
Company size (number of employees) 1-2 3-10 11-20 21-50 51-150 151-500 500+ What stage is your company at? Discovery Preclinical Phase I Phase II Phase III NDA Product in market Does your company need to solve scientific problems that lie outside of your companys expertise? Never Sometimes Often Very Frequently Does your company contract out R&D? Never Sometimes Often Very Frequently Which of the following concerns are most likely to prevent you from contracting out R&D? IP issues cost lack of quality contractors Other Who do you contract R&D to? Universities Respected individuals Small companies Research organizations Dont contract R&D Assuming confidentiality and intellectual property rights protection, would you consider contracting out some R&D? Never Sometimes Often Frequently What do you consider to be most important aspect of a contractor? Credentials Business experience Expertise Reputation Fees What would you consider to be a fair price to pay for the solution to minor scientific problem? $50-$100 $101-$500 $501-$1500 $1501-$5000 $5001-$10,000 What would you consider to be a fair price to pay for the solution to major scientific problem? $500-$1500 $1501-$5000 $5001-$10,000 $10,001-$40,000 $40,001-$100,000 Any comments? Company

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