Purpose: Through discussion on the main characteristics and trends of drug R&D service industry, to raise primary suggestions on developing China drug R&D service industry.Content: On the bases of define the concept and connotation of drug R&D service industry, this article develops discussion from several main characteristics and trends of this industry, and raises primary suggestions on developing China drug R&D service industry by integrating with its real conditions.Method:①Through literature and expertise investigation, collecting the information of drug R&D.②System analysis and contrast analysis. In control of the study's logicality and systems, and contrast drug R&D service industry with other industries to conclude it's special characteristics and trends.③Case study. Demonstrate the conclusions by cases.Conclusion:①Drug R&D service industry is composed of services of providing strategic planning, technical support and fruit transformation for drug R&D activities.②Drug R&D service industry takes on four characteristics. First, highly supervised by the government; secondly, it has a long value chain and it's work is highly divided; then, it has multiple service modes, and CRO is the main rhythm; last, the globalization trends is strengthened, and the multinational is the main impetus.③Drug R&D service industry puts up four developing trends: first one, it's structure form becomes more separately, but the industry tends to amalgamation; secondly, technology service chain extend from GCP to the two ends; and it's service objects transfer from chemistry and nature drug to biopharmaceutical; the last, it's space shift takes on the character of the conjunction of steps and centralization.④We should advance the drug R&D service industry by improving the industry circumstance, industrialization and self capacity. |