In-vitro Diagnostics--Industry Impact

Table of Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Scope and Methodology
  • Scope
  • Methodology
• Key Findings
  • Noteworthy Emerging Technologies
  • Noteworthy Applications

2 TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS VIEWPOINT

• Technology Primer
  • DNA Microarray
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
  • Immunoassays
• Technology and Applications Analysis
  • Application Analysis and Trends
  • Technology Roadmap
• Assessment of Stakeholder Innovation in Companies and Universities
  • Noteworthy Innovation at Key Companies
  • Noteworthy Innovation at Key Academic and Government-Related Institutions
• Influential Market Factors
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Regulatory/Reimbursement Issues
  • Industry Trends and Future

3 TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION FACTOR ANALYSIS

• Key Challenges
  • Market Needs
  • Technology
  • Commercialization
  • Education/Training
• Key Drivers and Restraints
  • Drivers
  • Restraints

4 ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITIES

• Innovative Development in Companies (North America)
  • Bayer Continues To Broaden Assay Menus
  • Biomerieux's New Generation Platform for Isolation of Nucleic Acids
  • Oral-Fluid Based Testing for Drugs of Abuse by Avitar
  • BioMerieux's Latest Offering for Bacterial Identification and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing
  • First-ever Instant Testing Device for Anemia
  • Ciphergen's SELDI Technology as a Diagnostic Platform
  • Dade Behring's New Generation Integrated System for Clinical Laboratories
  • New Screening Tool for Point-of-care Detection of Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes
  • Abbott's Latest Offering for Hematology
  • Caliper's LabChip Technology for Diagnostic Applications
  • ICT's Whole-cell Protease Kits for Cancer and Neurogenerative Diseases Detection
  • First Blood Test for Mesothelioma from FDI
  • Veridex's Focus On Cancer Diagnostics
  • SideKick--the World's Smallest Diabetes System
  • Abaxis' Clinical Chemistry System for PoC Testing
  • CeMines Focus on Biomarkers for Detecting Cancer
• Innovative Development in Companies (Europe/APAC)
  • Roche's HPV Genotyping Test for Cervical Cancer
  • Hemocue's PoC system for Testing Glucose and Hemoglobin
  • A New Test to Assess Osteoporosis-Related Fracture Risk
  • DiaGenic's Microarray Platform for Diagnosis of Breast Cancer and Alzheimer's
  • Greiner Bio-One's Kit for Detection of Periodontal Pathogens
  • Syft Technologies' Novel Instrument for Diagnostic Solutions
• Innovative Developments in Universities
  • Handheld Diagnostic Device for Detection of Gum and Heart Disease
  • Bio-Barcode Amplification Technology for Detection of Cancer and Infectious Diseases
  • Nanowire Detectors with Key Applications in Diagnostics
  • Interferon-Gamma Assays for Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis
  • Spanish University Unveils a Unique Portable Diagnostic Tool

5 PATENTS; CONTACTS AND GLOSSARY

• Patents
  • Patents 1
  • Patents 2
  • Patents 3
• Contacts and Glossary
  • Contacts
  • Glossary

6 FROST & SULLIVAN 2005 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

• Product Innovation Award
  • Award Description
  • Award Recipient
• Technology Innovation Award
  • Award Description
  • Award Recipient

7 CRITICAL REFERENCE TABLES

• Decision Support Database Tables
  • Diabetes Prevalence (1999-2006)
  • HIV Prevalence (1999-2006)
  • AIDS Mortality (1999-2006)
  • HIB Immunization (1999-2006)
  • Breast Cancer Incidence (1999-2006)
  • Breast Cancer Mortality (1999-2006)
  • Prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease (1999-2006)
  • Alzheimer Disease's Mortality (1999-2006)