Analytical microchips continue to be among the fastest growing technology segments of the life sciences. The range of applications to which these miniature laboratories may be directed is very broad, covering fields as different as pharmaceutical development, food testing, clinical diagnostics, forensics, and environmental analysis. Moreover, while the number of such products is currently limited, […]
June 1, 2005
This volume of Kalorama Information’s World Market for Anti-Infectives series focuses on three general product segments of antiviral treatment: Nucleoside Analogs Protease Inhibitors Other Misc. Antivirals The report covers both currently marketed and late stage development antiviral products in detail. For each segment, the report provides an An overview Description of products on the market […]
June 1, 2005
The U.S. market for home care products and equipment continues to post steady gains, primarily as a result of the aging population and increasing shifts of chronic care patients from hospitals to home. In 2004, an estimated 16 million people received home health care in the United States, and most of these individuals also used […]
June 1, 2005
With the promise of improved outcomes and shorter recovery times and costs, endoscopic surgery has evolved into an accepted surgical discipline in most therapeutic areas. However, spine surgeons in particular have been slow to embrace this new technology over the past decade or so. Challenges specific to the spinal column have made the adoption of […]
June 1, 2005
Interest in and use of the technology has exploded in recent years, thanks to advances in cell biology, biochemical agents, and computer analysis. Research groups around the world are joining the effort to use magnetic, nuclear, and optical imaging techniques to study the molecular interactions that underlie biological processes. This market briefing presents an overview […]
June 1, 2005
In addition to being one of the most important tissues in the body, blood has emerged as a key vector in the transmission of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. With the rising demand for transfusions in a variety of conditions such as anemias, trauma, and high-blood-loss surgeries, supplies have been stretched and the dangers of […]
June 1, 2005
In the last decade the importance of reaching the Hispanic market has become increasingly apparent to marketing practitioners in all industries. Hispanics have not only increased in numbers to become the largest ethnic minority population in the United States, but also increased in purchasing power, representing an estimated $680 billion in 2004 and expected to […]
May 1, 2005
This study provides a comprehensive analysis of available and emerging reproductive products and technologies related to contraception and infertility treatments. The goal of this study is to provide a comprehensive range of information from detailed product analyses through industry trends, and to quantify and qualify the market for hormonal contraceptives, infertility pharmaceuticals, and for assisted […]
May 1, 2005
For the past 60 years, antibiotic drugs have changed bacterial infections from the life-threatening scourges they once were into eminently treatable conditions. However, the effectiveness of many antibiotics is waning dramatically, as more and more types of bacteria become resistant to traditional agents. As a result, pharmaceutical companies are taking a second look at the […]
May 1, 2005