The Global Functional Genomics Industry: The Emerging Technology Space

The Human Genome Project (HGP) has resulted in a genomics upheaval and has generated remarkable opportunities for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and health services industries. Emerging fields such as functional genomics, toxicogenomics and proteomics are expected to revolutionize the drug discovery and delivery of health services creating newer opportunities for these industries.

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are better placed to take advantage of these advances. To sustain in this competitive market, companies need to update themselves with the emerging technologies and be in a position to integrate them to discover new certified/validated targets.

The global market for functional genomics technologies is currently estimated at around $ 940 million and is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of over 18 percent to over $ 2.2 billion by 2007.

With more than 43 exhibits and tables and 10 profiles of leading functional genomics companies, the report incorporates details on the technologies involved, the evolving business models and other critical information making it an absolute no-miss.

The functional genomics industry is expected to see a phenomenal growth with the entry of the electronic companies such as Hitachi and with pharmaceutical companies integrating functional genomics into their R&D strategy.

This report answers key questions such as:

• What is this business of functional genomics?
• What is the market size and which countries are driving this industry?
• Who are benefiting from the activities in this industry?
• How is this nascent industry progressing? Is this a consolidated or a fragmented industry?
• What is the scene on the acquisitions and mergers front?
• What activities are players such as Accelrys, Compugen, Celera Genomics, Incyte Genomics, LION Bioscience, and others concentrating upon?

• Insights into the state of the Global Functional Genomics Industry.
• Value Chain and Market Segmentation.
• Current market size and 5-year forecast for the bioinformatics market across segments.
• Major players, their strategies, and their recent initiatives.
• Key industry drivers and factors affecting the industry.

With its extensive and incisive analysis of the bioinformatics industry, the Scope's Report on the Global Functional Genomics Industry will play an important role in your bioinformatics business information needs.