1  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND METHODOLOGY     

  Executive Summary     
 
   The Sacred Cow Is Being Shipped Out: R&D Outsourcing and Offshoring to Asia Is on the Rise and It Will Continue   
   Study Highlights and Key Findings   
 
  Methodology and Scope     
 
   Scope   
   Methodology   
   Legend--An Explaination of Acronyms in this Research Service   
 
2  THE CHANGING FACE OF R&D     
 
  Outsourcing: The Whats, Whys and Why Nots     
 
   Introduction   
   Outsourcing Approaches   
 
  Marco Polo 500 Years On: Outsourcing R&D to Asia     
 
   Why Asia: Key Drivers   
   Joint Product Development   
   Why Not Asia: Key Restraints   
   University Research Centers and their Role in Offshore R&D   
 
  Going the Whole Hog: Offshoring R&D to Asia     
 
   Types of Offshore R&D: Is it Technology or Cost Driven?   
   Why They Are All Doing It: Key Offshoring Drivers   
   Roadblocks on the Bandwagon's Trail: Key Offshoring Challenges   
   Strategy--What to Examine When Deciding Whether to Outsource   
   R&D Offshoring Initiatives in India   
   R&D Offshoring Initiatives in China   
 
  Hybrid Approaches to Outsourcing R&D     
 
 
  A Look at the Countries Themselves     
 
   Asia Deconstructed--An Evaluation of Strengths and Weaknesses   
   India: Still Top Dog   
   Footnote: How the 2004 Indian Election Results Will Affect Outsourcing   
   China: An Evaluation of Strengths and Weaknesses   
   India versus China: Comparing the Outsourcing Prizefighters   
 
  Government Policy and Regulations     
 
   An Introductory Note--Companies are Proud of Offshore Operations But Hesitant About Publicity   
   ICT and General Outsourcing Policy Directives in Asia   
   Biotechnology and Healthcare Outsourcing Policy and Regulations in Asia   
   “Thou Shalt Not Outsource”--Adverse Reactions in the US   
   Co-existing Instead of Competing: Strategies for Smaller Countries   
 
3  OUTSOURCING TECHNOLOGY IN INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS     
 
  Why and Where to Outsource ICT R&D: Key Drivers and Country Focus     
 
   Key Drivers   
   India as an ICT R&D Outsourcing Destination   
   China as an ICT R&D Outsourcing Destination   
   Philippines as an ICT R&D Outsourcing Destination   
 
  Research and Development in ICT Outsourcing and Offshoring in Asia     
 
   Research at India's Offshore Software R&D Centers   
   Fuzzy Logic Can Help Identify Rock Parameters    
   Microsoft Research in China   
   Shape Model Can Extract and Recognize Facial Features    
   Distributed Distance Measurement for Large-scale Networks   
   Intoto Research India’s New Intrusion Prevention System   
   Allocating Bandwidth More Efficiently   
   A Class of Networks for Identifying Parametric Structures   
   Expression Trees for Delayed-Load Architectures   
   Algorithm Identifies Connected Components in Digital Images   
 
4  OUTSOURCING TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE     
 
  Introduction     
 
   Key Drivers   
   Biotechnology in Asia   
   India--The World's Biotech R&D Hub?   
 
  A Note on Contract Research Organizations     
 
   CROs and their Emergence in Asia   
   Benefits and Risks of CROs   
   Drivers and Restraints for CRO Growth in Asia   
 
  Research and Development in Healthcare Outsourcing and Offshoring in Asia     
 
   Removal of Hepatitis A Virus from Water    
   Mutational Analysis of Bacteriophage    
   Detection of Hepatitis E Virus in Swine   
   Nicholas Piramal to Test Cancer Drug   
   GlaxoSmithKline to Hold Global Trials in India   
 
5  OUTSOURCING TECHNOLOGY IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR     
 
  Why Outsource Industrial R&D     
 
   Key Drivers   
 
  Research and Development in Industrial Outsourcing and Offshoring in Asia     
 
   Power System Stabilizer Is Based on Artificial Neural Networks   
   Aluminum Matrix Composites from 3M   
   Research at the John F. Welch Technology Center   
   Nickel-based Carbon Nanotube Composite Coatings    
   Time Projection Chamber Acts As a Particle Detector   
   Curve Offset for Computer-aided Design Applications   
   Carbon Nanoparticles for Hydrogen Storage   
   Conducting Polyaniline Composites with Myriad Applications   
   Revolutionary Test for Printed Circuit Board Failures   
 
6  OUTSOURCING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ACTIVITY     
 
  R&D Outsourcing/Offshoring Industry News in Asia      
 
   Information and Communications Technologies   
   Healthcare Technologies   
   Industrial Technologies   
 
  Who's Wooing and Who's Coy: Mergers and Acquisitions     
 
   M&A Efficacy in the R&D Outsourcing Arena   
   M&A News from Asia   
 
7  PATENT OVERVIEW AND COMPANY PROFILES     
 
  Patents     
 
   Patents in ICT    
   Patents in Healthcare Technologies   
   Patents in Industrial Technologies   
 
  The Movers: Selected Offshore R&D Center Profiles     
 
   John F. Welch Technology Centre (General Electric)   
   Hewlett-Packard Labs Bangalore   
   Microsoft Research China   
   Lucent Technologies China    
   Agilent Technologies Singapore   
   IBM India Research Laboratories   
   Oracle China Labs   
 
  The Shakers: Selected Outsource Provider Profiles     
 
   Wipro Technologies   
   Biocon India Limited   
   Biovail   
   Industrial Technology Research Institute (Taiwan)   
   Infosys Technologies Limited   
 
  Key Research Contacts     
 
   Key Research Contacts   
 
8  FROST & SULLIVAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARDS 2004     
 
  Excellence in Technology     
 
   Award Description   
   Award Recipient   
 
  Technology Leadership     
 
   Award Description   
   Award Recipient   
 
9  DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE     
 
  Decision Support Database Tables Relating to Outsourcing Technology      
 
   Number of Biotech Companies in the APAC Region   
   Number of Internet Subscribers in the APAC Region   
   Broadband Subscribers in the APAC Region   
   Per Capita Disposable Income in the APAC Region