Protein Microarrays: Technology Adoption & Utilization

Section 1. Analysis and Interpretation of Survey Results

Strategic Overview

• Executive Summary
• Key Findings
• Study Objectives

Competing Technologies

• Protein Microarray Adoption Rates
• Spotlight: Nonuser Technology Profile
• Market Segment Technology Preferences
• Value of Technology Performance

Experimental Parameters

• Protein Microarray Content
• Protein Classes
• Protein Microarray Density
• Whole Proteome Arrays
• Protein Microarray Format
• Protein Microarray Throughput

Market Dynamics: Protein Microarrays

• Preferred Suppliers of Self-Print Protein Microarray Reagents and/or Instrumentation
• Microarray Reagents and/or Instrumentation Performance Attributes
• Preferred Suppliers of Commercial Protein Microarrays
• Commercial Protein Microarray Performance Attributes

Market Dynamics: Protein Microarray Readers

• Preferred Suppliers of Protein Microarray Readers
• Protein Microarray Reader Performance Attributes
• Obstacles and Opportunities
• Technology Improvements

Conclusions

Section 2. Study Methodology and Demographics

• Methodology
• Definition of Terms
• Demographics
• Questionnaire

Section 3. Presentation of Survey Data

Research Focus

• Primary focus of research
• Primary source of proteins
• Proteomics-based technologies regularly employed
• Current protein array use

Future Plans

• Cost per protein for alternate proteomics-based technologies
• Willingness to pay more for wider dynamic range
• Willingness to pay more for increased reproducibility
• Willingness to pay more for increased sensitivity
• Factors that would influence non-users of protein arrays to begin use or begin use sooner

Experimental Parameters

• Types of protein interactions studied
• Types of applications for protein microarrays
• Specific protein classes studied
• Primary organism of interest for a whole proteome array
• Proteins printed per array
• How many replicates printed on arrays
• Samples analyzed per array
• Samples analyzed per month
• Expected change in throughput per month
• Microarray cost per protein
• Willingness to pay more for arrays with a two-fold increase in
• proteins printed per array
• Willingness to pay more for arrays with a ten-fold increase in
• proteins printed per array
• Willingness to pay more for a whole proteome array
• Most problematic step in protein microarray experiments

Protein Microarray Printing

• Use of commercial protein microarrays
• Primary reason for using commercial microarrays
• Suppliers of protein microarrays
• Primary supplier of reagents and instrumentation
• Satisfaction with features of reagents and instrumentation from primary supplier
• Overall satisfaction with reagents and instrumentation from primary supplier
• Primary supplier of protein microarrays
• Satisfaction with features of microarrays from primary supplier
• Overall satisfaction with microarrays from primary supplier
• Supplier factors in protein microarray purchasing decision

Protein Microarray Detection

• Primary brand of microarray reader used
• Satisfaction with features of this microarray reader
• Overall satisfaction with this microarray reader
• Supplier factors in microarray reader purchasing decision

Future Directions

• Areas of improvement in protein microarray technology

Section 4. Appendices

• Insights and Perspectives
• Cross-Tabulations of Survey Data
• Other Recent Publications
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