GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMARKERS TO BE WORTH $33.3 BILLION IN 2015 Wellesley, Mass.

According to a new technical market research report, BIOMARKERS: TECHNOLOGIES AND GLOBAL MARKETS (BIO061B) from BCC Research (http://www.bccresearch.com/), the value of the global market for biomarkers was nearly $13.5 billion in 2010, but is expected to increase to nearly $33.3 billion in 2015, for a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.8%. The largest segment of the market, genomics, is projected to increase at a CAGR of 26.9% to nearly $17 billion in 2015, after being valued at an estimated $5.1 billion in 2010. The second-largest segment, imaging, is estimated at $4.2 billion in 2010, but is expected to increase at a CAGR of 14.8% to $8.4 billion in 2015. The proteomics segment will increase in value from $1.8 billion in 2010 to nearly $3.5 billion in 2015, for a CAGR of 13.5%. The bioinformatics segment will increase at a CAGR of 19.3%, rising from $1.1 billion in 2010 to $2.6 billion in 2015. This report is designed to provide a range of information, from detailed product analyses within disease subsegments to overall industry trends, in order to quantify and qualify the market for products and services in the biomarkers segment. Individual product-types are forecast on a global basis, as are overall segments. The biomarkers market presents the largest of all opportunities in representative disease subsegments. This study investigates one of the most important market drivers: The introduction of combination therapies, which are expected to continue to contribute substantially to market growth through the forecast period. Applications for biomarkers are wide-ranging, and will have a pivotal impact in medicine. Targeted therapies, improved patient selection for clinical trial criteria, early drug rationalization, and proactively identifying adverse events for patients are some of the leading applications for biomarkers currently and through the forecast period. This report is an invaluable tool for business planners, acquisitions specialists, licensing strategists, product managers, market research analysts, investors, investor consultants and anyone interested in the biomarkers market, its products, its industry participants, and its future.

SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL BIOMARKERS FORECAST BY AREA, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS)

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