Cutting Edge Information (CEI) is a market research company that specializes in collecting and analyzing global fair market value (FMV) data of payments to healthcare professionals. To CEI, collecting and analyzing FMV data is not an ancillary function, but our primary focus. Our in-house team of statisticians and research analysts worked with life science industry experts to develop our methodology. This market-based FMV approach includes a rigorous annual collection of FMV data and a proprietary statistical process (including blending with salary data, where available) resulting in the most accurate FMV rates on the market.