Capitalizing on Human Suffering...

Just one of many market pitches to get people investing in HCV related "products" - they're thrilled at the projected rate of increase in the incidence of Hep C...now, tell me there aren't dark forces at work in this universe conspiring to capture and exploit the sick, insane, and criminalized. As long as they can make a buck...thousands of bucks actually, just to buy their market forecasts. They do it for just about every medical condition under the sun...

This is really troubling...

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GlobalData, the industry analysis specialist, has released a new report, “Hepatitis C (HCV) - Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2016”. The report is an essential source of information and analysis on the global HCV market. The report identifies the key trends shaping and driving the global HCV market. The report also provides insight into the prevalent competitive landscape and the emerging players expected to cause significant shifts in the positioning of the existing market leaders.

Most importantly, the report provides valuable insight into the pipeline products within the global hepatitis C sector. GlobalData’s analysis suggests that the global HCV market was worth $4.4 billion in 2009. It is forecast to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.8% for the next seven years to reach $8.5 billion by 2016. The high projected growth rate is primarily attributable to a strong pipeline. The increase in the prevalence of the disease and the availability of new first-in-class therapies with better safety and efficacy profiles are expected to drive the growth of the HCV market. GlobalData found that the global HCV market is becoming more competitive. When seen alongside the currently marketed products and the expectations of patients and physicians, the pipeline is considered to be strong. The unmet need in the HCV is high and if a company wants to capture this unmet need, it will need to overcome the prevailing product weaknesses and adverse effects.

Scope

The scope of the report includes:

• Annualized global hepatitis C market revenues data from 2000 to 2009, forecast for seven years to 2016.
• Pipeline analysis data providing a split across different phases, mechanisms of action being developed and emerging trends. The key classes of mechanism of action include protease inhibitors, polymerase inhibitors, toll receptor agonists, drugs with interferon-like actions, HCV inhibitors and immunomodulators.
• Analysis of the current and future market competition in the global hepatitis C market. The key market players covered are Merck, Human Genome Sciences, Novartis, Vertex, Janssen, Mitsubishi, Tibotec and Roche.
• Insightful review of the key industry drivers, restraints and challenges. Each trend is independently researched to provide a qualitative analysis of its implications.
• Key topics covered include a strategic competitor assessment, market characterization, unmet needs and implications for the future hepatitis C market.