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The Blood Industry

Published by: BCC Research

Published: Nov. 1, 2005 - 222 Pages


Table of Contents



INTRODUCTION


STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES

REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY

CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM

SCOPE AND FORMAT

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

ANALYST'S CREDENTIALS

RELATED BCC WORK CREDENTIALS

RELATED BCC REPORTS

BCC ONLINE SERVICES

DISCLAIMER



SUMMARY

MAJOR FINDINGS

Summary Table:

U.S. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BLOOD MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Summary Figure:

U.S. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BLOOD MARKET, 2005 AND 2010 ($ MILLIONS)



OVERVIEW

THE BLOOD INDUSTRY

MARKET STRUCTURE AND SIZE

Table 1 U.S. BLOOD AND PLASMA PRODUCTS AND COLELCTION AND PROCESSING PRODUCTS MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

HISTORY OF THE BLOOD INDUSTRY

Table 2 TIMELINE OF THE BLOOD INDUSTRY

BLOOD AND ITS COMPONENTS

PLASMA

Table 3 COMPOSITION OF BLOOD

CELLULAR ELEMENTS

Red and White Blood Cells

Platelets

IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTS

THE DANGERS OF TRANSFUSED BLOOD

TRANSFUSION ASSOCIATED RISKS

Diseases Contracted from Blood Transfusions and Related Identification Testing

Table 4 MAJOR DISEASES CONTRACTED FROM BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS

HIV/AIDS

Table 5 CBER LICENSED HIV DONOR SCREENING TESTS

Hepatitis A

Table 6 CBER LICENSED SCREENING TESTS FOR HEPATITIS B

Table 7 CBER LICENSED SCREENING TESTS FOR HEPATITIS C

Table 8 CBER LICENSED SCREENING TESTS FOR HTLV-I AND HTLV-II

Table 9 CBER LICENSED SCREENING TESTS FOR CMV

"Mad Cow Disease"-Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Cjd)

Syphilis

EFFORTS TO CREATE A VIRUS-FREE BLOOD SUPPLY

Plasma Treatments

Trinitrobutyl Phosphate and Sodium Cholate

Platelet Treatments

RBCs

NEGATIVE REACTIONS FROM BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS

BLOOD/PLASMA COMPONENT RISKS



THE BLOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: BLOOD COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND USE

BLOOD COLLECTION

ORGANIZATIONS collecting blood

For-Profit Blood Collection

Table 10 NUMBER OF FDA LICENSED/UNLICENSED BLOOD ESTABLISHMENTS-FISCAL YEAR 2002*

National Donor Deferral Registry

Non-Profit Blood Collection

Community Blood Banks

Hospitals

Other Blood Collection Sites

BLOOD DONATION DEMOGRAPHICS

DONOR RECRUITMENT AND REGULATIONS

BLOOD SCREENING AND EVALUATION

METHODS FOR COLLECTING BLOOD FROM A DONOR

Manual Collection

Automated Collection

Plasmapheresis

Plateletpheresis

Leukopheresis

Red Blood Cell Apheresis

PLASMA COLLECTION

Commercial Nature of Plasmapheresis

Global Nature of the Plasma Industry

Plasma Fractionators

Distributors/Brokers

BLOOD TYPING AND TESTING FOR DISEASES

Blood Typing

Table 11 TESTS ROUTINELY PERFORMED ON BLOOD DONATIONS

Table 12 BLOOD TYPE ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY REACTIONS

Methods of Typing

Manual Blood Typing Methods

Slide/Tile Testing

Tube Testing

Microplate

Automated Blood Typing and Screening Methods

Blood Testing

Blood Storage

BLOOD PROCESSING

Preparation and Use of the Components

Red Blood Cell Components

Platelets

BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS

Testing Before Transfusion

Manual Cross-Match Techniques

Major Cross-Match

Minor Cross-Match

Antibody Screen

Coombs Test

TYPES OF TRANSFUSIONS

Whole Blood

Packed Red Blood Cells

Platelets

Leukocytes

Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)

Table 13 SELECTED USES OF FFP

Cryoprecipitate

Coagulation Factors

Table 14 LISTING OF BLOOD PRODUCTS FOR THERAPEUTIC USE

Immune Serum Globulin/IMIG/IGIV

Factor VIII

Factor IX and Factor IX Complex

Factor VIIa

Fibrin/Thrombin

Therapeutic Apheresis

BLOOD MANAGEMENT ISSUES

AVAILABILITY ISSUES

BLOODLESS SURGERY

SAFETY ISSUES-RISK MANAGEMENT

Table 15 FACTORS TO REDUCE RISKS OF TRANSFUSION-ASSOCIATED DISEASES

Better Donor Screening

Better Viral Screening Tests

Get More Repeat Donors

Develop Better Viral Inactivation Processes

Selective Use of Blood Derivative Products



REGULATION OF THE BLOOD BUSINESS

REGULATION OF THE U.S. BLOOD BUSINESS

Table 16 FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR U.S. BLOOD SAFETY

STATUTORY AUTHORITY OF THE FDA

Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA)

Office of Biologics, The Division of Blood and Blood Products

Table 17 FDA AUTHORITY IN REGULATING BLOOD BANKING AND BLOOD PRODUCTS

THE MAJOR REGULATIONS AND POLICY MATTERS CONCERNING THE U.S. BLOOD SUPPLY

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA)

The FDA'S Five Layers

The FDA Blood Action Plan

Table 18 MAIN BLOOD REGULATION ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY THE FDA

Team Biologics

HOW REGULATIONS GET IMPLEMENTED

Inspecting Blood Banks and Plasma Collection Facilities

Table 19 14 MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN FOR INSPECTING BLOOD FACILITIES

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Blood Diseases and Resources Program

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)

The Department of Defense

State Regulatory Agencies

VOLUNTARY REGULATION BY PROFESSIONAL AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of Blood Banks

American Blood Resources Association

America's Blood Centers (ABC)

PPTA: Plasma Products Therapeutics Association

THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) BLOOD DIRECTIVE

ISBT 128

THE FUTURE OF BLOOD REGULATION



THE BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS MARKET

DRIVING FORCES OF THE INDUSTRY

Figure 1 VARIABLES INFLUENCING THE DYNAMICS OF DEMAND FOR BLOOD FOR TRANSFUSION

MARKET SIZE

Table 20 U.S. WHOLESALE BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS MARKET BY TYPE; NUMBER OF TRANSFUSIONS, AVERAGE PRICE AND VALUE, THROUGH 2010

Figure 2 VALUE OF U.S. WHOLESALE BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS MARKET, 2005 AND 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 3 BLOOD MARKET COST AND PRICING ANALYSIS

BLOOD COLLECTION DATA

Table 21 U.S. BLOOD COLLECTION AND TRANSFUSION DATA, THROUGH 2010 (MILLION UNITS/PINTS)

Figure 4 U.S. BLOOD COLLECTION AND TRANSFUSION DATA, 1999-2010 (MILLION UNITS/PINTS)

Table 22 U.S. PLASMA COLLECTION DATA, THROUGH 2010 (MILLION UNITS/LITERS)

Figure 5 U.S. PLASMA COLLECTION DATA, 1999-2010 (MILLION UNITS/LITERS)

CHANGING PATTERNS OF TRANSFUSION PROCEDURES

Leukoreduction

Table 23 ESTIMATED PERCENTAGE OF BLOOD SUPPLY LEUKOREDUCE, 1998-2002 (%)

Impact of Autologous Donations

Table 24 TRENDS IN PRE-OPERATIVE AUTOLOGOUS (PABD) BLOOD COLLECTIONS, THROUGH 2005 (MILLIONS OF UNITS/PINTS)

Types of Autologous Transfusions

Risks of PABD

PRICING OF BLOOD

Table 25 COST OF BLOOD COMPONENTS, THROUGH 2010 ($)

Table 26 ESTIMATED MARKET SIZE BLOOD COMPONENTS BY TYPE FOR TRANSFUSION, THROUGH 2010 (MILLIONS OF UNITS)

National Blood Exchange (NBE)

RBCs and Leukoreduced RBCs

Table 27 U.S. WHOLESALE RBCS AND LEUKOREDUCED RBCS MARKET; NUMBER OF TRANSFUSIONS, AVERAGE PRICE AND VALUE, THROUGH 2010

Figure 6 VALUE U.S. WHOLESALE RBCS AND LEUKOREDUCED RBCS, 2005 AND 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Platelets

Table 28 VALUE U.S. WHOLESALE PLATELETS MARKET; NUMBER OF TRANSFUSIONS, AVERAGE PRICE AND VALUE, THROUGH 2010

Figure 7 PLATELETS AS A SHARE OF U.S. WHOLESALE BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS MARKET, 2005 AND 2010 (%)

Random Donor Platelets

Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)

Table 29 U.S. WHOLESALE VALUE OF FRESH FROZEN PLASMA MARKET; NUMBER OF TRANSFUSIONS, AVERAGE PRICE AND VALUE, THROUGH 2010

Figure 8 VALUE U.S. WHOLESALE FRESH FROZEN PLASMA, 2005 AND 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Cryoprecipitate

Table 30 VALUE OF U.S. WHOLESALE CRYOPRECIPITATE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Washed Cells

Table 31 U.S. WHOLESALE WASHED RBCS; NUMBER OF TRANSFUSIONS, AVERAGE PRICE AND VALUE, THROUGH 2010

Deglycerolized Cells

Table 32 U.S. WHOLESALE DEGLYCEROLIZED RBCS; NUMBER OF TRANSFUSIONS, AVERAGE PRICE AND VALUE, THROUGH 2010

Other Blood Components

Granulocytes

Gamma-Irradiated Blood

AVERAGE COST OF TRANSFUSION

Table 33 AVERAGE COST OF TRANSFUSION TO PATIENT BY PRODUCT TYPE ($)

PLASMA AND PLASMA DERIVED PRODUCTS

Plasma Market Size

Market Dynamics

Plasma Therapeutic Products

Table 34 U.S. MARKET SIZE PLASMA THERAPEUTIC DERIVATIVES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 9 SHARE OF PLASMA THERAPEUTIC DERIVATIVES BY TYPE, 2005 AND 2010 (%)

Albumin and Plasma Protein Fraction (PPF)

FDA Notification Regarding Safety of Albumin Administration In Critically Ill

Recombinant Human Albumin

Albumin Market Dynamics

Table 35 CURRENTLY MARKETED ALBUMIN AND PLASMA PROTEIN FRACTION (PPF) PRODUCTS

Albumin and PPF Market Size

Table 36 U.S. MARKET FOR HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN AND PPF, THROUGH 2010 (UNITS, PRICE AND VALUE)

Clotting Factors

Table 37 BLOOD CLOTTING FACTORS

Hemophilia

Table 38 WORLDWIDE AND U.S.HEMOPHILIA STATISTICS, 2004

Market Demand and Market Size

Table 39 U.S. MARKET FOR PLASMA-DERIVED AND RECOMBINANT CLOTTING FACTORS, THROUGH 2010 (UNITS, PRICE AND VALUE)

Figure 10 U.S. SHARE FOR PLASMA-DERIVED AND RECOMBINANT CLOTTING FACTORS, 2005 AND 2010 (%)

Factor VIII

Table 40 FDA APPROVED FACTOR VIII PRODUCTS

Table 41 MARKET SHARE FACTOR VIII COMPANIES, 2005

Figure 11 MARKET SHARE OF FACTOR VIII COMPANIES, 2005 (%)

Factor IX

Table 42 FDA APPROVED FACTOR IX PRODUCTS

Factor VIIa

Other Factors

Prothrombin Complex Concentrates

Table 43 FDA APPROVED PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX CONCENTRATE PRODUCTS

Fibrin Sealants and Thrombin

Table 44 U.S. MARKET FOR FIBRIN/THROMBIN, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Antithrombin III

Table 45 U.S. MARKET FOR ANTITHROMBIN III-THROMBATE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Immunoglobulins

IVIG

Table 46 SELECTED CONDITIONS TREATED BY IVIG

Table 47 FDA APPROVED IMMUNOGLOBULINS

Hyperimmunes

Table 48 FDA APPROVED HYPERIMMUNE IMMUNOGLOBULINS

Other

IMIG

IVIG Market Size

Table 49 U.S. MARKET FOR IMMUNOGLOBULINS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 12 U.S. MARKET FOR IMMUNOGLOBULINS BY TYPE, 2005 AND 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

RSV

CMV Immunoglobulin

Hepatitis B Immune Globulin

RhoD Immunoglobulin

Tetanus Immunoglobulin (TIG)

Rabies Immunoglobulin

Varicella Immunoglobulin

Vaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous (VIG)

Alpha-1-Proteinase Inhibitor



BLOOD TESTING AND TYPING MARKETS

MARKET SIZE

Table 50 VALUE U.S. BLOOD TYPING AND BLOOD SCREENING MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 13 VALUE AND MARKET SHARE OF U.S. BLOOD TYPING AND BLOOD SCREENING MARKET, 2005 AND 2010 (%)

TYPES OF TESTING

Table 51 NUMBER OF TESTS BY TYPE, 2005

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR) AMPLIFICATION

Table 52 CBER LICENSED PCR SCREENING TESTS

NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TEST (NAT)

Table 53 CBER LICENSED NAT DONOR SCREENING TESTS

IMMUNOASSAY

Table 54 IMMUNOASSAY CBER LICENSED SCREENING TESTS

MARKET SIZE BLOOD TESTING PRODUCTS FOR DONOR SCREENING

Table 55 THE U.S. BLOOD DONOR SCREENING TESTING MARKET BY TYPE OF TESTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 14 U.S. BLOOD DONOR SCREENING TESTING MARKET BY TYPE, 2005 AND 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

MARKET PARTICIPANTS DONOR SCREENING PRODUCTS

Table 56 COMPANY MARKET SHARE OF DONOR SCREENING TESTS, 2005 (%)

Figure 15 COMPANY MARKET SHARE OF DONOR SCREENING TESTS, 2005 (%)

Table 57 LIST OF SUPPLIERS DONOR SCREENING TESTS

BLOOD TYPING

MARKET SIZE BLOOD TYPING

Table 58 THE U.S. BLOOD TYPING MARKET-INSTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

MARKET STRUCTURE

Manual Typing Methods

Automated Blood Typing

Immucor

Ortho

Olympus

MARKET SHARE BLOOD TYPING COMPANIES

Table 59 MARKET SHARE OF BLOOD TYPING COMPANIES, 2005

Figure 16 MARKET SHARE OF BLOOD TYPING COMPANIES, 2005 (%)

BLOOD COLLECTION/TRANSFUSION PRODUCTS AND PROCESSINGEQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

Table 60 U.S. MARKET FOR BLOOD AND PLASMA COLLECTION/TRANSFUSION PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

COLLECTION PRODUCTS

PLASMA AND BLOOD COLLECTION EQUIPMENT

Table 61 U.S. MARKET FOR BLOOD AND PLASMA COLLECTION EQUIPMENT BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 17 SHARE OF U.S. MARKET FOR BLOOD AND PLASMA COLLECTION PRODUCTS BY TYPE, 2005 AND 2010 (%)

Blood Salvage

OTHER COLLECTION EQUIPMENT

Stem Cell Isolation Equipment

Table 62 U.S. MARKET FOR OTHER PLASMA COLLECTION PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

MARKET PARTICIPANTS

Haemonetics

PCS2

TCD Total Containment Unit

MCS®+ 8150 SYSTEM

Cell Saver® System

Baxter

Autopheresis-C

Baxter Cs-3000 Plus Blood Cell Separator

Amicus Separator

Alyx System

Gambro

PLASMA COLLECTION SETS

Table 63 U.S. MARKET FOR PLASMA COLLECTION SETS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

BLOOD BAGS

Table 64 U.S. MARKET FOR BLOOD BAGS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

TRANSFUSION PRODUCTS

Table 65 U.S. MARKET FOR TRANSFUSION PRODUCTS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Transfusion Sets

Table 66 U.S. MARKET FOR TRANSFUSION SETS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Blood Filter Market

Table 67 U.S. MARKET FOR FILTERS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Accessories

Table 68 U.S. MARKET FOR TRANSFUSION ACCESSORIES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)



TECHNOLOGY

CLASSICAL FRACTIONATION METHODS

COHN FRACTIONATION

ADVANCED FRACTIONATION METHODS

AMPLIFICATION METHODS

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR)

NUCLEIC AMPLIFICATION TECHNOLOGY (NAT)

IMMUNOASSAY

ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY (EIA)

Basic EIA

Figure 18 THE BASIC ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY (EIA) PROCESS

Alternate EIA Methods

Second-Antibody Precipitation Method

Double-Antibody Sandwich Method

Reverse-Sandwich Method

Reverse-Sandwich Inhibition Method

BLOOD INDUSTRY: INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS

GLOBAL MARKETS FOR WHOLE BLOOD COLLECTIONS

LOCAL EFFORTS AND IMPROVEMENTS

South America

Asia

Cuba

India

Pacific Region

Australia

New Zealand

Africa

South Africa

Canada

Europe

Austria

Britain

France

Germany

Italy

Switzerland

Turkey

Russia

GLOBAL MARKETS FOR SOURCE PLASMA COLLECTIONS

Table 69 PROJECTED GLOBAL (U.S. AND OTHER MARKETS) PLASMA COLLECTIONS, THROUGH 2010 ($ BILLIONS, MILLIONS LITERS)

Figure 19 REGIONAL SHARE OF PROJECTED GLOBAL PLASMA COLLECTIONS, 2005 AND 2010 (%)

GLOBAL MARKETS FOR PLASMA DERIVED PRODUCTS

Table 70 PROJECTED WORLD (U.S. AND OTHER MARKETS) SALES OF PLASMA PRODUCTS*, THROUGH 2006 ($ BILLIONS)

Figure 20 PROJECTED WORLD SALES OF PLASMA PRODUCTS*, 2005 AND 2010 ($ BILLIONS)

GLOBAL MARKETS FOR BLOOD TYPING AND SCREENING PRODUCTS

Table 71 PROJECTED GLOBAL (U.S. AND OTHER) MARKETS FOR BLOOD TYPING AND SCREENING PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 21 REGIONAL SHARE OF PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR BLOOD TYPING AND SCREENING PRODUCTS, 2005 AND 2010 (%)

GLOBAL MARKETS FOR BLOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS

Table 72 PROJECTED WORLD SALES OF BLOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Figure 22 REGIONAL SHARE OF PROJECTED WORLD MARKET FOR BLOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMABLES, 2005 AND 2010 (%)



BLOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

DEDICATED BLOOD RESEARCH FACILITIES

JEROME H. HOLLAND LABORATORY (ARC)

NATIONAL BLOOD FOUNDATION (NBF)

CENTER FOR BLOOD RESEARCH (CBR)

Table 73 SELECTED RECENT ADVANCES IN ADULT STEM CELL THERAPIES

BLOOD SUBSTITUTES

FIBRIN SEALANT

THE VETERINARY BLOOD MARKET

Table 74 REGIONAL VETERINARY BLOOD BANKS



CORPORATE PROFILES

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

AMERICA'S BLOOD CENTERS

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS (AABB)

AMERICAN RED CROSS (ARC)

BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.

BAXTER-HYLAND DIVISION

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES

GRIFOLS BIOLOGICALS INC

HAEMONETICS, INC.

IMMUCOR

MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC HEALTH BIOLOGIC LABS

MEDIMMUNE CORPORATION

ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

OLYMPUS DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS

TALECRIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS

ZLB BEHRING



PATENT ANALYSIS

Table 75 RECENTLY ISSUED PATENTS

Table 76 PATENTS BY COMPANY ASSIGNEE



APPENDIX

PATENTS

BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS-11 PATENTS

BLOOD DERIVATIVES-(SEPTEMBER 1986 TO PRESENT)-7 PATENTS

NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION (MARCH 2000 TO PRESENT)-40 PATENTS

FDA LICENSED SOURCE PLASMA FACILITIES

GUIDANCE FOR INDUSTRY RECOGNITION AND USE OF A STANDARD FOR THE UNIFORM LABELING OF BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

FDA REVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSED ESTABLISHMENTS

SUMMARY

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

A safe and adequate blood supply is essential to the practice of modern medicine. New advances, particularly in the area of automation, have enhanced both safety and blood availability and it is the purpose of this study to detail these advances and their impact on the blood industry.

Since BCC last looked at this market in 2001 there have been mergers, consolidations and acquisitions among the major companies as well as advances in technology that have allowed for obtaining more red blood cells from fewer donors. Technological advances have also allowed for greater economies and increased safety in the blood supply.

This study describes and analyzes the current markets for blood products, blood tests and blood processing equipment, as well as important, new developments affecting every aspect of this industry. In addition, the report provides an analysis of market value forecasted through 2010 in constant dollars and participating company profiles. The scope and character of the blood-testing segment is constantly changing so the impact of new products, technologies and equipment are analyzed.

SCOPE OF STUDY

The report contains coverage of:
  • Structure and current market size of the blood industry with forecasts through 2010
  • All aspects including: blood salvage, autologous donations, apheresis, fractionation and stem cells as well as major plasma products
  • Blood usage patterns and trends
  • Government and regulatory controls
  • Impact of disease on the blood industry
  • Major players and their relative market share and market potential
  • Current product lines and examination of newly emerging products and technologies
  • State of the international markets
  • Newly issued patents relating to blood and disease screening.
METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

Data for this study were collected using both primary and secondary data research techniques. A literature search of BCC's extensive library, as well as scientific, medical and business libraries was conducted. On-line databases and government sources were consulted as well. Extensive interviews with industry personnel, scientists, professional and trade organizations, government agency personnel, observers, scientists, and industry professionals were conducted.

Data collected were analyzed by BCC personnel to determine specific findings and forecasts. Once these forecasts were obtained they were validated with industry experts; consequently, all estimates provided in this report represent a consensus of BCC personnel, industry participants, and industry observers. Since some segments of this report are not routinely measured, BCC derived estimates from a variety of analogous sources. Whenever market estimates are derived they are fully noted. It should be pointed out that while many factors were considered in constructing different models, the projections are ultimately speculative. As a composite of the opinions and assessments of interviewees, the author, other analysts, and secondary sources, these projections represent something of a consensus. However, all recognize that the relative importance of selected factors could change at any time with new technologies and new products, and thus change the direction of the market projections. All forecasts use constant 2005 dollars.

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