All of the top selling drugs above are owned by major pharmaceutical firms. For example, the popular brand drug Humira is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other related diseases …

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Australian Stocks Have Climbed a Wall of Worry Since 1900: Chart

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Equity markets have always overcome crises of all shapes and sizes. The long-term return of stocks as measured in decades is positive. There are always fears and crises for investors to worry about. For example, in the recent past we have the Global Financial Crisis(GFC), the Ebola virus scare, Italian debt crisis, multiple Greek sovereign …

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On The Valuations of Emerging Equity Markets

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Emerging market stocks have had a severe correction so far this year. With many of these markets down substantially some contrarian investors may be considering adding emerging equities at current levels. A few articles I have come across recently have suggested that these stocks are attractive from a fundamental standpoint. In a post Russ Koesterich …

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The Top 10 Pharmaceutical Companies 2018

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The global pharmaceutical industry is huge and was estimated to be over $1.11 Trillion in 2017. The Top 10 firms alone generated revenues of over $437.0 billion accounting for about 40% of the global market share according to a report published earlier this year by IGEA Hub. They analyzed the top 15 companies to develop and …

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