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Overview of Autoimmune Disease ResearchPublished by: BioInformatics, LLC Published: Jun. 1, 2004 - 162 Pages Table of ContentsSection 1: Executive Overview 1-1 Executive Overview 1-2 Introduction 1-3 Technological Barriers 1-4 Key Scientific Questions to be Answers 1-6 Research Challenges 1-8 Research Breakthroughs 1-10 Promising Therapeutics 1-12 Conclusion Section 2: Study Methodology and Demographics 2-1 Study Methodology 2-4 Demographics 2-7 Questionnaire Section 3: Presentation of Survey Data 3-1 Research stages 3-2 General focus of immunological research 3-3 Immunological disciplines that are a specific focus of research 3-5 Autoimmune diseases studied 3-7 Broad approaches used to conduct research 3-8 Techniques used 3-9 Areas where technological improvements would best help research 3-10 Sources of funding 3-11 Premier institutions for conducting immunology-based research 3-12 Companies that are ideal partners to translate breakthroughs into new drugs/device 3-14 Journals that provide access to the most cutting-edge research 3-16 Most Helpful Research Breakthroughs 3-17 Most promising class of therapeutics 3-18 Most important questions about immune system function 3-19 Institution most capable of conducting clinical trials and basic research on new immune-based therapies 3-20 Issues facing research on autoimmunity 3-21 Significant research discoveries 3-22 Key Research Challeneges for: 3-22 Diabetes Mellitus 3-23 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 3-24 Multiple Sclerosis 3-25 Psoriasis 3-26 Rheumatoid Arthritis 3-27 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus AbstractEach year, hundreds of millions of dollars are devoted to researching the mysteries of autoimmune diseases. To understand where the research is going, BioInformatics, LLC has surveyed hundreds of immunologists regarding the nature of their research and the scientific challenges they face.Unlike our premier market reports that investigate the tools and techniques used in a field, Overview of Autoimmune Disease Research provides a top-level view of the science being conducted in leading immunology labs. From the perspective of the lab bench, it provides a descriptive overview of autoimmunity’s technological barriers, key scientific questions, research challenges, research breakthroughs needed and promising therapeutic approaches. This overview will help life science suppliers identify opportunities to expand the placement of their immunological tools and technologies by finding additional commercial niches. Additionally, it will assist in stimulating new product ideas as well as enhancements to existing product lines. The report also highlights innovative basic and preclinical autoimmune disease research being conducted in today’s laboratories. This research is significant because it advances our understanding of immune function and the role inflammation plays in mediating many of the symptoms of autoimmune diseases. Such knowledge serves as the foundation for identifying potential targets for treatment and developing novel therapies to prevent, modulate and ultimately cure autoimmune diseases. Life science companies who supply products used to conduct this cutting-edge research must stay abreast of these fundamental insights in order to position their offerings more effectively. Similarly, companies developing new therapies and diagnostic tests must continually monitor activity in this research sector in order to validate their product development strategies.
Companies can use this report to develop their long-term strategic plans so that substantial progress can be made in developing the next generation of tools that will enable the discovery of valuable therapeutics—and possibly even a cure for autoimmune diseases. |
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