Benchmark Report

We analyzed 199 pharma companies. 74% are at risk.

Pharma companies sell molecules, trial data, and the regulatory packages that turn them into one another. Our 2026 analysis of 199 pharma, biotech, and CRO firms found a structural gap: governance stops at the sponsor's door, and that's no longer governance at all. Benchmark your organization against the industry average of 39.6/40 and find your specific exposure.

The 8-dimensional exposure index used to score 199 pharma, biotech, and CRO organizations

Why a single Phase III trial creates a data supply chain no sponsor can fully see or govern

The shadow AI reality: 38% of sponsors confirm AI tool use, and why that's the floor, not the ceiling

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What's inside

Inside the report.

The exposure index

How we scored 199 pharma, biotech, and CRO organizations across an 8-dimensional structural risk model, and where the industry average actually sits.

The custody gap

Why governance disappears the moment a file leaves the platform, and how a single Phase III trial creates a data supply chain no sponsor can fully see.

The hidden cost

The shadow AI reality behind the 38% of sponsors running confirmed AI tools, and a worksheet to quantify what unmanaged exposure is actually costing you.