1. Suppliers to healthcare R&D / Graham Hughes -- 2. The sourcing decision / Roy Drucker -- 3. Supplier identification, evaluation, and selection / Tim Wright -- 4. Financial and organizational outsourcing considerations / Nadia Turner and Chris Keep -- 5. Clinical research contracting : a legal perspective / Paul Ranson -- 6. Ethical considerations in outsourced clinical trials / Richard Ashcroft -- 7. Avoiding and managing conflict in outsourcing clinical research / Lucien Steru -- 8. The role of site management organizations / Rakesh Nath -- 9. Clinical trial supplies : the vital link / Patricia Lobo -- 10. Contracting out laboratory analysis / Ann Speaight -- 11. Contracting data management and statistical services / Jacqui Spencer -- 12. Global clinical trials : the cultural challenge / Madeline J. Ducate -- 13. Outsourcing and the use of contract quality assurance / Nigel J. Dent -- 14. Contracting out regulatory projects to a regulatory CRO / Gillian Gregory and John Glasby -- 15. Trends in pharmaceutical development outsourcing / Jeffrey S. Rudolph and Joseph S. Tempio.