REPORT SCOPE
INTRODUCTION
STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
BCC’s goal in conducting this study was to determine the current status of the global therapeutic market for blood-brain barrier (BBB) technologies, including its growth potential over a 5-year period from 2010 to 2015. Our key objective was to present a comprehensive analysis of the current BBB technology and drug development market and its future direction with the aim to first define and classify that technology as it pertains to therapeutics in which the technology enables the therapeutic to directly cross rather than bypass the BBB.
REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY
BBB technologies are going to open up a vast untapped potential in the growing central nervous system therapeutic market where today growth is limited by the complexity of this layer in the brain that prevents the passage of many potentially useful molecules/compounds.
This report offers a picture of this technology potential that is on the verge of rapid increase. Therapeutics make up the main area of investment related to this technology; and, therefore, that is this report’s focus. BCC has not yet examined the BBB, although the central nervous system has been a consistent focus. As such, this snapshot and study of trending and growth is unique.
SCOPE OF REPORT
The scope of this study encompasses companies that develop technologies to enable the crossing of the BBB and drug development in which a quality of the development is enabling the crossing of the BBB in cases in which passage was previously impossible often due to size. BCC analyzes each technology, determines its current market status, examines its impact on future markets, and presents forecasts of growth over the next 5 years. Technological issues, including the latest trends, are discussed.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
In the report, BBB technology is described in terms of what it is and its history in medicine, the types and technology categories, major companies, impact on the pharmaceutical market, applications, current market values, growth potential, and significant trends. This study will be of interest to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries and related life science, analytics, drug discovery, and diagnostic test manufacturing companies as well as all those interested or actively working in drug and imaging agent research and investors in all of the above.
METHODOLOGY
BCC presents an analysis of the types of technologies, applications, and therapeutic areas representing financial value in the area of BBB technology in medicine as it relates primarily to drug discovery, development, and commercialization. Estimated values are based on actual aggregate sales for the years discussed. Information, in general, is compiled through a combination of primary and secondary research, including annual reports and interviews with company officials.
INFORMATION SOURCES
BCC’s analysis includes the review of more than 50 companies and information from financial and trade publications as well as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Included were pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as well as support companies to them.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kim Lawson is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College with a degree in English Literature. She acquired experience as a healthcare journalist, including working for John Wiley & Sons for years as a print reporter, before serving as a research analyst in a small market research firm that focused on pharmaceuticals and biotechnology in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina. Before joining that firm, Kim published two reports on emerging and established diagnostics and therapeutics for benign and cancerous breast disease.
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DISCLAIMER
The information developed in this report is intended to be as reliable as possible at the time of publication and of a professional nature. This information does not constitute managerial, legal, or accounting advice; nor should it serve as a corporate policy guide, laboratory manual, or an endorsement of any product, as much of the information is speculative in nature. The authors assume no responsibility for any loss or damage that might result from reliance on the reported information or its use.
