Ion Channels and G Protein-coupled Receptors (GPCRs) Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Executive Summary

• Scope of this Report
• GPCRs and Ion Channels Target Space
• Snapshot of the Current GPCR Space
• Market Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunities Affecting Ion Channels and GPCRs
  • Ion Channels
  • GPCRs
• Ranking of Important Research Topics in the GPCR Space for Pharmaceutical
• Industry Researchers versus Academic Researchers

Chapter 2: Market Analysis of Ion Channels

• Scope of this Chapter
• Introduction
• Price per Data Point for the Various Ion Channel Segments
• Ion Channel Interrogation Capital Equipment and Consumable Budgets
• Market Size for Ion Channel Instrumentation: 2006, 2007, and 2008
• hERG Liability Screening Market Metrics
• Types of Ion Channels Being Studied
  • Ligand-Gated Ion Channels
  • Voltage-Gated Ion Channels
• Fee-for-Service Business Model in the Ion Channels Space
• Segments in the Ion Channels Space That Offer Growth Opportunities

Chapter 3: G Protein-coupled Receptors (GPCRs): Qualitative and

• Quantitative Market Analyses
• Scope of this Chapter
• Introduction to the Space
• Market Analysis: GPCR Analysis and Interrogation
• R&D Efforts Directed at GPCR Subclasses and The Various GPCR
• Interrogation/Analysis Technologies
• Size of GPCR Interrogation/Analysis Screening Campaigns
• Qualitative Impressions of the GPCR Marketplace, Trends Therein, and Open
• Questions
• Side Bar: Subclass-based GPCR Market Segmentation

Chapter 4: Ion Channels: Classification & Structure Technologies for Interrogation

• Scope of This Chapter

Chapter 5: G Protein-coupled Receptors (GPCRs):

Classification & Structure Receptor-mediated Signaling Technologies for Interrogation

• Scope of This Chapter

Chapter 6: GPCR and Ion Channel Classes: An End-user Survey of Growth Opportunities, Market Trends, and Quantitative Analyses

• Survey Methodology