Plunkett’s Industry Almanacs in Printed and eBook Formats
Biotechnology, Pharamceuticals & Genetics Industry Almanac 2020 Edition

Printed Details:
Publication Date: August 2019
Pages: 518
Price: $379.99
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Ebook Details
Publication Date: August 2019
Pages: 518
Price: $379.99
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Book Contents:
Key Findings:
- Plunkett Research analyzes the top trends changing the industry, and provides in-depth industry statistics. In addition, this publication profiles the top 400 companies in the Biotech, Pharmaceuticals & Genetics Industry.
Available Formats:
- Printed Almanac: ISBN 978-1-62831-542-4 (Available Now)
- E-book: ISBN 978-1-62831-849-4 (Available Now)
- Plunkett Research Online (Subscribers)
Key Features Include:
- Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence
- Market forecasts and Industry Statistics
- Industry Associations and Professional Societies List
- In-Depth Profiles of hundreds of leading companies
- Industry Glossary
- Link to 5-minute video overview of this industry
Pages: 518
Statistical Tables Provided: 16
Companies Profiled: 356
Geographic Focus: Global
Price: $379.99
Key Questions Answered Include:
- How is the industry evolving?
- How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
- How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
- What is the size of the market now and in the future?
- What are the financial results of the leading companies?
- What are the names and titles of top executives?
- What are the top companies and what are their revenues?
This feature-rich book covers competitive intelligence, market research and business analysis—everything you need to know about the biotech, pharmaceuticals & genetics business including:
- The State of the Biotechnology Industry Today
- A Short History of Biotechnology
- Fast Track Drugs Come to Market in the U.S. with FDA Cooperation
- Ethanol Production Soared, But U.S. Federal Subsidy Expires
- Cellulosic Ethanol Makes Slow Commercial Progress
- Major Drug Companies Acquire or Partner With Smaller Biotech Firms
- From Korea to India to Singapore to China, Nations Compete Fiercely in Biotech Development
- Patients’ Genetic Profiles Plummet in Price as DNA Sequencing Technologies Advance
- Gene Therapies Target Defective Genes/CRISPR Advances DNA Editing
- Vaccines and Viruses in Drug Delivery
- New Blockbuster Drugs Come to Market/ Drug Prices Soar
- Generic Drugs Have Biggest Market Share by Unit Volume, but not by Total Revenues
- Coupons and Other Marketing Schemes Obscure the Retail Prices of Drugs in the U.S., Which Are Vastly Higher than Prices Paid in Other Nations
- Biotech and Orphan Drugs Create New Revenues for Drug Firms
- Biosimilars (Generic Biotech Drugs) Receive FDA Guidelines for Accelerated Approval/ Competition Will Be Fierce
- Stem Cells—Multiple Sources Stem from New Technologies
- Stem Cells—Therapeutic Cloning Techniques Advance
- Stem Cells and 3-D Printing—A New Era of Tissue Replacement Takes Shape
- Genetically Modified (GM) Seeds and Crops Planted in Dozens of Nations/Agribio R&D Investment Is High
- Genetically Modified (GM) Foods Prompt Controversy, Labeling and Legislation
- Cloning of Farm Animals/Meat and Cheese Substitutes Created in Laboratories/3-D Printed Food Appears
- Selective Plant Breeding, Mutagenesis and Gene-Editing, Including CRISPR, as Alternatives to GM Seeds
- Immunotherapy and CAR-T Create Exciting New Approach to Fighting Cancers
- Technology Discussion—Genes and DNA
- Technology Discussion—Proteins and Proteomics
- Technology Discussion—DNA Chips
- Technology Discussion—SNPs (“Snips”)
- Technology Discussion—Synthetic Biology
- Technology Discussion—Recombinant DNA
- Technology Discussion—Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Biotech & Genetics Industry Statistics
- Biotech Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview
- The U.S. Drug Discovery & Approval Process
- U.S. FDA New Drug (NDA) and Biologic (BLA) Approvals, 2018
- U.S. Pharmaceutical R&D Spending Versus the Number of New Molecular Entity (NME)
Approvals: 1993-2018 - Employment in Life & Physical Science Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: May 2018
- Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Basic Research, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2018-2020
- U.S. Exports & Imports of Pharmaceutical Products: 2013-1st Quarter 2019
- U.S. Prescription Drug Expenditures, Aggregate & Per Capita Amounts, Percent Distribution: 2011-2027
- Prescription Drug Expenditures, U.S.: Selected Years, 1975-2027
- Total U.S. Biotechnology Patents Granted per Year by Patent Class: 1977-2015
- Research Funding for Biological Sciences, U.S. National Science Foundation: Fiscal Years
2018-2020 - Global Area of Biotech Crops by Country: 2017
- Domestic & Foreign Pharmaceutical Sales, PhRMA Member Companies: 1985-2018
- Sales By Geographic Area, PhRMA Member Companies: 2017
- Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D & R&D Abroad, PhRMA Member Companies: 1985-2018
- Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D & R&D Abroad Breakdown, PhRMA Member Companies: 2018
Companies Mentioned Include:
- Vericel Corporation
- Abaxis Inc
- Abbott Laboratories
- Abeona Therapeutics Inc
- Insmed Inc
- Affymetrix Inc
- Agilent Technologies Inc
- Akorn Inc
- Albany Molecular Research Inc
- Alcon Inc
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