2015 Q4/Global Life Sciences



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    03 Oct 2015

  • Total URLs tested:

    292,118

  • Total tests run:

    95,579,380

  • Total number of PDF's:

    24,655

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    3.38%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    90.26%

  • Pages missing a title:

    3.39%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    46.67%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    98.88%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Beximco Pharmaceuticals (http://www.beximco-pharma.com/) - 361,719 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    ProStrakan Group (http://www.prostrakan.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)
ProStrakan Group 0.02 5695.43
Actavis 0.03 60.53
Yakult UK 0.03 3195.29
Merz UK 0.03 50.14
Ipsen 0.04 2229.37
Abbott 0.04 1374.08
Otsuka Pharmaceutica​ls Europe 0.04 3621.68
Sanofi 0.04 1224.10
Astrazeneca Uk 0.05 779.94
EISAI UK 0.05 205.59
Laboratoires Thea 0.06 507.68
Alcon UK 0.06 1922.30
Actelion 0.06 5936.71
Lavipharm 0.06 311.99
Biotecnol 0.07 94.55
AEterna Zentaris 0.07 293.17
Teva Pharmaceutical ​Industries Ltd 0.07 817.64
Genmab 0.07 989.73
Hikma Pharmaceutical​s 0.08 1485.01
Alcon 0.08 684.28
Abbott Uk 0.08 883.65
Fresenius Medical Ca​re 0.08 1937.57
Leo Pharma UK 0.08 640.01
Stallergenes UK 0.09 563.46
Bial Portela 0.09 477.00
Boehringer Ingelheim​ 0.09 797.93
Astellas Europe 0.09 800.45
Vitrolife 0.09 1002.14
MorphoSys 0.09 2707.20
Alfa Wassermann 0.10 349.65
Esteve 0.10 105.27
MediGene 0.10 1414.86
Valeant Europe 0.10 792.82
SOBI 0.10 1915.07
Chiesi 0.10 381.15
Takeda UK 0.10 523.38
Johnson &​ Johnson UK 0.10 37.82
Ferring 0.10 52.86
Astrazeneca 0.10 3632.23
Mitsubishi Tanabe Ph​arma Europe Ltd 0.11 726.34
Covidien 0.11 723.08
Bayer UK &​ Ireland 0.12 331.16
Laboratorios Farmace​uticos ROVI 0.12 710.02
Stallergenes 0.12 1557.10
Biotest 0.12 320.97
Gruenenthal 0.12 1403.93
Leo Pharma 0.12 426.66
Pharma Nord 0.13 745.83
Roche 0.13 2693.04
Genus 0.13 317.02
Pharmstandard 0.14 1828.79
Lundbeck 0.14 1574.85
Allergan 0.14 82.13
Menarini UK 0.14 221.71
Boehringer Ingelheim​ UK 0.14 579.13
Bayer Schering Pharm​a 0.15 1306.20
Galenica AG 0.15 1619.71
Galapagos 0.15 1134.71
KRKA 0.15 1453.29
Elan 0.16 1643.14
Perrigo 0.16 1644.69
Nova Nordisk 0.16 756.62
Roche UK 0.17 550.27
UCB Belgium 0.17 317.55
BTG International 0.17 2377.26
Ligand Pharmaceutica​ls 0.17 459.37
Merz 0.17 1932.05
Novartis UK 0.17 655.43
Servier 0.17 975.88
Almirall Spain 0.17 3429.83
Sanofi UK 0.17 550.31
Pfizer UK 0.17 745.45
Panacea Biotec 0.18 253.43
Zambon 0.18 767.42
Lilly UK 0.18 319.89
Santen Europe 0.18 275.31
Orion Pharma 0.18 710.06
Daiichi-Sankyo UK 0.18 620.94
BioMarin Pharmaceuti​cal 0.19 184.33
Italfaraco 0.19 907.27
Wockhardt 0.19 945.59
Apotex 0.19 101.96
UCB 0.19 1391.37
Meda Pharmaceuticals​ 0.19 1575.79
Johnson &​ Johnson 0.19 1430.98
Forest 0.20 709.46
Getz Pharma 0.20 104.56
Gedeon Richter 0.20 730.38
Allergan UK 0.20 259.69
Enzon Pharmaceutical​s 0.20 56.01
Pierre Fabre 0.20 291.32
Medivir Group 0.21 821.54
Orchid Pharmaceutica​ls 0.21 371.68
Valeant Pharmaceutic​als 0.21 794.55
Regeneron 0.22 873.39
Xoma 0.22 138.36
Alexion Pharmaceutic​als 0.22 149.54
Progenics Pharmaceut​icals 0.22 63.48
Melior Discovery 0.23 345.17
Hetero Drugs 0.23 187.22
Advaxis 0.23 733.20
MannKind Corporation​ 0.23 398.77
Arena Pharmaceutical​s 0.23 90.97
Menarini 0.23 226.08
Auxilium Pharmaceuti​cals 0.23 145.26
Perrigo UK 0.23 142.84
Alkaloid 0.23 543.86
Veloxis Pharmaceutic​als 0.23 38.60
Otsuka Pharmaceutica​ls 0.24 408.79
ImmunoGen 0.24 33.52
Seattle Genetics 0.24 198.02
Lilly 0.24 413.50
Exelixis 0.24 91.28
Par Pharmaceutical C​ompanies 0.24 136.46
Endo Pharmaceuticals​ 0.24 383.87
Salix 0.25 105.03
Stada 0.26 3837.12
Baxter Healthcare UK​ 0.26 235.39
Zentiva 0.26 2050.79
Laboratoires Thea UK​ 0.26 6571.68
Aptalis Pharma 0.27 203.82
Nektar Therapeutics 0.27 454.28
Strides Arcolab 0.27 273.08
Bristol-Myers Squibb​ UK 0.27 214.31
Cytogen 0.27 463.67
Bristol-Myers Squibb​ 0.28 261.93
Nova Nordisk UK 0.28 909.00
Sigma-Tau 0.29 266.90
Galderma 0.29 603.18
Gilead Sciences 0.29 2216.54
Toray Industries 0.30 1742.02
ARIAD Pharmaceutical​s 0.30 2139.13
Ipsen UK 0.30 13.83
Piramel Enterprises 0.31 531.82
Anika Therapeutics 0.31 663.92
Onyx Pharmaceuticals​ 0.32 138.24
Enzo Biochem 0.32 340.01
Julphar 0.32 472.07
Biocon 0.33 305.61
Impax Laboratories 0.33 243.97
Biota 0.33 69.99
Covence 0.34 339.57
Patheon 0.34 185.67
Hospira 0.34 235.05
Idenix Pharmaceutica​ls 0.34 1471.76
Ferozsons Laboratori​es 0.34 1490.38
Novartis 0.35 3997.95
Bavarian Nordic 0.35 1757.60
United Therapeutics 0.35 174.72
Agennix 0.35 233.81
Cipla 0.35 439.90
Taro Pharmaceutical ​Industries 0.35 137.61
CinnaGen 0.35 277.35
Avanir Pharmaceutica​ls 0.36 167.78
Amgen UK 0.36 130.20
Glenmark Pharmaceuti​cals Europe 0.37 115.70
Diffusion Pharmaceut​icals 0.37 321.08
Acorda Therapeutics 0.37 428.95
Elder Pharmaceutical​s 0.37 726.35
GlaxoSmithKline 0.38 448.00
Neurocrine Bioscienc​es 0.38 1213.08
Pfizer 0.38 841.21
Cerus 0.39 222.13
Zandu 0.39 321.03
Purdue Pharma 0.41 175.49
Beximco Pharmaceutic​als 0.41 149.48
Recordati 0.41 2982.80
Incepta Pharmaceutic​als 0.41 172.67
Akorn 0.42 754.98
PDL BioPharma 0.42 193.32
Bionovo 0.43 548.71
Biogen Idec 0.43 570.89
Nissan Chemical 0.44 280.32
Medivation 0.44 43.33
Eskayef Bangladesh L​td 0.45 109.40
Dr Reddy's 0.45 169.64
SciClone Pharmaceuti​cals 0.46 328.40
The Medicines Co 0.46 298.35
Kaneka 0.47 95.43
Chugai - Pharma 0.47 88.18
Square Pharmaceutica​ls 0.47 497.03
QLT 0.47 90.93
Bosnalijek 0.47 416.34
Kyowa Hakko Kirin 0.47 127.44
Kyorin Holdings 0.47 243.85
Intas Pharmaceutical​s 0.48 318.30
Nippon Kayaku 0.48 167.55
Daiichi-Sankyo 0.48 410.30
CSL Behring 0.48 358.10
Genzyme 0.48 374.99
Mochida 0.49 134.22
Mitsubishi Tanabe 0.49 193.50
Genzyme UK 0.49 77.41
Isis Pharmaceuticals​ 0.50 464.72
Teijin Europe 0.51 278.32
Meiji Holdings 0.52 108.55
Celgene 0.52 288.89
Mylan 0.52 827.50
Nippon Chemiphar 0.53 320.62
Hisamitsu 0.54 168.87
China Pharmaceutical​ Group 0.54 24.18
Sawai Pharmaceutical​ 0.54 165.96
Torrent Pharmacuetic​als 0.55 211.33
Senju Pharmaceutical​ 0.55 190.92
Maruho 0.55 443.20
EISAI 0.55 373.34
Yakult Honsha 0.55 123.01
Kaken Pharmaceutical​ 0.56 161.12
Seikagaku 0.57 53.46
Pharmacosmos 0.57 161.21
Nippon Shinyaku 0.57 261.80
Astellas 0.58 364.62
Maxygen 0.59 70.35
Towa Pharmaceutical 0.59 214.37
Shire 0.59 356.29
Dainippon Sumitomo 0.60 164.61
Takeda 0.60 275.09
Santen 0.62 169.20
Debiopharm 0.63 627.69
Taisho Pharmaceutica​l 0.65 81.49
Handok 0.65 80.00
Unilab 0.65 241.81
Anavex Life Sciences​ Corp 0.66 195.77
Ego Pharmaceuticals 0.66 118.04
Alphapharm 0.67 21.87
Jazz Pharmaceuticals​ 0.67 57.32
Sun Pharmaceuticals 0.68 332.31
Asahi Kasei 0.68 123.83
Aspen Pharmacare 0.69 820.42
Celgene UK 0.70 365.67
Vertex Pharmaceutica​ls 0.70 175.27
Servier UK 0.71 1311.56
Kissei 0.76 162.43
Lupin Pharmaceutical​s 0.77 205.00
Myriad Genetics 0.78 212.87
Sinopharm 0.78 30.00
Array BioPharma 0.86 502.12
ALK-Abello 0.90 600.61
Hutchison China Medi​Tech 1.02 135.93
Baxter International​ 1.52 128.40
Sinovac Biotech 1.74 40.03
Paladin Labs 6.08 229.29
Organisation A AA
Genzyme UK100.007.20
Bavarian Nordic100.003.20
Laboratoires Thea UK​100.000.93
Boehringer Ingelheim​100.000.80
Teijin Europe100.000.80
Towa Pharmaceutical100.000.80
Actelion100.000.00
Anika Therapeutics100.000.00
Astrazeneca Uk100.000.00
Baxter International​100.000.00
Cytogen100.000.00
Diffusion Pharmaceut​icals100.000.00
EISAI100.000.00
Forest100.000.00
Hikma Pharmaceutical​s100.000.00
Kyorin Holdings100.000.00
Lilly UK100.000.00
Maxygen100.000.00
Mitsubishi Tanabe Ph​arma Europe Ltd100.000.00
Neurocrine Bioscienc​es100.000.00
Orion Pharma100.000.00
Pfizer UK100.000.00
Roche100.000.00
Servier UK100.000.00
Stallergenes100.000.00
Stallergenes UK100.000.00
Taisho Pharmaceutica​l100.000.00
United Therapeutics100.000.00
Valeant Europe100.000.00
Wockhardt100.000.00
Daiichi-Sankyo UK99.2040.80
Bayer Schering Pharm​a99.204.80
Stada99.201.60
Meda Pharmaceuticals​99.200.80
Boehringer Ingelheim​ UK99.200.00
Dainippon Sumitomo99.200.00
Debiopharm99.200.00
Galderma99.200.00
GlaxoSmithKline99.200.00
MorphoSys99.200.00
Pharmacosmos98.861.14
Nektar Therapeutics98.460.00
Senju Pharmaceutical​98.404.80
Shire98.401.60
Fresenius Medical Ca​re98.400.80
Sanofi UK98.400.80
Alcon UK98.400.00
Astellas Europe98.400.00
Beximco Pharmaceutic​als98.400.00
Ipsen UK98.400.00
Kissei98.400.00
Nippon Chemiphar98.400.00
Medivation98.250.00
Takeda UK98.000.00
ProStrakan Group97.6012.80
Asahi Kasei97.602.40
Astellas97.602.40
Daiichi-Sankyo97.601.60
Kyowa Hakko Kirin97.601.60
Alcon97.600.80
Abbott97.600.00
Biotest97.600.00
Nippon Kayaku97.600.00
Piramel Enterprises97.600.00
Nova Nordisk UK97.395.22
UCB Belgium97.300.00
Valeant Pharmaceutic​als97.220.00
Apotex96.8063.20
Astrazeneca96.800.00
EISAI UK96.800.00
Galapagos96.301.23
Nova Nordisk96.0010.40
Italfaraco96.000.00
MediGene96.000.00
Genmab95.200.80
KRKA95.200.00
Agennix94.400.00
Menarini UK93.880.00
Genus93.600.00
Otsuka Pharmaceutica​ls93.600.00
Takeda93.600.00
PDL BioPharma93.100.00
Ferring92.800.80
Roche UK92.800.80
Allergan92.800.00
Covence92.800.00
Lilly92.800.00
Pierre Fabre92.800.00
Actavis92.000.00
Mitsubishi Tanabe92.000.00
Abbott Uk91.200.00
Nissan Chemical91.200.00
Ferozsons Laboratori​es91.110.00
Bayer UK &​ Ireland90.701.16
Dr Reddy's90.400.00
Enzo Biochem90.400.00
Ligand Pharmaceutica​ls89.600.00
Yakult Honsha88.800.80
CSL Behring88.000.00
Toray Industries88.000.00
Advaxis86.400.80
Alfa Wassermann86.400.00
Sun Pharmaceuticals86.400.00
Maruho85.600.00
Lupin Pharmaceutical​s84.800.80
Gilead Sciences84.800.00
Handok84.800.00
Galenica AG84.000.00
Taro Pharmaceutical ​Industries84.000.00
Novartis UK83.200.00
Biota82.400.00
Exelixis78.670.00
Hutchison China Medi​Tech78.400.00
Meiji Holdings76.800.00
Servier76.800.00
Otsuka Pharmaceutica​ls Europe75.810.00
Novartis72.800.80
Kaken Pharmaceutical​71.200.80
Arena Pharmaceutical​s71.200.00
Teva Pharmaceutical ​Industries Ltd70.400.00
Lundbeck69.600.00
CinnaGen69.140.00
ALK-Abello68.800.00
Alphapharm67.780.00
Santen67.200.00
Mochida61.600.00
Unilab60.800.80
Kaneka60.001.60
Covidien54.400.80
Bial Portela51.200.80
Leo Pharma51.200.00
Merz51.200.00
Cerus49.600.00
Johnson &​ Johnson48.800.80
ImmunoGen44.800.00
Amgen UK41.600.80
BTG International38.400.00
Esteve37.600.00
SciClone Pharmaceuti​cals35.440.00
Acorda Therapeutics34.401.60
Strides Arcolab33.330.00
Progenics Pharmaceut​icals31.200.00
Glenmark Pharmaceuti​cals Europe30.000.83
Incepta Pharmaceutic​als28.800.00
Allergan UK28.000.00
Avanir Pharmaceutica​ls28.000.00
Jazz Pharmaceuticals​27.200.00
Sawai Pharmaceutical​24.000.00
Pharma Nord20.800.00
Veloxis Pharmaceutic​als20.000.00
Genzyme18.400.00
Ipsen17.601.60
Par Pharmaceutical C​ompanies16.800.00
Aptalis Pharma16.380.00
Endo Pharmaceuticals​15.2012.80
Idenix Pharmaceutica​ls15.204.00
Sinovac Biotech15.200.80
Zentiva13.682.11
Auxilium Pharmaceuti​cals12.8012.80
Impax Laboratories12.800.00
Akorn12.000.00
Leo Pharma UK12.000.00
Mylan11.400.00
Vertex Pharmaceutica​ls10.400.00
Zandu10.400.00
Enzon Pharmaceutical​s9.601.60
Intas Pharmaceutical​s9.600.00
Laboratoires Thea9.600.00
Nippon Shinyaku9.600.00
Hetero Drugs8.806.40
Seikagaku8.806.40
SOBI8.801.60
Hisamitsu8.800.00
Square Pharmaceutica​ls8.800.00
Regeneron8.546.10
BioMarin Pharmaceuti​cal8.260.00
Menarini8.000.00
Myriad Genetics7.200.00
Julphar6.404.80
Laboratorios Farmace​uticos ROVI6.400.80
Vitrolife6.400.00
Gruenenthal5.600.00
Recordati4.800.80
Xoma4.800.00
Almirall Spain3.200.00
Johnson &​ Johnson UK3.200.00
Pharmstandard3.200.00
Sigma-Tau2.400.80
Aspen Pharmacare2.400.00
Cipla2.400.00
Elan2.400.00
Perrigo2.400.00
Zambon2.400.00
Celgene UK2.381.19
Bristol-Myers Squibb​ UK2.272.27
Paladin Labs1.891.89
Biogen Idec1.600.00
Bosnalijek1.600.00
Celgene1.600.00
Panacea Biotec1.600.00
Perrigo UK1.600.00
Purdue Pharma1.600.00
China Pharmaceutical​ Group1.490.00
Elder Pharmaceutical​s1.410.00
Merz UK0.960.00
Patheon0.800.80
Salix0.800.80
AEterna Zentaris0.800.00
ARIAD Pharmaceutical​s0.800.00
Alexion Pharmaceutic​als0.800.00
Anavex Life Sciences​ Corp0.800.00
Biocon0.800.00
Bionovo0.800.00
Ego Pharmaceuticals0.800.00
Hospira0.800.00
Medivir Group0.800.00
Melior Discovery0.800.00
QLT0.800.00
Sanofi0.800.00
Sinopharm0.800.00
The Medicines Co0.800.00
Torrent Pharmacuetic​als0.800.00
UCB0.800.00
Alkaloid0.000.00
Array BioPharma0.000.00
Baxter Healthcare UK​0.000.00
Biotecnol0.000.00
Bristol-Myers Squibb​0.000.00
Chiesi0.000.00
Chugai - Pharma0.000.00
Eskayef Bangladesh L​td0.000.00
Gedeon Richter0.000.00
Getz Pharma0.000.00
Isis Pharmaceuticals​0.000.00
Lavipharm0.000.00
MannKind Corporation​0.000.00
Onyx Pharmaceuticals​0.000.00
Orchid Pharmaceutica​ls0.000.00
Pfizer0.000.00
Santen Europe0.000.00
Seattle Genetics0.000.00
Yakult UK0.000.00
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • Anika Therapeutics
  • Kaken Pharmaceutical
  • Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Europe
  • Zandu
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • Alkaloid
  • Array BioPharma
  • Baxter Healthcare UK
  • Biotecnol
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Chiesi
  • Chugai - Pharma
  • Getz Pharma
  • Isis Pharmaceuticals
  • Lavipharm
  • MannKind Corporation
  • Onyx Pharmaceuticals
  • Orchid Pharmaceuticals
  • Pfizer
  • Gedeon Richter
  • Santen Europe
  • Seattle Genetics
  • Eskayef Bangladesh Ltd
  • Yakult UK
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • Dong-A Pharm
  • Simcere Pharmaceutical
  • Alkermes
  • Amgen
  • Amico Laboratories
  • Biogen Idec UK
  • Chugai UK
  • Chong Kun Dang
  • Bargn Farmaceutici
  • CSL Behring UK
  • Diabetology
  • Dusa Pharmaceuticals
  • Elorac
  • Emergent BioSolutions
  • Faes Farma
  • Forest UK
  • Green Cross
  • Hanmi
  • Hospira UK
  • Imulan Bio Therapeutics
  • Intermune UK
  • JN-International
  • Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
  • Meda Pharmaceuticals UK
  • nLife Therapeutics
  • Omrix Biopharmaceuticals
  • One Pharmaceutical
  • Orion Pharma UK
  • Rubicon Research
  • Shionogi
  • Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd.
  • Targacept
  • Taro Pharmaceuticals UK
  • Telesta Therapeutics
  • Therabel
  • Torrent Pharmaceuticals UK
  • Vernalis
  • Vianex
  • ViroPharma
  • Warner Chilcott
  • Wockhardt UK
  • Zydus Cadila
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PDF testing

35.8% 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
54.59%
file/image/badtype
Image file has incorrect type
23.90%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
6.57%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
4.35%
url/fetch/accessdenied
Access is denied
2.80%
url/fetch/redirectloop
Redirect points back to the original page
2.29%
url/fetch/timeout
Timeout downloading file
2.00%
url/fetch/exception
Exception while downloading file
1.18%
url/fetch/badscheme
URL scheme was unrecognised
1.04%
url/fetch/connref
Connection refused by server
0.46%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
17.59%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
16.60%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
16.15%
file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
15.62%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
10.98%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
9.28%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
4.59%
file/html/repeatedattr
A tag has been assigned the same attribute more than once
2.76%
file/html/missingattr
A start tag is missing required attributes
1.31%
file/image/size
Image file size or dimensions do not match
1.25%