What's Next in Biopharmaceuticals? (mAbs, rDNA, Interferons, and Other Upcoming Biologic Drugs) 2011-2015

Kalorama Information
May 1, 2011
150 Pages - SKU: KLI6329805
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The future of the pharmaceutical market will be determined by biologics - drugs produced by natural organisms or recombinant techniques consisting of proteins and other products derived from living organisms for the treatment or management of diseases or injuries. What are the products that lead the market now and what can we expect to see in the coming years?

Find out in Kalorama Information's report, What's Next in Biologics?, which represents our latest research into the market for non-vaccine biological drugs and the companies who compete in the market.

The following are among the data points in this report:

  • Biopharmaceutical Pipeline for Significant Companies
  • Market Size of Biopharmaceuticals
    • Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs)
    • Recombinant Hormones and Proteins (rDNA)
    • Interferons and
    • Other Biologics
  • Biopharmaceutical Market Forecast to 2015
  • Products in Development: New Compound vs. Additional Indications
  • Competitor Market Shares for Biopharmaceuticals
  • Autoimmune, Cancer, Cardiovascular and Hormone Treatments Market Sizes and Competitor Shares
  • Drug Development Cost Progression
  • Leading Biotech Therapies by 2010 Revenues
  • Population and Healthcare Spending Trends
  • Select Biotechnology Drugs Approved for Marketing
The biologics industry encompasses a wide range of products including monoclonal antibodies, blood products, vaccines, and some diagnostics and devices. For the purpose of this study, Kalorama Information focuses on those biologics that are used in conjunction with, or as a replacement to, traditional pharmaceutical treatments. For example, treatments for cancer, growth disorders, autoimmune diseases and blood disorders. This study excludes products such as vaccines-including prophylactic vaccines-which are covered in-depth in separate Kalorama studies.

The following topics are among the qualitative analysis found in this report:

  • The Role Government Incentives Will Play in the Future Biotech Market
  • Pharmaceutical Regulatory Exclusivity
  • Biosimilars: Where They Stand and What We Can Expect
  • The Largest Areas of Research for Biopharmaceuticals
  • Improvements in the Next Generation of Biologics
  • The Impact of Aging Populations on Biotechnology Market Development
  • Health Care Reform: What it Means
  • Recent Mergers, Acquisitions, and Collaborations
  • Contributors to R&D Success
  • Targeted Cancer Therapy
  • Genome Sequencing for Personalized Healthcare
  • The Role of Contract Research Organizations
In the traditional pharmaceutical market, the pipeline is struggling to produce strong therapies and the growing number of drugs losing patent protection will more than offset revenues generated from new developments. For now, the biotechnology market is spared the impact of this setback as the path to generic or biosimilar development is more involved and the number of biotechnology drugs facing generic competition remains limited. Many companies are capitalizing on this trend, and among those discussed in the report include the following:
  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Amgen
  • Biogen Idec
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Merck & Co.
  • Merck Serono
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Pfizer
  • Roche/Genentech
  • Sanofi-Aventis/Genzyme

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Additional Information

A full biologics pipeline will lead to continued growth in the biopharmaceutical market, according to Kalorama Information. The healthcare market research firm expects annual growth of 7.1% through 2015, given the nearly 200 products in late-stage development. According to their latest report, What's Next in Biologics (mAbs, rDNA, Interferons, and Other Biologics) 2011-2015, the top five biopharmaceutical companies continue to dominate this market landscape.

A majority of the 200 biologics currently in the development pipeline are aimed at the treatment of cancers, followed by cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune and hormone disorders. According to the report, monoclonal antibodies account for the largest share of the innovation with nearly thirty new antibody compounds in development. Multiple companies expecting to profit from the products currently in late-stage development, each of which can cost $1-2 billion to develop, are driving the market's growth through 2015, when Kalorama expects it to reach just under $150 billion.

"The Phase III pipelines are heavy in this area and that will keep growth up," said Bruce Carlson, publisher of Kalorama Information. "The beneficiaries will be a number of companies, though especially the top five. Although a number of smaller companies are operating in this market, difficulties remain in overcoming the high cost of development."

The report details several companies, but indicates that the biologics market is still dominated by the top five pharmaceutical companies--Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Pfizer and Roche--which combined hold over a quarter of the late-stage products.

"The big players have a steady flow of new products and extensions coming through the pipeline, with over 100 projects in development," added Carlson. "The strongest pipeline is still held by Roche's Genetech."

Kalorama Information's What's Next in Biologics (mAbs, rDNA, Interferons, and Other Biologics) 2011-2015 looks at the market for non-vaccine biological drugs and the companies that compete in the market. The report discusses the biopharmaceutical pipeline for major companies and provides market size estimates and forecasts for monoclonal antibodies, recombinant hormones and proteins, interferons and other biologics.