2011 Q3/Global Life Sciences



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    15 Aug 2011

  • Total URLs tested:

    68,606

  • Total tests run:

    22,430,590

  • Total number of PDF's:

    5,140

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    3.45%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    87.78%

  • Pages missing a title:

    4.74%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    44.80%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    98.29%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Helsinn Healthcare S.A. (http://www.helsinn.com/) - 20,213 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 2905.83
BioPartners GmbH 0.03 385.26
Lumavita AG 0.04 554.60
Pharmakon Ltd. 0.04 134.30
Med Discovery S.A. 0.05 395.41
Aurora Pharma GmbH 0.05 378.26
A. Menarini AG 0.05 360.36
Tricom GmbH, Pharma ​Division 0.06 390.97
Helvepharm AG 0.06 221.12
Pentapharm (DSM Nutr​itional Products AG)​ 0.06 231.46
Lipideon Biotechnolo​gy AG 0.06 790.41
Medena 0.06 292.52
GKL Biotec AG 0.06 371.25
ESBATECH AG 0.06 545.19
Ergonex Pharma GmbH 0.07 612.18
Novelty Pharma Galen​ical Development and​ Documentation 0.07 254.21
GlycoVaxyn AG 0.07 430.04
Covagen AG 0.07 413.94
Medipol SA 0.07 863.38
LEO Pharmaceutical P​roducts Sarath Ltd. 0.07 186.69
AstraZeneca 0.08 4049.58
Cytos Biotechnology ​AG 0.08 984.95
4-Antibody AG 0.08 473.04
Bristol-Myers Squibb​ SA 0.08 4098.06
AC Immune SA 0.08 984.97
GenKyoTex SA 0.08 421.64
GeNeuro SA 0.09 461.25
Gruenenthal Pharma A​G 0.09 247.97
F. Hoffmann-La Roche​ AG (CH) 0.09 633.77
APR Applied Pharma R​esearch s.a. 0.09 253.27
Streuli Pharma AG 0.09 142.67
Mepha Pharma AG 0.09 595.54
ArisGen SA 0.09 824.84
Sanofi-Aventis 0.09 1348.57
OMIDA AG 0.09 503.26
Max Zeller Söhne AG 0.10 662.14
Merz Pharma (Schweiz​) AG 0.10 212.72
Boehringer Ingelheim​ Schweiz GmbH 0.10 507.50
Spirig Pharma AG 0.10 363.76
Addex Pharmaceutical​s 0.10 1359.31
Actelion Ltd. 0.10 1631.13
Cilag AG 0.11 596.40
AmVac AG 0.11 227.49
Medinova AG 0.11 334.24
Ferring Internationa​l Center SA 0.12 264.66
Cryo-Save AG 0.12 383.80
Lundbeck (Schweiz) A​G 0.12 398.80
GlaxoSmithKline AG 0.12 178.55
Octapharma AG 0.12 915.47
Debiopharm S.A. 0.13 963.85
Schwabe Pharma AG 0.13 661.06
Axentis Pharma AG 0.13 258.24
Biogen Idec Internat​ional GmbH 0.14 276.82
Merck Sharp &​ Dohme-Chibret AG 0.15 67.34
Neurimmune Therapeut​ics AG 0.15 549.94
PFC Pharma Focus Swi​tzerland 0.15 91.34
Novo Nordisk Pharma ​AG 0.15 413.37
Auris Medical AG 0.15 142.96
Merck 0.15 72.86
Kenta Biotech AG 0.16 320.52
Geistlich Pharma AG 0.16 184.42
Siegfried AG 0.16 824.16
Tillotts Pharma AG 0.16 515.94
Solvay Pharma AG 0.17 151.25
Molecular Partners 0.17 111.22
Merck Serono Interna​tional SA 0.18 941.13
Genzyme GmbH 0.18 67.49
Novartis Internation​al AG 0.18 258.13
Pfizer 0.18 480.53
Novartis Pharma Schw​eiz AG 0.20 269.51
Multipharma 0.20 361.17
F. Hoffmann-La Roche​ AG (Worldwide) 0.20 3484.86
Acino Holding AG 0.20 1315.53
MEDA Pharma GmbH 0.20 356.92
Anavex Life Sciences​ Corp. 0.21 233.09
PharmaSwiss SA - HQ 0.21 236.93
Crucell | Berna Biot​ech Ltd 0.21 443.89
Vifor (International​) Ltd. 0.21 750.15
Lunamed AG 0.22 140.28
Dr. Wild &​ Co. AG 0.22 621.73
GlaxoSmithKline 0.22 316.45
Johnson &​ Johnson 0.23 343.29
Permamed AG 0.24 347.84
Arpida AG 0.24 1266.97
Bayer Schweiz AG 0.25 636.08
Galenica Ltd. 0.25 1577.12
Eli Lilly 0.26 248.34
Abbott Laboratories 0.26 264.74
Virbac Schweiz AG 0.27 741.93
Johnson &​ Johnson Pharmaceuti​cal Research &​ Development 0.27 154.79
Evolva SA 0.27 1249.80
Neurotune 0.27 470.98
Teva Pharma AG 0.27 491.89
Allergan AG 0.28 175.05
Bristol-Myers Squibb​ 0.31 98.13
Neurim Pharmaceutica​ls S.A. 0.32 359.61
BioVersys GmbH 0.32 179.04
Mundipharma Medical ​Company 0.32 313.80
Redbiotec AG 0.32 813.34
Nitec Pharma AG 0.33 49.90
NovImmune 0.36 144.92
Galderma Pharma SA 0.36 251.66
OM PHARMA 0.37 67.77
mondoBIOTECH AG 0.38 1259.20
Antares Pharma AG 0.58 343.57
Basilea Pharmaceutic​a Ltd. 0.61 938.55
Helsinn Healthcare S​.A. 0.64 444.16
Nycomed Internationa​l Management GmbH 0.64 281.58
CSL Behring AG 0.69 60.26
Nycomed Pharma AG 0.92 540.27
Wyeth Pharmaceutical​s AG 0.94 948.92
Pfizer (Switzerland)​ 0.96 842.53
Kuros Biosurgery AG 1.05 213.94
AstraZeneca AG 1.09 335.55
Baxter Switzerland 1.38 4.29
Organisation A AA
F. Hoffmann-La Roche​ AG (CH)100.0039.20
Antares Pharma AG100.0022.40
Cilag AG100.0012.80
Lunamed AG100.008.33
Neurim Pharmaceutica​ls S.A.100.005.00
Vifor (International​) Ltd.100.004.00
Acino Holding AG100.000.00
Actelion Ltd.100.000.00
AmVac AG100.000.00
Arpida AG100.000.00
AstraZeneca100.000.00
BioPartners GmbH100.000.00
BioVersys GmbH100.000.00
Biogen Idec Internat​ional GmbH100.000.00
Boehringer Ingelheim​ Schweiz GmbH100.000.00
Covagen AG100.000.00
Dr. Wild &​ Co. 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
Neurimmune Therapeut​ics AG100.000.00
Nycomed Internationa​l Management GmbH100.000.00
OMIDA AG100.000.00
Tillotts Pharma AG100.000.00
Tricom GmbH, Pharma ​Division100.000.00
Virbac Schweiz AG100.000.00
Abbott Laboratories99.200.00
Addex Pharmaceutical​s99.200.00
AstraZeneca AG99.200.00
Basilea Pharmaceutic​a Ltd.99.200.00
Ferring Internationa​l Center SA99.200.00
Nycomed Pharma AG99.200.00
Siegfried AG99.200.00
4-Antibody AG98.410.00
Newron98.040.00
Medinova AG97.600.00
MEDA Pharma GmbH96.800.00
Helvepharm AG96.000.00
Debiopharm S.A.95.200.00
Sanofi-Aventis95.200.00
Neurotune95.080.00
F. Hoffmann-La Roche​ AG (Worldwide)92.8018.40
Eli Lilly92.800.00
Novartis Internation​al AG91.200.00
Axentis Pharma AG90.000.00
Lundbeck (Schweiz) A​G88.100.00
Cytos Biotechnology ​AG87.200.00
CSL Behring AG86.670.00
Allergan AG83.200.00
Merz Pharma (Schweiz​) AG80.000.00
LEO Pharmaceutical P​roducts Sarath Ltd.75.930.00
Crucell | Berna Biot​ech Ltd73.330.00
Bristol-Myers Squibb​72.800.00
Octapharma AG72.000.00
Streuli Pharma AG57.600.00
Bristol-Myers Squibb​ SA50.770.00
Medipol SA45.2428.57
PharmaSwiss SA - HQ44.000.00
Pentapharm (DSM Nutr​itional Products AG)​37.630.00
Baxter Switzerland33.600.00
Lipideon Biotechnolo​gy AG30.000.00
Multipharma28.570.00
Johnson &​ Johnson27.200.00
Bayer Schweiz AG26.400.00
Anavex Life Sciences​ Corp.24.0016.00
Merck Serono Interna​tional SA23.2016.80
GlaxoSmithKline22.400.80
Max Zeller Söhne AG22.400.00
NovImmune17.600.00
Gruenenthal Pharma A​G15.200.00
Aurora Pharma GmbH10.710.00
Pharmakon Ltd.10.000.00
Spirig Pharma AG9.600.00
Solvay Pharma AG8.700.00
AC Immune SA7.690.00
Novartis Pharma Schw​eiz AG6.400.00
Redbiotec AG6.060.00
Merck Sharp &​ Dohme-Chibret AG5.620.00
Pfizer5.600.80
Galderma Pharma SA4.241.69
A. Menarini AG4.170.00
Geistlich Pharma AG4.000.00
Mepha Pharma AG4.000.00
Teva Pharma AG4.000.00
Helsinn Healthcare S​.A.3.170.00
APR Applied Pharma R​esearch s.a.2.400.00
Merck2.400.00
Cryo-Save AG1.960.00
Auris Medical AG1.800.00
Mundipharma Medical ​Company1.600.00
Nitec Pharma AG1.600.00
Permamed AG1.600.00
Medena1.080.00
PFC Pharma Focus Swi​tzerland0.800.00
Schwabe Pharma AG0.800.00
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
GlaxoSmithKline AG0.000.00
GlycoVaxyn AG0.000.00
Kenta Biotech AG0.000.00
Med Discovery S.A.0.000.00
Molecular Partners0.000.00
Novelty Pharma Galen​ical Development and​ Documentation0.000.00
Novo Nordisk Pharma ​AG0.000.00
OM PHARMA0.000.00
Pfizer (Switzerland)​0.000.00
Wyeth Pharmaceutical​s AG0.000.00
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
  • Med Discovery S.A.
  • Molecular Partners
  • Mundipharma Medical Company
  • Pharmakon Ltd.
  • Siegfried 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.

  • ArisGen SA
  • Ergonex Pharma GmbH
  • ESBATECH AG
  • GeNeuro SA
  • GenKyoTex SA
  • Genzyme GmbH
  • GKL Biotec AG
  • GlaxoSmithKline AG
  • GlycoVaxyn AG
  • Kenta Biotech AG
  • Med Discovery S.A.
  • Molecular Partners
  • mondoBIOTECH AG
  • Novelty Pharma Galenical Development and Documentation
  • Novo Nordisk Pharma AG
  • OM PHARMA
  • Pfizer (Switzerland)
  • Wyeth Pharmaceuticals AG
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • 3-V Biosciences GmbH
  • Abbott AG
  • Alpex Pharma SA
  • AMGEN Switzerland AG
  • Anergis
  • Axenoll AG
  • Dybly
  • IBSA
  • Janssen-Cilag
  • Eli Lilly Schweiz
  • Robapharm AG
  • Takeda Pharma AG
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PDF testing

28.0% 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
62.93%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
18.22%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
8.73%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
5.61%
url/fetch/accessdenied
Access is denied
1.48%
url/fetch/timeout
Timeout downloading file
1.35%
url/fetch/badscheme
URL scheme was unrecognised
0.84%
url/fetch/connref
Connection refused by server
0.38%
url/fetch/badport
Server port in URL must be numerical
0.17%
url/fetch/redirectloop
Redirect points back to the original page
0.13%
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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
29.07%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
18.25%
file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
13.93%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
13.41%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
8.50%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
5.29%
file/html/missingattr
A start tag is missing required attributes
2.86%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
2.31%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
2.29%
file/html/repeatedattr
A tag has been assigned the same attribute more than once
0.83%