What Keeps Bio-IT Software Vendors Up at Night: A Detailed Look at Global Tools and Applications Providers

Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

• Methodology

Situation Overview

• Introduction
• Survey Findings
• Respondents' Life Sciences?IT Software
  • Table: Life Sciences-IT Software Tools and Applications Offered by Survey Respondents
• Technologies Supported
  • Figure: OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS SUPPORTED FOR LIFE SCIENCES?IT SOFTWARE
• Customer Base
  • Table: Data Sources Supported for Life Sciences-IT Software
• Distribution Channels
• Pricing Strategies
• Implementation
  • Figure: LIFE SCIENCES?IT SOFTWARE BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
  • Figure: PRICING STRATEGIES FOR LIFE SCIENCES?IT SOFTWARE
  • Figure: LIFE SCIENCES?IT SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION TIME
• Partnership Strategies
  • Figure: LIFE SCIENCES?IT SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION METHODS
• Opportunities and Challenges in the Life Sciences?IT Software Market
• Profile of Survey Respondents: Revenue and Number of Employees
• IDC Analysis
• Market Climate
• Industry
• Customers
• Opportunities for Growth
• Need for Drug Development and Support
• Need for Business Efficiency
• Protection of Intellectual Property
• Analysis
• Speed of Discovery and Testing
• Hurdles to Growth
• Single Source or Best of Breed
• Distribution, Pricing, and Implementation
• Hottest Tools and Applications

Future Outlook

• Solving the Best-of-Breed/Single-Source Dilemma
• Industry Verticalization
• Standardization and Collaboration
• Technology Requirements
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Essential Guidance

• Actions to Consider

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• Related Research
• Synopsis