A TECHNO-ECONOMIC NEWS MAGAZINE FOR MEDICAL PLASTICS AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
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Fact & Figures

General Healthcare

125 million Americans have 1 or more chronic conditions (e.g. congestive heart failure, diabetes.) Chronic diseases account for 75% of all health care expenditures.  

Source: Burrill & Company, 2006

Source: AdvaMed 2006

The market for coatings and surface-treatment processes used on medical devices will reach more than $5.31 billion by 2010. The 12.4% annual growth rate will be fueled by explosive growth in high-value combination products.

Source:  Medical Device Coatings Report, BCC Research, April 2006

During period of 2001-1006, California companies - $23.9 billion of increased market value creation, followed by Indiana at $22.9 billion, and Massachusetts at $20.7 billion.

Source: Medical Device Industry Market Capitalization Report, 2001-2006.

The medical devices and equipment industry employs more than 411,400 workers, accounting for nearly one third of all US bioscience jobs.  

Source: Medical Product Outsourcing 2006

Pennsylvania and New York included in Top 5 US states for Medical Device Employment - The thriving medical device industry in Massachusetts is the East Coast equivalent of the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2005

The spinal devices segment (of the marketplace), with a striking growth rate of 20 to 25 percent annually, leads the orthopedic market.  Extensive research on bone growth factors and fusion biologics has been integral to emerging technologies for the spine market. Source:  Frost & Sullivan’s Emerging Technologies for the Spine Market (Technical Insights), published September 2006

Combination Products

The combination products market is estimated at $5.9B in 2004, and will continue to grow at a compound annual rate of 10% through 2009. By 2009, the market is expected to reach approximately $9.5B worldwide with a majority of these revenues from drug-eluting stents and steroid-eluting electrodes.

Source: Navigant Consulting, Inc.

"Combination products have the regulatory flexibility to apply the most appropriate regulation to a combination product by tailoring the approach to taking pieces of drug regulation, pieces of device regulation, or biologics, as appropriate."

Source: Mark Kramer, Director of the FDA’s Office of Combination Products, September 2006.

In 2004, the US held approximately 65% of the drug-device combination product market. By 2010, the US is projected to hold 57%.

Source: Business Communications Inc.

Cardiovascular related combination product revenues will account for approximately 88% of worldwide sales in 2009. A majority of these revenues will be due to drug-eluting stent sales while steroid eluting electrode and waterjet device revenues account for the remainder. 

Source: Front Line Strategic Consulting, Inc.

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