Lens On The Scientific Market
Key findings from our industry experts.
Key findings from our industry experts.
The Strategic Edge: How Custom Competitive Intelligence (CI) Research Fuels Growth in Life Sciences
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Can Science Publishers Harness Social Media?
The Brave New World of Science Publishing is the most comprehensive study of scientists’ use of social media ever undertaken. You can download a complimentary executive summary here. This report is designed to help publishers understand what scientists expect – and prefer –as Web 2.0 capabilities become the new industry standard. Scientists and publishers rely […]
So, does size really matter?
Okay that was a cheap attempt to draw attention to our too-often neglected blog. But the most common request for our custom market research services is “How big is our market?” Oftentimes, my initial reaction will be to ask, “If I told you that I knew for a fact it was $ x million dollars […]
Our latest look at the protein science market
Over the years I’ve been intrigued by the concept of convergence – that blurring of distinctions between markets or technologies or even between suppliers and their customers. In a report just published by BioInformatics LLC in collaboration with the American Chemical Society, we look at protein science as an area where we’re observing convergence in […]
What Is Wrong With This Picture?
Recently I received an email invitation to vote in a new awards program offered by a life science publisher… A few things bothered me: 1. I’m not a scientist. Nor are any of the others here at the office who received this invitation. Clearly there wasn’t much in the way of list control. 2. You […]
Instrumentation Service Contracts: Opportunities for Differentiation
We’re very excited about our latest report. We’ve known for a long time that scientists consider service to be an integral part of all of the products they purchase. But this is especially true with capital equipment. With many service models to choose from—in-house, original equipment manufacturer (OEM), multi-vendor, etc.—service providers must innovate to find […]
Niche Building Enables Smaller Suppliers to Exist Alongside Industry Giants
Still more to talk about regarding this year’s Life Science Industry Awards…Invitrogen’s margin of victory in the Cell Culture Media and Reagents category is one of the largest across all product and service categories for the 2008 LSIA. Additionally, its CVS was the second highest of the category’s Finalists. Nevertheless, while Lonza (Cambrex) only secured […]
LSIA ’08 Uncovering the Hidden Success Stories
For this year’s awards, more than 650 different companies were nominated in 20 different categories and 45 achieved the coveted status of Finalist. While only 20 individual companies were named Winners, the record number of Finalists only serves to emphasize the significance of this year’s LSIA theme of “Look Beneath the Surface.” While scientists have […]
Look Beneath the Surface
“Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.” -Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Roman Emperor and Philosopher Well it’s been nearly two weeks since we co-hosted the 2008 Life Science Industry Awards and the surrounding buzz continues to be electric. There’ve been more mentions of it in the […]
Winners of the 2008 Life Science Industry Awards Announced
ARLINGTON, VA – June 4, 2008 – Winners have been announced for the 2008 Life Science Industry Awards™, which recognize those life science suppliers that are best-in-class in both product categories and customer communications and support categories. The 20 companies receiving the highest overall scores in each award category were named the Winners out of […]
Exploring the Microbiology Market
As you probably know, BioInformatics, LLC is co-sponsor of the prestigious Life Science Industry Awards and we are proud to be hosting the 2008 awards gala along with our partners at The Scientist magazine concurrent with the 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) in Boston from June 1 to 5. Our […]