ABSTRACT
For the purposes of this volume, the resulting products from all of the efforts
of this sector of the global economy include drugs (pharmaceuticals, biolo-
gicals, vaccines and so forth), medical devices, and diagnostics. All of these are
highly regulated both during their development and marketing. Though
many of the service organizations referred to in this volume also do work for
other industries, our focus will be on the more limited pharmaceutical and
medical device industrial sector.