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Abstract
The Neuroscience Perspective: Opportunities for Market Entry & Expansion
Based on a 31-question survey of over 500 neuroscientists conducting basic,
translational and clinical research, The Neuroscience Perspective:
Opportunities for Market Entry & Expansion, provides suppliers with critical
information regarding neuroscientists' preferred techniques and
instrumentation in four strategic areas: nucleic acids, proteins, cells and
imaging. The report offers suppliers a unique look at current and future
spending for neuroscience-related technologies and identifies areas where
suppliers can enter the neuroscience market based upon the adoption of new
research techniques.
Advances in genomic technology and neuroimaging coupled with a wider range of
model organisms has made it possible to conduct more complicated experiments
to learn how neurons communicate with one another. More than any other life
science discipline, neuroscience research requires a multi-level approach
involving molecular, cellular, systems, translational, and integrative tools.
By using this report to understand the actual needs and preferences of
neuroscientists, suppliers will be better able to position their products to
this specialized customer segment.
The major objectives of this report are as follows:
- Determine what distinguishes neuroscientists from other life scientists in
regard to research objectives, techniques and instrumentation.
- Identify which suppliers neuroscientists believe are best qualified to
meet their research needs for nucleic acid-, protein-, cell- and
imaging-specific reagents and instrumentation.
- Assess the growth potential in neuroscience laboratory budgets for 2006.
- Compare current and future laboratory spending for neuroscience reagents
and instrumentation across nucleic acids, proteins, cells and imaging.
- Pinpoint targeted areas for expansion into the neuroscience market based
upon the adoption of new research techniques.
- Determine what resources and initiatives attract neuroscientists to vendor
exhibit booths.
- Describe the challenges facing the neuroscience field in regard to
personnel, training and funding.
- Learn what neuroscience disciplines will lead to research breakthroughs in
the next five to ten years and the technologies that will enable them.
- Examine the acceptability of utilizing neuroscience technology for "real
world" applications like enhancement of normal function, court-ordered CNS
intervention and "brain-reading."
Table of Contents
Section 1. Analysis and Interpretation of Survey Results
Strategic Overview
- Executive summary
- Key findings
- Study objectives
Neuroscience Researcher Profile
- Research Experience
- Representative type(s) of neuroscience research
- Preferred experimental approaches
- Non-imaging equipment and instrumentation employed
Neuroscience Techniques Spotlight
- Top nucleic acid-based techniques utilized
- Top protein-based techniques utilized
- Top cell-based techniques utilized
- Top imaging techniques utilized
Information Channels for Neuroscientists
- Preferred sources of scientific information
- Number of conferences will attend in 2006
- Percentage of time spent visiting exhibitor booth
- Top reasons to visit exhibit booth
- Top meeting to attend in field
Neuroscience Research Challenges and Market Growth Opportunities
- Key problems confronting neuroscience field
- Important supplementary skills required to succeed
- Type of neuroscience research that will lead to scientific breakthroughs
- Technological innovations needed to support these breakthroughs
- Prioritization of research areas to invest future government funding
- "Real world" applications of neuroscience technology
Conclusions
Section 2. Study Methodology and Demographics
- Methodology
- Definition of Terms
- Demographics
- Questionnaire
Section 3. Presentation of Survey Data
Research Focus
- Years of experience in neuroscience research
- Stage of neuroscience research
- Types of neuroscience research conducted
- Methods of staying current with developments in the field
Current Needs and Future Research Plans
- Best supplier for nucleic acid-specific needs
- Future plans to begin using nucleic-acid specific techniques
- Best supplier for protein-specific needs
- Future plans to begin using protein-specific techniques
- Best supplier for cell-specific needs
- Future plans to begin using cell-specific techniques
- Best supplier for neuroscience imaging needs
- Future plans to begin using imaging techniques
Resources and Support
- Estimated total lab budget for 2005
- Expected change in lab budget over the next 12 months
- Percentage of 2005 and 2006 budgets designated to each research technique
Scientific Meetings and Conferences
- Number of major scientific meetings to attend in 2006
- Percentage of time at a scientific meeting spent visiting exhibit booths
- Factors that influence visiting a vendor's booth
- Preferred scientific meeting
Neuroscience Challenges and Opportunities
- Critical problems confronting the field of neuroscience
- Skills needed to be an effective neuroscience researcher
- Area most likely to lead to important research breakthroughs in the next
five to ten years
- Areas where technological improvements would best facilitate breakthroughs
- Preferred budget allocation for areas of research
Neuroscience and Society
- Acceptability of real world applications of neuroscience technology
- Seminal implications of neuroscience research
Section 4. Appendices
- Insights and Perspectives
- Cross-Tabulations of Survey Data
- Other Recent Publications
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