According to the latest knots CSDD ...

According to the latest knots CSDD impact Report (Volume 5 Number 4 July/August 2003) CRO account for about 10% of worldwide annual research and progressive growth spending--$6 billion to $7 billion.
This report describes a scan that was distributed to 25 US- and internationally-based CRO in the winter of 2002-2003 Of the 22 answers received, 45% came from small CRO 27% came from medium-sized CRO and 27% came from large CRO
According to the study:
* 33% of all U.S.-based CRO respondent expanded an international office during 2000-2002 up from 26% in