New Report Analyses the Global Market for Biomarkers

Aug. 26, 2008 - PRLog -- Piribo, the online destination for business intelligence for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, has added a new report analysing the global market for biomarkers and related assays or tests used in drug R&D (Research and Development).

“Biomarkers: The Future of Next-Generation Drug R&D”, which is available from http://www.piribo.com/search/results.html?k=TKD011&x=0&y=0 reports that drug and biopharmaceutical developers face numerous challenges that are being helped with emerging business and technical strategies or approaches that utilise biomarkers to improve their chances of success.

The report shows that this business area is set for strong continued growth as biomarkers and assays in drug R&D enable new opportunities. The report estimates that this potential multi-billion dollar market will grow at strong double-digit rates over the five-year study period.

Authors of the report discuss ongoing regional government initiatives that are fostering worldwide development in biomarkers and personalised medicine opportunities. With the current group of more than 20-marketed personalised medicines and companion tests as a model, government drug regulators have already begun to change the labels of selected marketed drugs to use specific companion tests to predict patient drug response.

The study uses more than 51 figures and tables to illustrate its useful findings. Additionally, it offers detailed information including data tables about strategic technologies, M&As (Mergers and Acquisitions ) and alliances. 34 selected companies are profiled with details such as business overview, contacts, financial details and product information.

“Biomarkers: The Future of Next-Generation Drug R&D” is available from Piribo. For more information go to:  http://www.piribo.com/publications/research_development/b...

Piribo product ID: TKD011

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