Biotechnology Industry
Market & Industry Reports
These databases contain market & industry reports. They provide overviews of the industry as well as the intended market or end consumer.
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BCC ResearchGlobal market reports for many industries, including materials, pharma, medical devices, engineering, and IT.
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MarketResearch.com AcademicGlobal market reports from providers including Kalorama Information, Packaged Facts, and Simba Information.
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IBISWorldU.S., Global, and China industry reports, and business environment reports that cover industry performance drivers. Includes a US Industry Wizard to create and export custom lists of industries.
Help: IBISWorld search help
Additional Resources
Consumer Discovery / Insights
Number of Medical Procedures and Disease Prevalence
If you're trying to determine the target market for a particular drug, device, or treatment, it can be helpful to know how many people have relevant diseases, conditions, or procedures.
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CDC | Data & StatisticsCovers a wide range of various major diseases. Choose a specific disease from Diseases & Conditions tab.
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HCUPnet Healthcare Cost & Utilization ProjectProvides healthcare statistics and information for hospital inpatient, and emergency departments, as well as a specific diagnosis, surgery, or diagnostic tests.
Mapping & Tables
These tools include data on how many people have a specific disease or condition.
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SimplyAnalyticsData analysis and mapping tool with U.S. demographic, housing, employment, consumer spending, marketing data from Mediamark Research (MRI), and EASI Lifestage profiles.
Help: Simply Analytics Guide
Search tip: Select a location then go to the Data tab and select Health > Ailments.
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PolicyMapOnline mapping tool with U.S. demographic, real estate, health, educational, economic, and federal government data.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
Help: PolicyMap Tutorials
Search tip: Choose Health from top level menu > Health Status.
Consumer Behavior & Attitudes
Find out how consumers think about or use healthcare products and services.
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Claritas 360Learn about your target consumers with consumer behavior and demographic data for all U.S. DMAs and counties.
Help: Claritas 360 access | Claritas 360 search help
Search tip: Reports > Segmentation Reports > Lifestyle Reports > Market Potential.
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MintelMarket research data and reports for consumer products and services. Many reports include Databooks with consumer survey data. U.S. focused with some global coverage.
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StatistaStatistics on many topics, industries, and markets. Use the Source tab to track down more data. The Global Consumer Survey has country-level consumer behavior and brand preference data.
Additional Resources
More Sources of Industry Info
Industry associations are a great source of information. Look for sections on their website titled "Resources", "Publications", "Data". Note that some materials may be restricted to members. Some examples are:
Associations
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BioA national trade association representing independent manufacturers of medical devices, diagnostic products, and health care information systems.
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Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)An international association for companies producing medical devices, diagnostic products and health information systems.
Regulators
Regulating bodies (both in governments and independent agencies) often are a great source of data and information about the industries they regulate.
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FDA: Biotechnology GuidanceProvides guidance, documents and regulatory information
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Biotechnology Regulatory ServicesUSDA regulations of certain genetically engineered organisms. Links to data from USDA agricultural biotech field trials.
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National Center for Biotechnology InformationGovernment agency for biotechnology. Provides access to biomedical and genomic information.