Biogen Idec, Inc. (Massachusetts), Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Bayer AG Among Top Sponsors Rated by Investigative Sites in New CenterWatch Inc. Survey

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 2,000 global investigative sites rate the best biopharmaceutical companies to work for in a new survey conducted by CenterWatch, a leading provider of global clinical trials information. The survey results were released today in the March issue of The CenterWatch Monthly newsletter. Biogen Idec, Forest Laboratories and Bayer claimed the top three spots in CenterWatch’s bi-annual 2013 Global Investigative Site Relationship survey, receiving the highest average rating across 36 relationship attributes. Tied for fourth were Novo Nordisk and Takeda Pharmaceutical, while Boehringer-Ingelheim and Gilead Sciences both finished fifth. Three other sponsors—Daiichi Sankyo, Roche and Sanofi—rounded out the top 10.