Diagnostic Kits/Give an overall picture of the Kits' sector
Many of these questions can be answered from data in the The Value of Diagnostics report (caution: sponsored by AdvaMed), starting with the Profile of the Diagnostics Industry section.
How was this field born and how is it evolving?
What are the main business models?
What are the innovation dynamics in this field? (inputs/outputs, timing of innovation/ disruptive or incremental innovation?)
How does knowledge flow in this field?
Is this field replicating models from other fields?
How many companies?
Diagnostic Kit Manufacturers
Diagnostic laboratories
Hospital Labs
References labs
"The major national reference labs including Quest, LabCorp, Specialty/Ameripath, Mayo and others account for at least 60% of the market for esoteric test services. The remaining 40% is shared by a group of some 3000 small, local market laboratories. The major reference labs have built a comprehensive menu of specialized test services and continue to expand their offerings via collaborations with leading medical research centers. They offer a huge presence in the market and manage distribution networks that touch just about every medical specialty. Thus many CLIA-registered company sponsored test services avail themselves of the marketing resources offered by the national reference labs."
- CLIA labs offering ASR-based diagnostics:
"In 2002, nine companies accounted for 78% of the US diagnostics market" - The Value of Diagnostics pg. 53, referencing Quirk WR. The in-vitro diagnostics industry: overview and emerging opportunities. Toronto, Canada: RBC Capital Markets, 2003. (ref kalorama)
- Roche: 22%
- Abbott Labs: 11%
- J&J: 9%
- Gen-Probe: 8%
- Beckman C: 6%
- Becton D: 6%
- Dade Behring: 6%
- Bayer: 5%
- BioMerieux: 5%
- other: 22%