On Friday March 16, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took action to advance innovative personalized medicine for Medicare patients with cancer. CMS announced it has finalized a National Coverage Determination that covers diagnostic laboratory tests using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for patients with advanced cancer. This decision is likely to accelerate […]
BioInformatics Inc., the leading market research firm supporting the analytical instrumentation and life science industries, and owner of The Science Advisory Board®, is pleased to announce the acquisition of IMV Publishing. This latest acquisition by BioInformatics Inc. creates an integrated business information and media group delivering high-value content to the market’s buyers and sellers using […]
Strategic Directions International (SDi), a division of BioInformatics Inc., just released the SDi Global Assessment Report 2018: The Laboratory Analytical & Life Science Instrumentation Industry. In this article we discuss some of key trends we observed in 2018 and our analysis of where the industry will find opportunities for growth in 2018. The 800+ page […]
Life science tools companies are under increasing pressure to reduce time-to-market and the cost of introducing new products. As product lifecycles continue to decrease, compressing development cycles and accelerating new product introductions are becoming critical. Companies that fail to consistently launch new products will lose ground to more innovative competitors who invest in new and improved […]
Yesterday we announced that the 2018 SDi Global Assessment Report: The Laboratory Analytical & Life Science Instrumentation Industry will be released in conjunction with PITTCON, which will take place from February 26 – March 1, 2018. It made me think about what an interesting year it’s been for the life science and analytical instrument market […]
Innovation in Clinical Diagnostics The latest report from SDi is Innovation in Clinical Diagnostic Instruments: PCR, NGS, Mass Spec and HPLC presents a thorough picture of the molecular diagnostics market – its current situation, trends, and recent market-oriented data about analytical solutions being used in this field. The report provides information on the primary technologies […]
Mass Spec in Clinical Labs The latest report from SDi is Innovation in Clinical Diagnostic Instruments: PCR, NGS, Mass Spec and HPLC presents a thorough picture of the molecular diagnostics market – its current situation, trends, and recent market-oriented data about analytical solutions being used in this field. The report provides information on the primary […]
The global advance of health care increasingly depends on the study of genetics and the human genome. From determining the genetic composition of a tumor or revealing rare genetic disorders in a newborn, innovative technologies and techniques have given us the ability to diagnose and monitor a patient’s disease, assess their health risk, and determine […]
Our report Emerging Trends in Marketing to Life Scientists was designed to help marketer’s understand scientists’ receptivity to each of the following techniques used widely in promoting consumer products: Executive branding “Smart instruments” that share data Video and livestreaming Influencer marketing Experiential marketing Sponsored content and native advertising Mobile marketing Website design and digital touchpoints […]
In our latest report, we took a look at a variety of marketing techniques increasingly common in consumer marketing but less frequently used in the life sciences. These techniques included: Executive branding “Smart instruments” that share data Video and livestreaming Influencer marketing Experiential marketing Sponsored content and native advertising Mobile marketing Website design and digital […]
