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Spring came early this year for many regions of Europe and with it the first signs of a tentative recovery for the life science sector of industry. Then, just as the first green shoots pushed above ground or tree buds burst into blossom, a sharp frost or a howling gale reminded us that winter was not yet over. As I write from high up in the Swiss Alps, snow is falling heavily but the alpine plants appear well-adapted to these extremes of climate.
Media groups, including the publisher of PMPS, Samedan Ltd, are an early bellweather of the
sector's fortunes. Recalling that media organisations were the first to suffer at the signs of a long, hard winter as revenues took a nosedive, it's heartening to see an upturn in activity this year. The news from Bio/PharMOS, the early spring event in Monte Carlo which took place in March, was also very positive, with most exhibitors reporting a substantially higher level of enquiries and leads for contract manufacturing business, especially for secondary processing and packaging. The trend for outsourcing is, however, patchy and precarious. For example, the demand for production and development services in pharma, helped along to some extent by the booming generics market, has not been matched by the biotech sector. |
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