Life Science Connect Acquires BrevisRefero, Expanding Biopharma Outsourcing Support with RFP>Navigator

Pittsburgh, PA - October 20, 2026 - Life Science Connect (LSC) today announced the acquisition of BrevisRefero Corporation, a biopharma consulting company and developer of RFP>Navigator®, a digital platform designed to help biopharma Innovators manage outsourcing RFPs, evaluate potential partners, and move toward a qualified shortlist faster.

The addition of RFP>Navigator® extends how LSC can support readers as they move from researching an outsourcing challenge to making an actual partner decision. For LSC's commercial partners, that creates an opportunity to engage audiences closer to an active sourcing need and with greater context around the projects they are trying to advance.

Founded in 2017 by Terry Cochrane, BrevisRefero supports biopharma companies from early development through GMP manufacturing and clinical trials. After experiencing firsthand how time-consuming and complex it can be to identify, evaluate, and select the right outsourcing partner, Cochrane developed RFP>Navigator® to create a more efficient sourcing process.

RFP>Navigator® gives biopharma Innovators a structured environment to develop and manage RFPs, engage prospective Providers, track proposals, and compare responses across pricing, capabilities, quality, regulatory experience, and other selection criteria. The platform is designed to reduce the time required to move from a broad list of potential partners to a qualified shortlist from approximately six to eight months to six to eight weeks.

The platform also enables CDMOs to quickly assess potential projects and focus their efforts on the Innovators and opportunities that are the best fit.

The acquisition builds on LSC's existing role in biopharma outsourcing. Through Outsourced Pharma, PharmaSource, CDMO Live, the CDMO Leadership Awards, and other specialized communities and programs, LSC already helps biopharma professionals understand outsourcing challenges, identify potential partners, and evaluate capabilities. RFP>Navigator® adds another step to that journey by helping readers take what they have learned and put it into action.

"Our audiences come to us every day because they're trying to make better decisions about who they should work with and how to move their projects forward," said Jon Howland, CEO of Life Science Connect. "RFP>Navigator® gives us an opportunity to help much further into that process. Terry has taken years of outsourcing experience and turned it into a practical way for Innovators to run a more structured, efficient sourcing process. That fits extremely well with the audiences and markets we already serve."

For solution partners, that deeper connection to reader needs creates a more meaningful commercial environment. As LSC gains greater visibility into where Innovators are in the sourcing process, it can better support relevant connections between active projects and organizations with the capabilities to help move those projects forward.

BrevisRefero's consulting business will continue alongside RFP>Navigator®, preserving the technical and outsourcing expertise that helped shape the platform. Cochrane will continue to lead the business within LSC.

"RFP>Navigator® came out of seeing the same sourcing challenges over and over again," said Cochrane. "Innovators were spending months managing NDAs, gathering proposals, trying to compare very different responses, and working toward a shortlist. We knew there had to be a better way. Joining Life Science Connect gives us the opportunity to bring that process to a much larger community of Innovators while continuing to support them with the experience and expertise behind the platform."

LSC will initially focus on expanding awareness and adoption of RFP>Navigator® among biopharma Innovators while beginning to connect the platform more closely with its specialized communities, content, and events.

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About BrevisRefero

Founded in 2017, BrevisRefero provides technical consulting support to biopharma companies across development, manufacturing, and clinical-stage programs. The company is also the developer of RFP>Navigator®, a digital platform designed to bring greater structure and efficiency to outsourcing partner selection and RFP management.

About RFP>Navigator®

RFP>Navigator® helps biopharma Innovators manage the outsourcing partner selection process in a structured digital environment, from RFP development and Provider engagement through proposal comparison and shortlisting. The platform is designed to reduce the time and complexity involved in identifying and evaluating qualified outsourcing partners.

About Life Science Connect

For more than 40 years, Life Science Connect has helped life science professionals find the insights, partners, and solutions they need to advance research, development, manufacturing, and the use of life science innovations. Through specialized digital communities, original content, events, and audience engagement programs, LSC connects life science audiences with the organizations that can help move innovation forward. Learn more at lifescienceconnect.com.