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Neurological Catheters: A Market Briefing
Published: February 1, 2005 | Price: $995.00 – $1,990.00
Neurological catheters, also known as microcatheters, are small devices that can navigate the intricate intracranial vasculature of the brain. These catheters--some on the market, others in development--are used for a variety of applications, including aneurysm occlusion, chronic pain relief, targeted drug delivery, tumor embolization, treating vascular malformations, brachytherapy, and vasospasm therapy. They also promise to be extremely useful in the delivery of therapeutic genes or stem cells to patients who may have a variety of neurological diseases. This report analyzes...
Computer-Assisted Surgical Systems: A Market Briefing
Published: February 1, 2005 | Price: $995.00 – $1,990.00
Computer-based technologies offer significant potential for improving the clinical outcomes of patients. Computer software and hardware, as well as the systems they control, have begun to impact the manner in which surgeons design, plan, simulate and perform surgery. In the last few years, automated and computer-assisted techniques have found increased use in surgical procedures as tools for performing difficult neurosurgery, cranio-facial surgery and some orthopedic procedures. These techniques give the surgeon more advanced capabilities than were available previously, such as...
Schizophrenia Therapeutics: A Market Briefing
Published: April 1, 2005 | Price: $995.00 – $1,990.00
Schizophrenia is a life long affliction. There is no permanent cure for this illness. However, numerous drugs have made the effective management of the disease a reality. This briefing examines both corrent and emerging therapeutic approaches for the management of schizophrenia. It provides an analysis of the current and future markets for these agents, including forecasts to 2009 segmented by geographic region and by type of drug and likely market scenarios for new agents not yet available. The briefing discusses...
Synthetic Blood Substitutes and Blood Products – A Market Briefing
Published: June 1, 2005 | Price: $995.00 – $1,990.00
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 disease transmission have added significant cost pressures to maintaining a safe supply. One possible solution to ease the crunch, particularly in acute amergency care settings...
Molecular Imaging Agents and Systems – A Market Briefing
Published: June 1, 2005 | Price: $995.00 – $1,990.00
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 of the market for molecular imaging agents and systems. The briefing provides an introduction to molecular imaging modalities and applications, and focuses on imaging agents...
Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery – A Market Briefing
Published: June 1, 2005 | Price: $995.00 – $1,990.00
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 minimally invasive surgery difficult, but endoscope manufacturers have begun to take advantage of technological advances in endoscopic visualization and other arrears to optimize the minimal-access...
Implant-Based Dental Reconstruction – The Worldwide Implant and Bone Graft Market
Published: September 1, 2005 | Price: $995.00 – $7,000.00
In the industrial world, over 240 million people lack one or more teeth. It is estimated that 40% of the western population is missing one tooth or more. In the United States, approximately 10% is the population is totally edentulous, and every year about two million Americans loose a tooth due to sporting accidents. Although the success of modern dentistry in the United States has vastly decreased the edentulous rate in each succeeding generation, it is estimated there are about...
Transgenic Animals and Plants in Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturing
Published: January 1, 2006 | Price: $995.00 – $5,990.00
With the mapping of the human genome and the concomitant explosion of proteomics, a steady stream of biopharmaceuticals have been launched—recombinant therapeutic proteins, monoclonal antibody-based products used for therapeutic or in vivo diagnostic purposes, and nucleic acid-based products. As the rate of regulatory approval for biopharmaceuticals increases, the number of products reaching the market will impose unprecedented demands on the industry’s biomanufacturing capacity. Whether or not this will create a biomanufacturing bottleneck is a hotly debated issue in the industry....
Protein Therapeutics Market – The Science and Business of a Growing Sector
Published: June 1, 2006 | Price: $995.00 – $7,800.00
The protein therapeutics sector is a story of triumphant science, representing both life-saving treatments for millions and a multi-billion dollar industry. This report details both the scientific and business aspects of the protein therapeutics marketplace, including market size and growth, competitive market share, geographical segmentation, top products, and forecasts to 2010 for each of the following individual product areas: Monoclonal Antibodies Erythropoietins Insulin Interferons Growth Factors Interleukins Blood Clotting Factors Tissue Plasminogen Activator Human Growth Hormones Reproductive Hormones Recombinant BMP-2...
Critical Care Pharmaceutical Markets – A Strategic Analysis
Published: June 1, 2006 | Price: $995.00 – $5,990.00
This report focuses on the specific needs and market applications of the critical care pharmaceuticals market, the options presented by the market, the factors associated with strategic market development, and prospects for the future. The major indications for critical care are discussed as well as the range of pharmaceutical products used in the critical care environment. The strategic market characteristics of the critical care pharmaceuticals market are also discussed. The trends —- cost-containment programs, restricted formulary acceptance, clinical pharmacy, and...
Obesity – The Worldwide Market for Pharmaceutical and Surgical Treatment
Published: June 1, 2006 | Price: $995.00 – $7,000.00
Despite troublesome safety problems with past entrants into this market, the veritable epidemic of overweight and obesity continues to make this sector an extremely attractive target for pharmaceutical developers. This new title provides a considered view of the market for medical interventions in the battle against obesity, including U.S. and worldwide market size and growth forecasts, competitive market share and extensive pharmaceutical pipeline information. The report discusses both prescription and OTC drug markets and surgical interventions. Market size and growth...
World Market for Prescription Gastrointestinal Drugs, The
Published: July 1, 2006 | Price: $995.00 – $7,000.00
This report provides and in-depth analysis of the market for prescription drugs used in the treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, such as nausea and vomiting, heartburn, gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), ulcer, cancers of the GI tract (colorectal, esophageal, and gastric), Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diverticular disease, constipation, celiac disease, short bowel syndrome, diarrhea, intestinal obstruction, and digestive enzyme disorders. For each major segment, the analysis provides an overview of the diseases including epidemiology, a detailed description...
World Market for Prescription Orthopedic Drugs, The
Published: October 1, 2006 | Price: $995.00 – $7,000.00
The orthopedic drug market is a highly competitive market and, in some areas, the competitive environment is being shaped by increasing levels of generic competition. Several large pharmaceutical companies compete in the orthopedic drug market, including Abbott, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Novartis, and Pfizer among others, and several other suppliers, such as Serono, NovoNordisk, Amgen, and Genentech are developing or offering products in more niche market areas. For the purposes of this study, the world market for orthopedic drugs has...
Mass Spectrometry in Protein Biomarker Applications – Software, Services, and Instrument Markets
Published: November 1, 2006 | Price: $995.00 – $5,990.00
Protein biomarkers have become the hot application area for mass spectrometry (MS) and other proteomics-related technologies in the last few years. In the short term, this move towards biomarkers and clinical proteomics research has happened mainly in the drug discovery and development process. However, they also have broad abilities to generate richer information about a disease state, drug response, and/ or the relation between the two; which can be used for diagnostic, prognostic, or various other purposes in the pharmaceutical,...
Biomarkers – A Market Briefing
Published: January 1, 2007 | Price: $995.00 – $3,990.00
Personalized medicine, the use of therapies that are targeted to the individual patient, is a reality today, thanks to a growing emphasis on biomarker research. Biomarkers promise a smoother integration of diagnostics and therapeutics, and most importantly a reduction in time and cost for Phase I and II clinical trials. Anyone looking to take advantage of the opportunities the market for biomarker research offers will find Kalorama’s Biomarkers: A Market Briefing an essential study of this emerging market. Not only...