Point of Care POC Testing Market Technology, Trends and Developments 2015

The report provides comprehensive analysis of the emerging POC market segments, including their dynamics, size, growth, regulatory requirements, technological trends, competitive landscape, and emerging opportunities for instrument and consumable suppliers. This report will help diagnostic instrument and reagent suppliers develop more effective business, R&D and marketing strategies.

Rationale

The growing economic pressures on hospitals, coupled with advances in diagnostic technologies, intensifying competition among suppliers and physicians, and changing consumer demands are shifting diagnostic testing from hospitals and commercial laboratories closer to the patient.

Market Segmentation Analysis

- Review of the emerging POC market segments, including their dynamics, trends, structure, size, growth and major suppliers.

- Five-year test volume and reagent sales forecasts for chemistry, immunodiagnostic, microbiology, hematology and coagulation procedures by market segment:

- Cancer Clinics

- Ambulatory Care Centers

- Surgery Centers

- Nursing Homes

- Birth Centers

and by test category:

- Routine and Special Chemistry

- Microbiology/Infectious Diseases

- Hematology

- Flow Cytometry

- Coagulation

- Immunoproteins

- Drugs of Abuse

- TDM

- Endocrine Function

- Tumor Markers

Sales and Market Share Analysis

- Sales and market shares of major reagent and instrument suppliers.

Current and Emerging Products

- Analysis of over 130 diagnostic procedures.

- Review of the leading POC chemistry, immunoassay, hematology and coagulation analyzers, both currently marketed and those in development, including their operating characteristics, features and selling prices.

Technology Review

- Emerging technologies and their applications for POC testing.

- Comprehensive listings of companies developing or marketing POC diagnostic technologies and products, by test.