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Coverage

The objective of updating Global Markets Direct coverage is to ensure that it represents the most up to date vision of the industry possible. Changes the industry taxonomy are built on the basis of extensive research of company, association and competitor sources.Company coverage is based on three key factors: market capitalization, revenues and media attention/innovation/ market potential.An exhaustive search of 56 member exchanges is conducted and companies are prioritized on the basis of their market capitalization.The estimated revenues of all major companies, including private and governmental, are gathered and used to prioritize coverage.Companies which are making the news, or which are of particular interest due to their innovative approach are prioritized.Global Markets Direct aims to cover all major news events and deals in the pharmaceutical industry, updated on a daily basis.The coverage is further streamlined and strengthened with additional inputs from Global Markets Direct Expert Panel (see below).

Secondary Research

The research process begins with exhaustive secondary research on internal and external sources being carried out to source qualitative and quantitative information relating to each market.The secondary research sources that are typically referred to include, but are not limited to:Company websites, annual reports, financial reports, broker reports, investor presentations and SEC FilingsIndustry trade journals and other literatureInternal and external proprietary databasesNational government documents, statistical databases and market reportsNews articles, press releases and web-casts specific to the companies operating in the market.