The mission of The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board is to encourage and facilitate dialogue between biopharmaceutical outsourcing professionals. This is the first and only sponsor-driven community that provides an open forum to discuss topics related to pharmaceutical discovery, preclinical and clinical development, registration, post-approval and manufacturing activities and outsourced vendor/CRO services.

To further this mission, The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board also provides an opportunity for its members to participate in confidential and anonymous, paid market research studies on outsourced services, sponsored by Life Science Strategy Group, LLC. CROs and other industry service providers value this information and use it to improve existing services or to develop new ones that better meet the needs of their clients — The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board members.

The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board also gives outsourcing professionals the opportunity to submit, search and review detailed reviews about CROs and the services they provide.  Reviews include CRO performance metrics across key criteria used by outsourcing professionals to evaluate current and potential partners, feedback about study experiences and willingness to recommend the CRO.  Oversight by Life Science Strategy Group, LLC ensures reviews submitted by OutsourcePharma Advisory Board members are anonymous and objective, providing balanced and candid feedback.

While CROs and other professionals are not able to become members of the OutsourcePharma Advisory Board at this time, Life Science Strategy Group, LLC provides opportunities for others to learn and benefit from the OutsourcePharma Advisory Board, through consulting engagements with LSSG, publications profiling CRO performance metrics, access to CRO reviews and sponsorship on outsourcepharma.com.

The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board is comprised exclusively of professionals employed by biopharmaceutical companies.  Through our virtual community, OutsourcePharma Advisory Board members have multiple opportunities to network with one another across groups, share expertise and express opinions on outsourced services and the vendors/CROs providing them.

Members are invited to contribute original “Perspectives” on current or emerging issues related to outsourced discovery, preclinical and clinical development, registration, post-approval and manufacturing services. Comments or questions about these perspectives can then be made in Discussion Forums, which facilitate the exchange of dialogue between members. The Discussion Forums also host many active threads on a variety of outsourced topics that are open for participation by members.

As a member of The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board, you will also be invited to participate in paid market research “Surveys” (e.g., telephone, Internet, etc.) that match your background and expertise. In return, you will be awarded honorarium via check, Paypal or the ability to make a charitable donation for each study you qualify for and complete.

The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board also features “Resources” – white papers, syndicated reports, Internet links, and answers to key outsourced services questions available to all active members.  Our members have the ability to contribute/share these resources or to use them as needed.

Further, The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board features “Reviews”, a first of its kind, YELP-like resource that allows members to share and review experiences (both good and bad), CRO performance metrics and offer recommendations on outsourced services and vendors/CROs in an anonymous manner.  Life Science Strategy Group, LLC (LSSG), and independent and trusted CRO industry consultancy provides oversight for the process to ensure all reviews are detailed, insightful, balanced and objective.

To become a member, simply click below to be redirected to our registration page.  Once registered and approved by LSSG, you may start exploring the site and contributing.  Finally, as a registered, contributing member of the OutsourcePharma Advisory Board you will have many opportunities to receive honoraria (via check, Amazon.com credit, PayPal, etc.) or make charitable donations for your participation:

• Receive a $10 Amazon.com (country-specific) credit for registering and completing your profile (including headshot photo)
• Receive a $10 Amazon.com (country-specific) credit for referring a colleague that completes a member profile
• Receive a $20 Amazon.com (country-specific) credit for completing a CRO review
• Receive honoraria (via check, PayPal, etc.) at the posted value for completing LSSG-sponsored market research studies

While CROs and other professionals are not able to become members of the OutsourcePharma Advisory Board at this time, Life Science Strategy Group, LLC (LSSG) provides opportunities for CROs to learn and benefit from the OutsourcePharma Advisory Board, through consulting engagements with LSSG, publications profiling CRO performance metrics, access to CRO reviews and sponsorship on outsourcepharma.com.  A few examples of how CROs can benefit from the OutsourcePharma Advisory Board include:

• A CRO may gain access to OutsourcePharma Advisory Board member insight through single-client consulting/market research engagements with Life Science Strategy Group, LLC (e.g., voice of the customer market research, surveys, interviews, etc.)
• A CRO may subscribe to the OutsourcePharma Advisory Board Reviews database to gain access to the performance metrics and detailed Sponsor feedback for all CROs with reviews
• A CRO may sponsor on the OutsourcePharma.com site
• A CRO can submit content, white papers, etc. for inclusion in its Resources page

For more information about the benefits of engaging with the OutsourcePharma Advisory board through site sponsorship, CRO Reviews access and/or to engage Life Science Strategy Group, LLC, please click below request for more information.  A representative from LSSG will follow up in a timely manner to answer your questions.

While other professionals (e.g., Industry Analysts, Academicians, etc.) are not able to become members of the OutsourcePharma Advisory Board at this time, Life Science Strategy Group, LLC would like to hear from you.  Please click here to submit a request for more information.  A representative from LSSG will follow up in a timely manner to answer your questions.

Terms of Service

These terms and conditions are effective immediately for those registering accounts.

These terms and conditions (the “Terms”) govern your access to and use of The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board’s website (“Site”). By accessing or using the Site, you are agreeing to these Terms and concluding a legally binding contract with Life Science Strategy Group, LLC, a California limited liability corporation headquartered in Menlo Park, California (“LSSG”). Do not access or use the Site if you are unwilling or unable to be bound by the Terms.

1. Definitions

 1. Parties

“You” and “your” refer to you, as a user of the Site. A “user” is someone who accesses, browses, crawls, scrapes, or in any way uses the Site. “We,” “us,” and “our” refer to LSSG.

 2. Content

“Content” means text, images, photos, audio, video, location data, and all other forms of data or communication. “Your Content” means Content that you submit or transmit to, through, or in connection with the Site, such as ratings, reviews, compliments, invitations, check-ins, posts, messages, and information that you publicly display or displayed in your account profile. “User Content” means Content that users submit or transmit to, through, or in connection with the Site. “LSSG Content” means Content that we create and make available in connection with the Site. “Third Party Content” means Content that originates from parties other than LSSG or its users, which is made available in connection with the Site. “Site Content” means all of the Content that is made available in connection with the Site, including Your Content, User Content, Third Party Content, and LSSG Content.

2.  Changes to the Terms of Service

We may modify the Terms from time to time. The most current version of these Terms will be located on The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board site. You understand and agree that your access to or use of the Site is governed by the Terms effective at the time of your access to or use of the Site. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on the Site prior to the effective date of the changes. We will also indicate at the top of this page the date that revisions were last made. You should revisit these Terms on a regular basis as revised versions will be binding on you. Any such modification will be effective upon our posting of new Terms. You understand and agree that your continued access to or use of the Site after the effective date of modifications to the Terms indicates your acceptance of the modifications.

3.  Translation

At some time we may translate these Terms into other languages for your convenience. Nevertheless, the English version governs your relationship with LSSG, and any inconsistencies among the different versions will be resolved in favor of the English version.

4.  Using the Site

1.  Eligibility

To access or use the Site, you must be 18 years or older and have the requisite power and authority to enter into these Terms. You may not access or use the Site if you are a competitor of ours or if we have previously banned you from the Site or closed your account.

2.  Permission to Use the Site

We grant you permission to use the Site subject to the restrictions in these Terms. Your use of the Site is at your own risk, including the risk that you might be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, inaccurate, objectionable, or otherwise inappropriate.

3.  Site Availability

The Site may be modified, updated, interrupted, suspended or discontinued at any time without notice or liability.

4.  User Accounts

You must create an account and provide certain information about yourself in order to use some of the features that are offered through the Site. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password. You are also responsible for all activities that occur in connection with your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. We reserve the right to close your account at any time for any or no reason.

Your account is for your personal, non-commercial use only. In creating it, we ask that you provide complete and accurate information about yourself to bolster your credibility as a contributor to the Site. You may not impersonate someone else (e.g., adopt the identity of a celebrity or your next-door neighbor), create or use an account for anyone other than yourself, provide an email address other than your own, or create multiple accounts. If you use a pseudonym, take care to note that others may still be able to identify you if, for example, you include identifying information in your reviews, use the same account information on other sites, or allow other sites to share information about you with LSSG. Please read our privacy policy for more information.

5. Communications from LSSG and other Users

By creating an account, you agree to receive certain communications in connection with the Site or LSSG’s business activities. For example, you might receive compliments or friend requests from other Users. You may also receive periodic invitations to LSSG market research studies, marketing communications or select, announcements.

5.  Content

1.  Responsibility for Your Content

You alone are responsible for Your Content, and once published, it cannot always be withdrawn. You assume all risks associated with Your Content, including anyone’s reliance on its quality, accuracy, or reliability, or any disclosure by you of information in Your Content that makes you personally identifiable. You represent that you own, or have the necessary permissions to use and authorize the use of Your Content as described herein. You may not imply that Your Content is in any way sponsored or endorsed by LSSG.

You may expose yourself to liability if, for example, Your Content contains material that is false, intentionally misleading, or defamatory; violates any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; contains material that is unlawful, including illegal hate speech or pornography; exploits or otherwise harms minors; or violates or advocates the violation of any law or regulation.

2. Our Right to Use Your Content

We may use Your Content in a number of different ways, including publicly displaying it, reformatting it, incorporating it into advertisements and other works, creating derivative works from it, promoting it, distributing it, and allowing others to do the same in connection with their own websites and media platforms (“Other Media”). As such, you hereby irrevocably grant us world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, assignable, sublicensable, transferable rights to use Your Content for any purpose. Please note that you also irrevocably grant the users of the Site and any Other Media the right to access Your Content in connection with their use of the Site and any Other Media. Finally, you irrevocably waive, and cause to be waived, against LSSG and its users any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to Your Content. By “use” we mean use, copy, publicly perform and display, reproduce, distribute, modify, translate, remove, analyze, commercialize, and prepare derivative works of Your Content.

3.  Ownership

As between you and LSSG, you own Your Content. We own the LSSG Content, including but not limited to visual interfaces, interactive features, graphics, design, compilation, including, but not limited to, our compilation of User Content and other Site Content, computer code, products, software, aggregate user review ratings, and all other elements and components of the Site excluding Your Content, User Content and Third Party Content. We also own the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and other intellectual and proprietary rights throughout the world (“IP Rights”) associated with the LSSG Content and the Site, which are protected by copyright, trade dress, patent, trademark laws and all other applicable intellectual and proprietary rights and laws. As such, you may not modify, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works or adaptations of, publicly display or in any way exploit any of the LSSG Content in whole or in part except as expressly authorized by us. Except as expressly and unambiguously provided herein, we do not grant you any express or implied rights, and all rights in and to the Site and the LSSG Content are retained by us.

4.  Advertising

LSSG and its licensees may publicly display advertisements and other information adjacent to or included with Your Content. You are not entitled to any compensation for such advertisements. The manner, mode and extent of such advertising are subject to change without specific notice to you.

5.  Content Feeds

At some point we may make some of the Site Content (“Feed Content”) available via Syndication and feeds (“Feeds”). You may access and use the Feeds in order to display Feed Content on your personal computer, website, or blog (“Your Site”), provided that (i) your use of the Feeds is for personal, non-commercial purposes only, (ii) your display of the Feed Content links back to the relevant pages on LSSG’s websites, and attributes LSSG as the source of the Feed Content, (iii) your use or display of the Feed Content does not suggest that LSSG promotes or endorses any third party causes, ideas, websites, products or services, including Your Site, (iv) you do not redistribute the Feed Content, and (v) your use of the Feeds does not overburden LSSG’s systems. LSSG reserves all rights in the Feed Content and may terminate the Feeds at any time.

6.  Other

User Content (including any that may have been created by users employed or contracted by LSSG) does not necessarily reflect the opinion of LSSG. We reserve the right to remove, screen, edit, or reinstate User Content from time to time at our sole discretion for any reason or no reason, and without notice to you. For example, we may remove a review if we believe it violates our content guidelines. We have no obligation to retain or provide you with copies of Your Content, nor do we guarantee any confidentiality with respect to Your Content.

6. Restrictions

We are under no obligation to enforce the Terms on your behalf against another user. While we encourage you to let us know if you believe another user has violated the Terms, we reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action at our sole discretion.

1. You agree not to, and will not assist, encourage, or enable others to use the Site to:

1. Violate our content guidelines, for example, by writing a fake or defamatory review, trading reviews with other businesses, or compensating someone or being compensated to write or remove a review;
2. Violate any third party’s rights, including any breach of confidence, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right;
3. Threaten, stalk, harm, or harass others, or promote bigotry or discrimination;
4. Promote a business or other commercial venture or event, or otherwise use the Site for commercial purposes, except in connection with a Business Account and as expressly permitted by LSSG;
5. Send bulk emails, surveys, or other mass messaging, whether commercial in nature or not; engage in keyword spamming, or otherwise attempt to manipulate the Site’s search results or any third party website;
6. Solicit personal information from minors, or submit or transmit pornography; or
7. Violate any applicable law.

2.  You also agree not to, and will not assist, encourage, or enable others to:

1. Violate the Terms;
2. Modify, adapt, appropriate, reproduce, distribute, translate, create derivative works or adaptations of, publicly display, sell, trade, or in any way exploit the Site or Site Content (other than Your Content), except as expressly authorized by LSSG;
3. Use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other automated device, process or means to access, retrieve, scrape, or index any portion of the Site or any Site Content;
4. Reverse engineer any portion of the Site;
5. Remove or modify any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notice that appears on any portion of the Site or on any materials printed or copied from the Site;
6. Record, process, or mine information about other users;
7. Access, retrieve or index any portion of the Site for purposes of constructing or populating a searchable database of business reviews;
8. Reformat or frame any portion of the Site;
9.  Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, user accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Site through hacking, password mining or any other means;
10. Use the Site or any Site Content to transmit any computer viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses or other items of a destructive nature (collectively, “Viruses”);
11. Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Site, or otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site;
12. Use the Site to violate the security of any computer network, crack passwords or security encryption codes; disrupt or interfere with the security of, or otherwise cause harm to, the Site or Site Content; or
13. Remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with any security-related features of the Site, features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of Site Content, or features that enforce limitations on the use of the Site.

The restrictions above only apply to the extent permissible under applicable law. Nevertheless, you agree not to act contrary to them (even if permissible under applicable law) without providing 30 days’ prior written notice to us here, together with any information that we may reasonably require to give us an opportunity to provide alternative remedies or otherwise accommodate you at our sole discretion.

7.  Guidelines and Policies

1.  Content Guidelines

You represent that you have read and understood our Content Guidelines.

2. Privacy

You represent that you have read and understood our Privacy Policy. Note that we may disclose information about you to third parties if we have a good faith belief that such a disclosure is reasonably necessary to (i) take action regarding suspected illegal activities; (ii) enforce or apply our Terms and Privacy Policy; (iii) comply with legal process or other government inquiry, such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, judicial proceeding, or other legal process served on us; or (iv) protect our rights, reputation, and property, or that of our users, affiliates, or the public. If you use the Site outside of the United States, you consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States.

3. Copyright And Trademark Disputes

Please see our Infringement Policy for information about copyright and trademark disputes.

8. LSSG Site Sponsorship

If you sponsor the Site or purchase advertising from LSSG, the LSSG Advertising Agreement will apply. In the event of any conflict between the LSSG Advertising Agreement and these Terms, the LSSG Advertising Agreement will prevail.

9. Suggestions and Improvements

By sending us any ideas, suggestions, documents or proposals (“Feedback”), you agree that (i) your Feedback does not contain the confidential or proprietary information of third parties, (ii) we are under no obligation of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the Feedback, (iii) we may have something similar to the Feedback already under consideration or in development, and (iv) you grant us an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to use, modify, prepare derivative works, publish, distribute and sublicense the Feedback, and you irrevocably waive, and cause to be waived, against LSSG and its users any claims and assertions of any moral rights contained in such Feedback.

10.  Third Parties

The Site may include links to other websites or applications (each, a “Third Party Site”). We do not control or endorse any Third Party Site. You agree that we are not responsible for the availability or contents of such Third Party Sites. Your use of Third Party Sites is at your own risk.

11. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold LSSG, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, any related companies, suppliers, licensors and partners, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives of each of them (collectively, the “LSSG Entities“) harmless, including costs, liabilities and legal fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party arising out of or relating to (i) your access to or use of the Site, (ii) your violation of the Terms, (iii) any products or services purchased or obtained by you in connection with the Site, or (iv) the infringement by you, or any third party using your account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity. LSSG reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims. You agree not to settle any such matter without the prior written consent of LSSG. LSSG will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.

12. Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY SINCE IT LIMITS THE LIABILITY OF THE LSSG ENTITIES TO YOU. EACH OF THE SUBSECTIONS BELOW ONLY APPLIES UP TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. NOTHING HEREIN IS INTENDED TO LIMIT ANY RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE WHICH MAY NOT BE LAWFULLY LIMITED. IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT THIS OR ANY OTHER SECTION OF THESE TERMS, PLEASE CONSULT WITH A LEGAL PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS, INCLUDING THIS SECTION. YOU ARE GIVING UP SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL RIGHTS BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS.

1. THE SITE IS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU ON AN “AS IS”, “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITH THE EXPRESS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LSSG ENTITIES MAY NOT MONITOR, CONTROL, OR VET USER CONTENT. AS SUCH, YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. THE LSSG ENTITIES MAKE NO CLAIMS OR PROMISES ABOUT THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR RELIABILITY OF THE SITE, ITS SAFETY OR SECURITY, OR THE SITE CONTENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE LSSG ENTITIES ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MIGHT ARISE, FOR EXAMPLE, FROM THE SITE’S INOPERABILITY, UNAVAILABILITY OR SECURITY VULNERABILITIES OR FROM YOUR RELIANCE ON THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR RELIABILITY OF THE BUSINESS LISTINGS, RATINGS, REVIEWS (INCLUDING THEIR CONTENT, ORDER, AND DISPLAY), OR METRICS FOUND ON, USED ON, OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE.
2. THE LSSG ENTITIES MAKE NO CLAIMS OR PROMISES WITH RESPECT TO ANY THIRD PARTY, SUCH AS THE BUSINESSES OR ADVERTISERS LISTED ON THE SITE OR THE SITE’S USERS. ACCORDINGLY, THE LSSG ENTITIES ARE NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM THEIR ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS, INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, IF ANOTHER USER OR BUSINESS MISUSES YOUR CONTENT, IDENTITY OR PERSONAL INFORMATION, OR IF YOU HAVE A NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE WITH ONE OF THE BUSINESSES OR ADVERTISERS LISTED OR FEATURED ON THE SITE. YOUR PURCHASE AND USE OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK.
3. THE LSSG ENTITIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES AS TO THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED BY BUSINESSES LISTED ON THE SITE, AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE PROVIDED TO YOU BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF ONE OF THE LSSG ENTITIES SHALL CREATE A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY.
4. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RIGHT AND REMEDY IN CASE OF DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE, RELATED SERVICES, OR ANY OTHER GRIEVANCE SHALL BE YOUR TERMINATION AND DISCONTINUATION OF ACCESS TO, OR USE OF THE SITE.
5. THE LSSG ENTITIES’ MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES THAT YOU SUFFER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE OR THESE TERMS IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (i) THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO THE LSSG ENTITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, OR (ii) $100.
6. THE LSSG ENTITIES DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ANY (i) INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, RELIANCE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, (ii) LOSS OF PROFITS, (iii) BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, (iv) REPUTATIONAL HARM, OR (v) LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA.

13.  Choice of Law and Venue

California law will govern these Terms, as well as any claim, cause of action or dispute that might arise between you and LSSG (a “Claim”), without regard to conflict of law provisions. FOR ANY CLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER PARTY, YOU AGREE TO SUBMIT AND CONSENT TO THE PERSONAL AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION IN, AND THE EXCLUSIVE VENUE OF, THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED WITHIN SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

14.  Termination

1. You may terminate the Terms at any time by closing your account, discontinuing your use of the Site, and providing LSSG with a notice of termination here.
2. We may close your account, suspend your ability to use certain portions of the Site, and/or ban you altogether from the Site for any or no reason, and without notice or liability of any kind. Any such action could prevent you from accessing your account, the Site, Your Content, Site Content, or any other related information.
3. In the event of any termination of these Terms, whether by you or us, Sections 1, 5, 6, 10 – 14 will continue in full force and effect, including our right to use Your Content as detailed in Section 5.

 15.  General Terms

1. We reserve the right to modify, update, or discontinue the Site at our sole discretion, at any time, for any or no reason, and without notice or liability.
2. We may provide you with notices, including those regarding changes to the Terms by email, regular mail or communications through the Site.
3. Except as otherwise stated in Section 10 above, nothing herein is intended, nor will be deemed, to confer rights or remedies upon any third party.
4. The Terms contain the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of the Site, and supersede any prior agreement between you and us on such subject matter. The parties acknowledge that no reliance is placed on any representation made but not expressly contained in these Terms.
5. Any failure on LSSG’s part to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder.
6. If any provision of the Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, then only that provision shall be modified to reflect the parties’ intention or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.
7. The Terms, and any rights or obligations hereunder, are not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you except with LSSG’s prior written consent, but may be assigned or transferred by us without restriction. Any attempted assignment by you shall violate these Terms and be void.
8. The section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

 

Privacy

The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board and Life Science Strategy Group, LLC is committed to safeguarding the privacy of its members and will never release or sell personal or contact information to third parties or allow our membership directory to be used for commercial solicitations by external parties. The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board has been commissioned and developed by, and is professionally maintained by Life Science Strategy Group, LLC., (www.lifesciencestrategy.com) an independent life science research and consulting firm. Please see our detailed privacy policy below.

Study Participation
The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board membership profile information is stored in a proprietary database, which is utilized to determine whether a member meets the criteria necessary for a specific market research study. When a new study matches a member’s background and area of expertise, that member will be notified by email from Life Science Strategy Group, LLC that the study is available for potential participation. Additionally, all currently active studies will be listed on The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board’s website. Registered members may review these open studies at any time and participate if qualified. The member may elect not to participate in an specific study and will still maintain their membership.

Good Faith Terms and Conditions
Each survey will be taken in good faith and to the best of the respondent‘s abilities. This includes answering the survey questions honestly and prudently without providing false, duplicate or misleading data in given responses, including those that are inconsistent with prior responses or are statistically improbable.

Violating good faith efforts can result in compromised data; therefore, The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board reserves the right to withhold awarding any honoraria associated with the completion of any survey, if in The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board’s reasonable view, the response(s) are deemed untruthful or not well considered. Furthermore, The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board reserves the right to withhold any honoraria awarded to a member under false pretenses, including but not limited to misrepresentation of background, current employment, and current outsourced services familiarity with and/or used. Honoraria for successful survey completion will only be awarded once per person, per unique study.

Rewarding Participation
Participating members are compensated by honorarium each time a study is successfully completed within the required time frame. Upon completion of a study, honorarium is paid according to the terms of the survey, and typically include check, PayPal or Red Cross charitable donation. Under special circumstances, and with separate approval in advance by The OutsourcePharma Advisory Board, alternate compensation arrangements may be possible.  Participating members are also able to receive honorarium (US dollars, PayPal or Red Cross charitable donation) for contributing reviews of CROs, which are paid to members on a periodic basis.

General Guidelines

LSSG allows users to contribute different kinds of content, including reviews, photos, votes, tips, private messages, resources, and more. LSSG has put together these general guidelines. Please also read the guidelines below for specific types of content that you might contribute to the site.

• Inappropriate content: Colorful language and imagery is fine, as long at it is professional in nature and does not include threats, harassment, lewdness, hate speech, and other displays of bigotry.
• Conflicts of interest: Your contributions should be unbiased and objective. For example, you shouldn’t write reviews of your own business or employer, your friends’ or relatives’ business, your peers or competitors in your industry, or businesses in your networking group.
• Promotional content: We generally discourage promotional content. Let’s keep the site useful for its members and not overrun with commercial noise from every member.
• Relevance: Please make sure your contributions are relevant and appropriate to the forum and general purpose of the Site. For example, reviews aren’t the place for rants about a business’s employment practices, political ideologies, extraordinary circumstances, or other matters that don’t address the core of the consumer experience.
• Privacy: Don’t publicize other people’s private information. Please don’t post close-up photos of other people without their permission, and please don’t post other people’s full names unless you’re referring to service providers who are commonly identified by their full names.
• Intellectual property: Don’t swipe content from other sites or users. You’re a smart cookie, so write your own reviews, please!

 

Additional Guidelines

CRO Review Guidelines

The best reviews are detailed, objective, construction and professional. They offer a rich narrative, a wealth of detail, and a helpful tip or two for other members. Here are some additional thoughts for conscientious reviewers.

• Personal experience: We want to hear about your firsthand experience, not what you heard from your co-worker or colleague. Try to tell your own story without resorting to broad generalizations and conclusory allegations.
• Accuracy: Make sure your review is factually correct. Feel free to air your opinions, but don’t exaggerate or misrepresent your experience. We don’t take sides when it comes to factual disputes, so we expect you to stand behind your review.
• Review updates: Review updates should reflect a new experience or interaction with the business. Don’t reiterate the review you’ve already told. If you’d like to add new insight to an old experience, just edit your review instead of creating a new update.

 

CRO Reviews Database Subscription and Paid Member Access

Paid member access and CRO Reviews Database subscription access are non-refundable.

 

Photo and Video Guidelines

Business photos and videos should be broadly relevant to the business and reflect the typical consumer experience (e.g., what the business looks like, what the business offers, etc.).

We may remove photos and videos that showcase a more unique personal experience (e.g., your smiling group of friends at work) as well as lower quality photos and videos (e.g., too blurry or dark).

User Profile Guidelines

Use your account profile to let people know who you are and your professional background. Users want to read content from people they know, can identify and trust (not those with profiles that are empty or laced with inappropriate content).

Messaging Guidelines

The Site has a handy messaging feature to keep you connected with your fellow members. First off, please don’t use this feature to harass other members or send other inappropriate content. Second, user accounts are for personal, non-commercial use only. We ask that members upload a clear photo of themselves to help personalize their messages and profile.