Prominent pharmacovigilance outsourcing market players include Accenture, Axis Clinicals, BioClinica (Cinven), Covance, Clintec, Cognizant and Genpact.

With so much at stake, where do you start when considering the right long-term strategic CRO partner? With technology and the market both priming CROs to step in as industry innovators, what attributes should sponsors look for in 'best-in-class' strategic partners?