This new 1,172page report from VPGMarketResearch contains 256 tables, and provides a comprehensive analysis of thenbsp;10 major POC market segments, including their dynamics, size, growth, regulatory requirements, technological trends, competitive landscape, and emerging opportunities for instrument and consumable suppliers. This report will help diagnostic product suppliers develop effective business, Ramp;D and marketing strategies.
Rationale
The growing economic pressures on hospitals, coupled with advances in diagnostic technologies, intensifying competition among suppliers and physicians, and changing consumer demands are shifting diagnostic testing from hospitals and commercial laboratories closer to the patient.
Market Segmentation Analysis
Review of thenbsp;10 major POC market segments, including their dynamics, trends, structure, size, growth and major suppliers.
Fiveyear test volume and reagent sales forecasts for over 300 chemistry, immunodiagnostic, microbiology, hematology and coagulation procedures by market segment:
Home/Personal Testing nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
Physician Offices/Group Practicesnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
Emergency Roomsnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
Operating/Recovery Suitesnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
ICUs/CCUsnbsp;
Cancer Clinicsnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
Ambulatory Care Centersnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
Surgery Centersnbsp;
Nursing Homes
Birth Centers
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and by test category:
Routine and Special Chemistry nbsp;nbsp;
Microbiology/Infectious Diseases nbsp;nbsp;
Hematologynbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
Flow Cytometry nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
Coagulationnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
Immunoproteins
Drugs of Abuse
TDM
Endocrine Function
Tumor Markers
Sales and Market Share Analysis
Sales and market shares of major reagent and instrument suppliers.
Current and Emerging Products
Analysis of over 130 diagnostic procedures.
Review of leading chemistry, immunoassay, hematology and coagulation analyzers, both currently marketed and those in development, including their operating characteristics, features and selling prices.
Technology Review
Emerging technologies and their applications for POC testing.
Comprehensive listings of companies developing or marketing POC diagnostic technologies and products, by test.
Competitive Assessments
Assessments of major suppliers and emerging market entrants, including their sales, product portfolios, marketing tactics, joint ventures, and new products in Ramp;D.
Strategic Recommendations
Specific opportunities for new POC instruments and reagent systems with potentially significant market appeal during the next five years.
Design criteria for POC testing products.
Alternative business expansion strategies.
Potential market entry barriers and risks.
Methodology
This report is based on a combination of primary and secondary sources of information, including review of recent technical and business publications, manufacturer product literature, industry analyst reports, and VPGMarketResearch039;s proprietary data files.
Contains 1,172 pages andnbsp;256 tables
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