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GMP CONTRACT MANUFACTURING There are approximately 70 companies in the world currently offering GMP contract manufacturing services. About 30 are based in or have operations in North America, the remainder are principally in Europe, with one company each in Japan, Singapore, South Korea, South Africa and Australia. 2003 the worldwide contract manufacturing market for biopharmaceuticals was valued at approximately 1.3 billion USD, by 2010 it is projected to exceed 3.7 billion USD A 2004 survey indicated that approximately 35 per cent of biopharmaceutical companies outsourced some of their biomanufacturing activities, ranging from bioprocess development to commercial manufacturing. This number is expected to grow to 50 per cent by 2008.