The difference between outsourcing success and failure is often in CMO selection. In addition to having the basic tools and expertise required for your project, a CMO needs to be a good fit--in tune with both a client's corporate culture and processes, and in sync with both scheduling and reporting needs. We approached Nice Insight, which has developed an analytical system for scoring and a growing database of CMO ratings based on client perception and awareness. We asked Nice to prowl its CMO database to develop a Top 10 list based on 5 bread-and-butter contract manufacturing functions: process optimization; lyophilization; fill/finish; packaging; and stability, storage and testing. Read the report