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CRO Activity and Intel Report Q3 2026
This report offers an in-depth analysis of the contract research organization (CRO) industry, categorized by geography, therapeutic area, and phase of development for Q3 2026.
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Macroeconomic Analysis
United Kingdom (UK) PESTLE Insights: A Macroeconomic Outlook Report
In 2025, the largest share of gross value added (GVA) came from financial intermediation, real estate, and business activities, accounting for 21.9%. Mining, manufacturing, and utilities followed with a 13.0% contribution, while wholesale, retail trade, and hotels accounted for 12.7%. Looking ahead to 2026, these sectors are projected to expand in nominal terms by 3.3%, 3.0%, and 3.0%, respectively. London and Manchester contributed 37.0% to the country’s GDP and were home to 26.7% of the UK’s population, as of 2025,...
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Thematic Analysis
Deep Dive into Europe's Emerging AI Start-Ups: Strategic Intelligence
AI start-ups are raising record amounts of funding in Europe. While AI funding in Europe remains relatively modest compared to the US, it is growing rapidly. Key beneficiaries in 2026 include Mistral, Ineffable Intelligence, AMI Labs, and ElevenLabs. While foreign investment typically leads European funding rounds, there is a growing amount of public funding via the likes of Scaleup Europe and the UK’s AI Sovereign Fund.
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Thematic Analysis
Deep Dive into Sustainable Packaging: Strategic Intelligence
Sustainable packaging is a key element of the circular economy. It reduces environmental impact across the full life cycle, from material sourcing and production to use, collection, and end-of-life management. The transition requires more than substituting one material for another: companies must combine better design and low-impact materials with systems that support reuse, refill, return, recycling, and composting.
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Sector Analysis
Russia Cards and Payments: Opportunities and Risks to 2030
GlobalData’s ‘Russia Cards and Payments: Opportunities and Risks to 2030' report provides detailed analysis of market trends in Russia cards and payments industry. It provides values and volumes for a number of key performance indicators in the industry, including debit, and credit cards during the review-period (2022–26e). The report also analyzes various payment card markets operating in the industry and provides detailed information on the number of cards in circulation, transaction values and volumes during the review-period and over the...
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Thematic Analysis
Alternative Fuels in Energy Transition: Strategic Intelligence
Alternative fuels are becoming central to the energy transition as governments, companies, and end users seek lower-carbon options beyond conventional petroleum fuels. GlobalData defines alternative fuels as transport fuels that do not originate from crude oil. This report focuses on molecules: biofuels, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), low-carbon hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, and e-fuels, which can reduce lifecycle emissions across road, aviation, and marine transport.
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Sector Analysis
Sponsorship Sector Report - Automotive - APAC 2026
Automotive brands spent a record $359.5m on sponsorship of Asia-Pacific (APAC) sport in 2025, up 64.7% on 2020, across 382 active deals and 274 brands. This report uses GlobalData Sport Intelligence Center deal data for 2020–2025 to show where automotive sponsorship value sits in APAC: by deal market, brand HQ, sub-industry, sport, property type, partnership status and deal length. It profiles the leading brands, including Tata Motors, Toyota, Kia, Nissan and BKT, tracks the rise of tire brands and Chinese...
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Sector Analysis
Petrochemicals New-Build and Expansion Projects Outlook by Key Commodities, Region and Development Stage to 2030
Why Does the Global Petrochemicals Projects Market Matter? The global petrochemicals industry is entering a significant period of capacity expansion, with emerging economies such as China, India, and Indonesia driving investment through 2030. Strong domestic demand, expanding manufacturing and construction sectors, and growing consumer markets are encouraging producers to develop new facilities and expand existing capacity. Well-developed infrastructure and government support are further strengthening the investment environment, while export ambitions are supporting the development of integrated petrochemical facilities. These projects...
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Sector Analysis
Global Car Rental Market Trends: Regional Analysis and Competitive Landscape
GlobalData’s car rental market report provides in-depth analysis of the key market trends that are shaping the future of the car rental market globally. Detailed market insight is provided at a regional level and company profiles for the leading players are also provided.
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Sector Analysis
M&A in the Contract Manufacturing Industry: Implications and Outlook - 2026 Edition
This report is the sixth edition of our analysis of mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical contract manufacturing industry. It provides strategic bio/pharmaceutical insight on M&A deals involving CMOs and CDMOs.