In pharmaceuticals, the global players are extremely interested in the research and development progress of their competitors.
We have been asked to find out where clinical trials of particular drugs were being undertaken in Australia, at what stage they were up to and whether anything was starting to emerge from the trials. Projects have involved intelligence on potential cancer and HIV aids drugs, or have been as simple and detailed as obtaining the full written instructions packaged with a particular prescription medication.
In one instance we were able to show the client that their view of the competitors production and marketing intentions for the drug was mistaken, and in another that clinical trials were more advanced than they had thought.