What it is: Pharm Exec publishes an annual list of the world’s top 50 companies. The website is partner to the print magazine Pharmceutical Executive. Together the publications produce analysis of business, strategy and government regulations geared toward industry professionals.

Why it Matters to You: Pharm Exec’s list is based on total annual sales volume, an analytic that captures size more than performance. Beside the annual sales number, Pharm Exec places the annual R&D (Research & Development) amount which indicates the resources that the company is putting into product improvement and new products.

Considerations:  Pharm Exec’s ranking is a direct data pull from EvaluatePharms (www.evaluate.com), although it presents the information in a more accessible manner. 

Created By: Pharm Exec

What it is: Contractpharma is a weekly online publication for industry professionals and contains information including market trends and regulatory compliance. The website is produced by Rodman Media Corp which has published a large portfolio of magazines on various genres since 1964. 

Why it Matters to You: Contactpharma’s lists the top 25 pharm and biopharma companies in order of annual sales volume. The list identifies the sales of each entry so it is easy to compare the performance among the top companies. Each entry links to a detailed company profile that includes a list of the company’s top selling products, sales trends, and revenue forecast.

Considerations:  Contractpharma’s ranking is admittedly based solely on reported sales volume for the preceding year. This is a static datapoint that essentially a proxy for market share. It does not speak to company profitability nor does it capture volume trends, so reading the company profile linked to each listing is really necessary to begin drawing conclusions from the ranking.

Created By: Contractpharma.com (Rodman Media Corp)