2011 Q1/Global Life Sciences



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    21 Feb 2011

  • Total URLs tested:

    61,376

  • Total tests run:

    20,064,616

  • Total number of PDF's:

    4,516

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    2.84%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    85.47%

  • Pages missing a title:

    3.76%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    46.71%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    98.36%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Helsinn Healthcare S.A. (http://www.helsinn.com/) - 19,895 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    Newron (http://www.newron.com/)




Accessibility and Performance rankings Expand / contract icon

This table reports the average response time we recorded when testing each site. A response time above 0.7 seconds can have a negative effect on user experience.

This table reports the percentage of pages on the sites we tested that passed automated WCAG 1.0 A and AA testing (0 means every page had an issue).

Organisation Avg. Response Download (kB/s)
Newron 0.01 5039.58
BioPartners GmbH 0.03 358.06
Pharmakon Ltd. 0.05 167.21
Med Discovery S.A. 0.05 408.47
Sanofi-Aventis 0.05 1949.70
Vifor (International​) Ltd. 0.05 706.11
Gruenenthal Pharma A​G 0.05 285.43
Lipideon Biotechnolo​gy AG 0.06 742.67
GlycoVaxyn AG 0.06 564.68
3-V Biosciences GmbH​ 0.06 277.41
Dr. Wild &​ Co. AG 0.06 269.42
Covagen AG 0.06 430.78
ESBATECH AG 0.06 529.18
Novelty Pharma Galen​ical Development and​ Documentation 0.06 260.10
Takeda Pharma AG 0.06 125.47
Ergonex Pharma GmbH 0.06 643.40
Lumavita AG 0.06 539.70
Pentapharm (DSM Nutr​itional Products AG)​ 0.07 214.82
AstraZeneca 0.07 3450.96
Tricom GmbH, Pharma ​Division 0.07 573.65
Aurora Pharma GmbH 0.07 387.56
Max Zeller Söhne AG​ 0.07 792.07
A. Menarini AG 0.07 398.19
Boehringer Ingelheim​ Schweiz GmbH 0.07 165.31
Medipol SA 0.07 905.53
LEO Pharmaceutical P​roducts Sarath Ltd. 0.07 172.16
Tillotts Pharma AG 0.08 315.61
Medena 0.08 240.38
Streuli Pharma AG 0.08 112.37
Addex Pharmaceutical​s 0.08 1200.95
Cytos Biotechnology ​AG 0.08 1049.16
AC Immune SA 0.08 942.57
GeNeuro SA 0.08 1026.69
APR Applied Pharma R​esearch s.a. 0.08 201.81
Bristol-Myers Squibb​ SA 0.08 3304.47
Evolva SA 0.08 1082.30
Auris Medical AG 0.09 187.35
Spirig Pharma AG 0.09 306.57
Helvepharm AG 0.09 935.91
GKL Biotec AG 0.09 191.94
OMIDA AG 0.09 514.07
4-Antibody AG 0.09 278.17
Actelion Ltd. 0.10 1644.66
Axentis Pharma AG 0.10 221.01
Nycomed Internationa​l Management GmbH 0.10 163.71
Ferring Internationa​l Center SA 0.10 401.28
Arpida AG 0.10 1328.86
Biogen Idec Internat​ional GmbH 0.11 251.36
GlaxoSmithKline AG 0.11 574.93
Merz Pharma (Schweiz​) AG 0.12 234.57
Debiopharm S.A. 0.12 1135.79
Kenta Biotech AG 0.13 339.89
GenKyoTex SA 0.13 330.61
Solvay Pharma AG 0.14 180.36
Merck Sharp &​ Dohme-Chibret AG 0.14 66.54
Octapharma AG 0.14 1010.18
Cilag AG 0.14 481.97
PFC Pharma Focus Swi​tzerland 0.14 85.38
Schwabe Pharma AG 0.14 593.42
Cryo-Save AG 0.14 151.68
Novo Nordisk Pharma ​AG 0.15 289.61
Merck 0.15 73.29
Axenoll AG 0.15 356.94
Acino Holding AG 0.15 1292.55
Lunamed AG 0.15 149.62
Mepha Pharma AG 0.15 181.49
Medinova AG 0.15 348.59
Pfizer 0.16 526.76
Bayer Schweiz AG 0.16 458.90
Siegfried AG 0.16 891.94
Neurimmune Therapeut​ics AG 0.17 758.45
Novartis Internation​al AG 0.17 280.53
Novartis Pharma Schw​eiz AG 0.17 278.15
Genzyme GmbH 0.18 60.46
Redbiotec AG 0.18 733.62
Geistlich Pharma AG 0.19 142.90
F. Hoffmann-La Roche​ AG (Worldwide) 0.19 4178.26
Abbott Laboratories 0.19 291.69
Crucell | Berna Biot​ech Ltd 0.20 749.75
Johnson &​ Johnson Pharmaceuti​cal Research &​ Development 0.20 260.86
ArisGen SA 0.20 239.22
Anavex Life Sciences​ Corp. 0.20 374.95
Eli Lilly 0.21 306.13
Nycomed Pharma AG 0.21 644.38
Molecular Partners 0.21 165.00
Bristol-Myers Squibb​ 0.23 71.50
GlaxoSmithKline 0.24 506.97
MEDA Pharma GmbH 0.24 325.73
Johnson &​ Johnson 0.25 318.56
Multipharma 0.26 305.08
F. Hoffmann-La Roche​ AG (CH) 0.26 522.98
Nitec Pharma AG 0.26 60.63
Mundipharma Medical ​Company 0.27 292.91
Baxter Switzerland 0.27 186.99
Permamed AG 0.28 378.26
Teva Pharma AG 0.29 572.61
AmVac AG 0.29 729.83
Galenica Ltd. 0.29 801.57
PharmaSwiss SA - HQ 0.30 255.47
Merck Serono Interna​tional SA 0.31 575.11
CSL Behring AG 0.31 171.58
Galderma Pharma SA 0.31 323.45
mondoBIOTECH AG 0.32 1408.80
BioVersys GmbH 0.33 193.09
Lundbeck (Schweiz) A​G 0.34 369.47
NovImmune 0.36 141.24
OM PHARMA 0.38 82.21
Virbac Schweiz AG 0.43 510.49
Antares Pharma AG 0.47 314.71
Neurotune 0.56 449.89
Basilea Pharmaceutic​a Ltd. 0.64 605.98
Neurim Pharmaceutica​ls S.A. 0.68 53.72
Helsinn Healthcare S​.A. 0.68 438.10
AstraZeneca AG 0.98 359.83
Kuros Biosurgery AG 2.05 193.72
Organisation A AA
Antares Pharma AG100.0059.26
F. Hoffmann-La Roche​ AG (CH)100.0035.20
Cilag AG100.0012.00
Lunamed AG100.008.33
Actelion Ltd.100.004.80
Acino Holding AG100.000.00
Arpida AG100.000.00
AstraZeneca100.000.00
AstraZeneca AG100.000.00
BioPartners GmbH100.000.00
BioVersys GmbH100.000.00
Biogen Idec Internat​ional GmbH100.000.00
Covagen AG100.000.00
Evolva SA100.000.00
Galenica Ltd.100.000.00
Johnson &​ Johnson Pharmaceuti​cal Research &​ Development100.000.00
Kuros Biosurgery AG100.000.00
Lumavita AG100.000.00
MEDA Pharma GmbH100.000.00
Neurimmune Therapeut​ics AG100.000.00
OMIDA AG100.000.00
Tricom GmbH, Pharma ​Division100.000.00
Virbac Schweiz AG100.000.00
Basilea Pharmaceutic​a Ltd.99.205.60
Addex Pharmaceutical​s99.200.00
AmVac AG99.200.00
Medinova AG99.200.00
Nycomed Pharma AG99.200.00
PharmaSwiss SA - HQ99.200.00
Abbott Laboratories98.400.00
Cytos Biotechnology ​AG98.400.00
Siegfried AG98.400.00
Newron97.870.00
F. Hoffmann-La Roche​ AG (Worldwide)97.6012.00
Debiopharm S.A.96.800.00
Ferring Internationa​l Center SA96.800.00
Sanofi-Aventis96.800.00
Axenoll AG94.590.00
Neurotune94.340.00
Helvepharm AG94.030.00
4-Antibody AG94.000.00
Novartis Internation​al AG93.600.00
Lundbeck (Schweiz) A​G92.960.00
Axentis Pharma AG90.000.00
Eli Lilly89.600.00
CSL Behring AG85.530.00
LEO Pharmaceutical P​roducts Sarath Ltd.83.610.00
Bristol-Myers Squibb​83.200.00
Merz Pharma (Schweiz​) AG80.000.00
Octapharma AG78.400.00
Crucell | Berna Biot​ech Ltd73.330.00
Nycomed Internationa​l Management GmbH66.670.00
Pfizer60.800.00
Streuli Pharma AG55.200.00
Dr. Wild &​ Co. AG47.250.00
Bristol-Myers Squibb​ SA46.150.00
Medipol SA45.2428.57
Pentapharm (DSM Nutr​itional Products AG)​41.980.00
Anavex Life Sciences​ Corp.34.1724.17
Lipideon Biotechnolo​gy AG30.000.00
Baxter Switzerland29.600.00
Johnson &​ Johnson28.000.00
Multipharma26.470.00
Gruenenthal Pharma A​G24.000.00
Boehringer Ingelheim​ Schweiz GmbH23.200.00
Max Zeller Söhne AG​22.400.00
Merck Serono Interna​tional SA20.0014.40
Bayer Schweiz AG20.000.00
GlaxoSmithKline20.000.00
NovImmune18.400.00
Aurora Pharma GmbH10.840.00
Pharmakon Ltd.10.000.00
Spirig Pharma AG8.800.00
Solvay Pharma AG8.700.00
Merck Sharp &​ Dohme-Chibret AG8.330.00
A. Menarini AG8.004.00
AC Immune SA7.690.00
Redbiotec AG5.710.00
Galderma Pharma SA4.391.75
Geistlich Pharma AG4.000.00
Mepha Pharma AG4.000.00
Novartis Pharma Schw​eiz AG4.000.00
Helsinn Healthcare S​.A.3.170.00
Tillotts Pharma AG3.170.00
Merck2.400.00
Teva Pharma AG2.400.00
Cryo-Save AG2.060.00
Auris Medical AG1.870.00
Mundipharma Medical ​Company1.600.00
Medena1.090.00
GlaxoSmithKline AG0.800.00
PFC Pharma Focus Swi​tzerland0.800.00
Permamed AG0.800.00
Schwabe Pharma AG0.800.00
3-V Biosciences GmbH​0.000.00
APR Applied Pharma R​esearch s.a.0.000.00
ArisGen SA0.000.00
ESBATECH AG0.000.00
Ergonex Pharma GmbH0.000.00
GKL Biotec AG0.000.00
GeNeuro SA0.000.00
GenKyoTex SA0.000.00
Genzyme GmbH0.000.00
GlycoVaxyn AG0.000.00
Kenta Biotech AG0.000.00
Med Discovery S.A.0.000.00
Molecular Partners0.000.00
Neurim Pharmaceutica​ls S.A.0.000.00
Nitec Pharma AG0.000.00
Novelty Pharma Galen​ical Development and​ Documentation0.000.00
Novo Nordisk Pharma ​AG0.000.00
OM PHARMA0.000.00
Takeda Pharma AG0.000.00
Vifor (International​) Ltd.0.000.00
mondoBIOTECH AG0.000.00
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • ArisGen SA
  • Axentis Pharma AG
  • Cilag AG
  • GlaxoSmithKline AG
  • Kuros Biosurgery AG
  • Lumavita AG
  • Lunamed AG
  • Med Discovery S.A.
  • Medinova AG
  • Molecular Partners
  • Newron
  • Pentapharm (DSM Nutritional Products AG)
  • Permamed AG
  • Pharmakon Ltd.
  • Solvay Pharma AG
  • Takeda Pharma AG
  • Tricom GmbH, Pharma Division
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • 3-V Biosciences GmbH
  • APR Applied Pharma Research s.a.
  • ArisGen SA
  • Ergonex Pharma GmbH
  • ESBATECH AG
  • GeNeuro SA
  • GenKyoTex SA
  • Genzyme GmbH
  • GKL Biotec AG
  • GlycoVaxyn AG
  • Kenta Biotech AG
  • Med Discovery S.A.
  • Molecular Partners
  • mondoBIOTECH AG
  • Neurim Pharmaceuticals S.A.
  • Nitec Pharma AG
  • Novelty Pharma Galenical Development and Documentation
  • Novo Nordisk Pharma AG
  • OM PHARMA
  • Takeda Pharma AG
  • Vifor (International) Ltd.
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • Abbott AG
  • Allergan AG
  • Alpex Pharma SA
  • AMGEN Switzerland AG
  • Anergis
  • Dybly
  • IBSA
  • Janssen-Cilag
  • Eli Lilly Schweiz
  • Pfizer
  • Robapharm AG
  • Wyeth Pharmaceuticals AG
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PDF testing

25.4% of checked PDFs were not tagged for accessibility.

Sitemorse performs twenty eight checks on PDF documents as part of our website benchmarking to ensure users do not experience problems such as broken links, or failing email addresses - we are also the first to test the accessibility compliance of PDF's.

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Top ten functional failures

The most common categories of functional failure.

url/fetch/notfound
File not found
51.65%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
26.34%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
9.58%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
6.39%
url/fetch/badscheme
URL scheme was unrecognised
1.60%
url/fetch/accessdenied
Access is denied
1.48%
url/fetch/timeout
Timeout downloading file
1.31%
url/fetch/noeoh
No end-of-headers found in HTTP response
0.97%
url/fetch/exception
Exception while downloading file
0.40%
url/fetch/redirectloop
Redirect points back to the original page
0.06%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
29.36%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
19.67%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
13.17%
file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
12.79%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
8.30%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
4.95%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
2.79%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
2.41%
file/html/missingattr
A start tag is missing required attributes
2.36%
file/url/badquery
Illegal character in URL query section
1.16%