Category: Life Sciences
Life Sciences market research reports by First Research, Inc.
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Health Supplement Stores
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry sell vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements from physical retail locations. Major companies include GNC Holdings, Vitamin Shoppe, and Vitamin World (all based in the US), along with Holland & Barrett (UK). COMPETITIVE ... Read More
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Hospitals
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide medical, diagnostic, and treatment services to people on an inpatient and outpatient basis at specialized medical, surgery, emergency, and other health care facilities. Major companies include Community Health Systems, ... Read More
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Testing Laboratories
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide engineering, quality control, and certification services in a variety of industries. Major companies include Element, Exponent, and Underwriters Laboratories (all based in the US), along with ALS (Australia), Bureau Ver ... Read More
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Mental Health Professionals
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Practitioners in this industry include physicians, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals who diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, addiction, and other mental illnesses. Major companies include the mental healt ... Read More
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Optometrists
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry perform routine eye exams, write prescriptions for corrective lenses, and diagnose and treat eye conditions. No major companies dominate the industry. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is driven by demographics. The aging of the US ... Read More
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Anesthesiologists
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry engage in the medical practice of relieving pain and providing care for patients before, during, and after surgery. Major anesthesia practice groups include Sheridan Healthcare (part of Envision Healthcare) and North American P ... Read More
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Rehabilitation Therapy Services
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide physical therapy and other treatment and activities to help patients regain or improve mental or physical functionality following an injury or illness. Major companies include Select Medical, Select Rehabilitation, and ... Read More
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Drug Wholesalers
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry serve as wholesale distributors of prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, and related products. Major companies include Cardinal Health, Cencora, and McKesson (all based in the US), as well as Jointown Pharmaceutical ( ... Read More
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Biotechnology Product Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture vaccines, toxoids, blood fractions, and culture media of plant or animal origin. Major companies include Amgen, Biogen, Genentech, and Gilead Sciences (all based in the US), as well as Bayer and Merck Group (both ba ... Read More
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Pediatricians
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Pediatricians specialize in providing medical care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. No major companies dominate the industry. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand for pediatricians is driven primarily by demographics. The profitability of pe ... Read More
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Continuing Care & Assisted Living Facilities
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide residential and personal care services for the elderly and others who need or want assistance. Major companies include Brookdale Senior Living, Five Star Senior Living, and Sunrise Senior Living (all based in the US), a ... Read More
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Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry develop and manufacture biological, chemical, and radioactive substances used in the process of detecting, diagnosing, and monitoring health conditions. Major companies include Beckman Coulter and Bio-Rad Laboratories (both bas ... Read More
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Nursing Homes & Long-Term Care Facilities
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide long-term skilled nursing care, other types of care, and social services in residential facilities. Major companies include Brickyard Healthcare, Brookdale Senior Living, and Genesis Healthcare (all based in the US); al ... Read More
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Electromedical & X-ray Apparatus Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound equipment, pacemakers and other devices, and irradiation apparatus for medical or industrial uses. Major US companies include Abbott, GE Healthcare Systems, Hologic, Varian ... Read More
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Health Care Sector
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide a wide range of health care and social services through hospitals, doctors' offices, nursing homes, outpatient surgery centers, and other facilities. Major companies include Ascension Health, HCA Healthcare, Kaiser ... Read More
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Dermatologists
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry primarily engage in the medical practice of treating conditions of the skin, hair, and nails. No major companies dominate the industry. Dermatologists may work in group practices or as solo practitioners; some work for hospital ... Read More
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Health Insurance Carriers
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry underwrite health and medical insurance policies and administer group hospitalization plans, health maintenance organization (HMO), and preferred provider organization (PPO). Major companies include Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and ... Read More
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Outpatient Surgical Centers
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide surgical and emergency care services for ambulatory patients in standalone facilities that are outfitted with operating and recovery rooms; they do not offer overnight or long-term hospital care or care for minor ailmen ... Read More
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Scientific & Technical Instruments Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture instruments that are used primarily for laboratory analysis of chemical or physical properties. Major companies include Mettler-Toledo International, PerkinElmer, and Thermo Fisher Scientific (all based in the US), ... Read More
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Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide outpatient and residential care and treatment for individuals with mental health and substance abuse illnesses. Major companies include Acadia Healthcare, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, and Corewell Health (all based i ... Read More
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Ambulance Services
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry transport patients by ground or air and provide emergency or other medical care. Major companies include Acadian Ambulance Service, American Medical Response, and ModivCare (all based in the US), as well as Falck (Denmark), Har ... Read More
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Podiatrists
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Practitioners in this industry diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the foot. No major companies dominate the industry. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand for podiatry services is driven by population growth and demographics. Profitability depends on ... Read More
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OBGYNs
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Physicians in this industry provide pre-, post-, and perinatal care, deliver infants, and treat health issues specific to women. The industry has no dominant companies. Women in many developing nations have limited access to effective contraception, emer ... Read More
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Vitamin, Nutritional Supplement & Other Health-Related Product Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry develop and manufacture vitamins, nutritional supplements, herbal remedies, and other natural health products. Major companies include Amway, Herbalife Nutrition, Nature's Bounty, and USANA (all based in the US), as well as ... Read More
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Oncologists
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Physicians in this industry engage in the medical practice of diagnosing and treating cancer. Major US companies include Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Lead ... Read More
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