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Fortrea Holdings Inc.

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Fortrea's traditional global CRO model may face margin and volume pressure when rapid Chinese enrollment and locally integrated development networks offer sponsors a lower-cost alternative.

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China Becomes Pharma's Global R&D Engine

Western drugmakers are licensing clinically validated Chinese molecules rather than relying solely on expensive in-house discovery.

BEAR side — Fortrea's traditional global CRO model may face margin and volume pressure when rapid Chinese enrollment and locally integrated development networks offer sponsors a lower-cost alternative.

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