The RNA Purification Market: Evaluating Competitive Dynamics & Establishing Benchmarks

Table of Contents

Section 1. Analysis and Interpretation of Survey Results

Executive Summary

• Introduction
• Key Findings
• Study Objectives

Market Profile: Uses and Applications of Purified RNA

• Types of RNA
• Applications
• Sample Size and Yield

Drivers of Behavior

• Sample Source
• Throughput
• Area of Research

Market Dynamics: Users of Commercial Kits

• Preferred Suppliers
• Product Performance Attributes
• Understanding Customer Loyalty
• Measuring Satisfaction and Loyalty

Market Dynamics: Users of Commercial Reagents

• Preferred Suppliers
• Product Performance Attributes
• Understanding Customer Loyalty
• Measuring Satisfaction and Loyalty

Market Dynamics: Users of Homebrew

• Product Performance Attributes
• Factors Driving Homebrew Use

Future Directions in the RNA Purification Market

• High Throughput Robotics
• Outsourcing Sample Purification
• Challenges and Future Improvements

Conclusion

Section 2. Study Methodology and Demographics

• Methodology
• Definition of Terms
• Demographics
• Questionnaire

Section 3. Presentation of Survey Data

Usage and Applications

• Use of RNA purification
• Types of RNA purified/isolated for analysis
• Applications for which purified RNA is used
• Sources from which RNA is purified
• Age of typical RNA sample purified from formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue
• Percentage of RNA samples purified from specific sources
• Methods used to purify RNA
• Methods used for cell/tissue disruption in RNA purification
• Formats used for purifying RNA
• Methods used to assess the quality of RNA
• Minimum acceptable quality of RNA for use in downstream applications
• Methods used to store purified RNA
• Average number of different downstream applications for which each unique sample of RNA is utilized

RNA Purification Throughput

• Number of biological samples from which RNA is purified at one time
• Number of biological samples from which RNA is purified per month
• Expectation for the number of samples purified per month to change over the next twelve months
• Amount of starting sample
• Typical yield of total RNA
• Percentage of samples purified using specific methods RNA Purification Kits and Reagents
• Primary suppliers for both RNA purification kits and reagents
• Satisfaction with specific features of RNA purification kits/reagents from primary suppliers
• Overall satisfaction with RNA purification kits/reagents from primary suppliers

Supplier Performance

• Price paid per sample when purifying RNA using kits/reagents from primary suppliers
• Reasons for using homebrew reagents for RNA purification
• Length of time purchasing RNA purification kits/reagentsfrom primary supplier
• Opinion of primary supplier
• Change in opinion of primary supplier during period of using their products
• Likelihood to repurchase RNA purification kits/reagents from primary supplier
• Likelihood to purchase other products from primary supplier

Future Directions

• Use of robotic RNA purification system
• Outsourcing samples for RNA purification

Section 4. Appendices

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