Frost and Sullivan, the global market guru, suggests that Contract Bio-Manufacturing is likely to grow at a CAGR of 60% between now and 2019. The growth will be due to the fact that many ($60Billion worth) of pharmaceutical patents will be expiring over the period. Given the costs and risks associated with starting or re-purposing manufacturing lines in the pharma industry, pharma manufacturers who wish to capitalize on producing lower-cost generics will resort to going with Contract Manufacturers. More