2008-11-28 GFK Panel Service/ GfK Living – new report publisher on reports-research.com

reports-research.com is pleased to have gained the GFK Group as a further considerable and competent report publisher and cooperation partner for its market research portal. Headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany the GFK Group is one of the largest market research companies in the world.  The Group has a staff complement of 10,000+...

2008-11-27 Datamonitor: Contact center outsourcing vendors must take strategic view for BPO success

Contact center outsourcing providers are suffering thinning margins and lower contract volumes as the downturn bites, leading to an increasing appetite for diversification into adjacent business processes. In a report, “Opportunities for CCOS Vendors in Business Process Outsourcing”, independent market analyst Datamonitor assesses the...

2008-11-21 Personal health records will greatly simplify many of the barriers facing interoperability in healthcare

Actual report from Datamonitor

2008-11-17 Global Markets Direct: Discount for German titles

In November a special discount by Global Markets Direct

2008-11-07 Datamonitor: European automotive industry fighting to mitigate domino effect of global market slowdown

In view of soaring fuel prices, tighter bank funding and worsening economic prospects, car sales have unsurprisingly taken a beating. Although the automotive market is expected to continue to suffer in the short term, some niche areas will be less affected. Indeed, according to independent market analyst Datamonitor, the fleet leasing...

2008-10-31 HRT - Is there an alternative for menopausal relief?

According to new research published this month in Europe’s leading cardiology journal, the European Heart Journal, women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat menopause symptoms do not have a higher than usual risk of heart attack, especially if they use a cream or skin patch. The observational study of over 698,098 healthy...

2008-10-28 Opportunity Knocks for Big Pharma in Credit Crunch

The key impact of the credit crunch on the corporate world is the abrupt loss of cheap debt. During the late 1990s and 2000s companies across all industries have exploited easy access to cheap debt to amplify or ‘leverage’ their return to investors. However, triggered by the sub-prime crisis and the subsequent collapse of big name...

2008-10-15 Facility Management in the V4 Region

Weastra Ltd: the New Publisher for reports-research.com

2008-10-06 Battle for HIV drug market share getting fiercer

In 2007, HIV drugs generated sales of $9.3 billion across the seven major markets (7MM: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, UK and US), expanding with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.3% (2004-2007). Over the next 10 years Datamonitor expects the market’s growth to slow down somewhat, but still reach total sales of $15.1...

2008-09-26 INFOMINE Research Group - New Publisher from Russia for reports-research.com

In 1993 INFOMINE Research Group has been founded in Moscow, Russia for markets analysis and forecast in the area of mineral resources and metals having accumulated vast experience in market research for mineral resources, metals, and chemicals in Russia and other countries of the former USSR.Their experts conduct continuous monitoring of...

2008-09-26 Monoclonal antibody sales to almost double in coming years

In 2007 total global monoclonal antibody (mAb) sales reached $26 billion and are forecast to almost double to $49 billion by 2013. While small molecule drug sales will continue to make up the majority of total market sales, the mAb market, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 11% will continue to grow at a much greater...

2008-09-19 Is Rx-to-OTC move right prescription to protect pharma revenues & cut healthcare costs?

With the growing cost of developing novel drugs combined with the fact that from year-to-year fewer such drugs are gaining regulatory approval, the use by pharmaceutical companies of lifecycle management (LCM) techniques is playing an ever-more important role in the increasingly cost-conscious pharma industry. According to an actual...

2008-09-12 China: Post-Olympic slump will see reallocation of manufacturing IT budgets

With the Beijing 2008 Olympics over, increased attention has been given to the after effects that the event will have on the Chinese economy and, in particular, on the rapidly growing manufacturing sector. While other host countries such as South Korea (Seoul), Spain (Barcelona) and Australia (Sydney) saw a slowdown in economic growth...

2008-09-04 Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement: Strategies for market access across the US, Europe, Japan and other key geographies

Global healthcare costs are rising due to increasing ageing populations and poor lifestyle choices – particularly in western markets – combined with a lack of or insufficient existing cost-saving initiatives. Consequently, governments and payers across the seven major markets are implementing numerous healthcare cost-containment...

2008-08-27 Digital TV set to reach 274 million households in Western Europe and the US by 2012

Digital television services are experiencing strong growth in Western Europe and North America as analog switch-off looms and consumers demand additional digital servicesDigital television (DTV) adoption will show strong growth over the next 2 years as consumers demand enhanced features, greater breadth of content and bundled...

2008-08-21 Interconnection Consulting Group – Market Research with industryspecific one-stop solutions

Interconnection Consulting with headquarters in Vienna and Barcelona is an internationally operating company and offers industry- and companyspecific one-stop solutions. The company emphasises its industry competence which it proves every day by detailed market reports for more than 1000 customers in all regions of the...

2008-08-20 Industry Profiles for 29 Nations

The industry profiles from independent market analyst Datamonitor give a comprehensive overview of the analyzed industry in the particular country. They also include detailed data on market size and textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

 E.g.,...

2008-08-05 CRM and the Move to Constituent-Centric Government

Governments increasing spend on Customer Relationship Management solutions

2008-08-01 Soft drinks losing their fizz - new report by Datamonitor

A new report by independent market analyst Datamonitor finds that consumers are having a greater number of soft drink occasions, with consumption projected to increase through 2011. Consumers in the UK had 2.3 soft drink occasions per person per day in 2006, and this is projected to grow quicker than for Europe as a whole and the US, to...

2008-07-23 MSI – Specialist for Business to Business Market Research and Reports in Europe

Anyone looking for well-founded studies about building products, healthcare, business services or environment quickly encounters the report provider MSI (Marketing Research for Industry). MSI is an independent market research company being active on several European markets (D, GB, FR, E). Known for its accurate and up-to-date market...

2008-07-04 China meets reports-research:

General Manager of CCM meets the reports-research`s CEOs for two day conversations in Cologne

2008-07-02 The Future of the press - Online Strategies

"Rising revenues from online advertising are failing to offset the fall in revenues from newspapers’ print editions: press agencies, aggregators and other media are capturing a substantial portion of Web migration" says Gilles Fontaine, the report project manager.

IDATE provides in this new report a figure-backed examination of the...

2008-06-24 Future Food and Drinks Packaging: Emerging ethical, food safe and convenient formats

Environmental packaging regulations are heavily influencing packaging development in Europe and Japan. In Europe, Packaging Directive 2004/12/EC sets out recycling and recovery targets to be met by 2008. In Japan, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has enacted legislation based on the 3R’s ethos (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle)....

2008-06-23 BBE RETAIL EXPERTS: German ‘Branchenfokus’ - German Industry Report for the international market

For more than 20 years  the ‘Branchenfokuses’ have been published annually to provide an analysis of the developments and trends in 40 markets and around 400 market segments of the consumer goods’ industry in Germany. Sectors which are analysed include consumer electronics, sports, toys and clothing. The English-language editions of...

2008-06-18 Special offer for our customers in June

Global Market Direct provides a discount campaign for selected reports

2008-06-04 The Antipsychotics Market Insight & Analysis 2008

This in-depth market analysis examines prospects for antipsychotic drugs right through to 2012, including sales forecasts for leading products. The antipsychotics market will face decreasing growth throughout the forecast period, due to the patent expiry of leading blockbuster drugs. Safety concerns over the current antipsychotics along...

2008-05-28 Cancer Cell Therapy Markets

Cell therapy technologies and methods have already started to play an important role in the practice of medicine. The leading edge of cellular therapy for cancer is based upon the utilization of the various types of stem cells. For various blood disorders, primarily for haematological cancers, this field is experiencing...

2008-05-19 Generics growth is fueled by cash-strapped governments and patent expiries

The increase in cost-limiting measures used by governments and a constant stream of patent expiries mean that the global generics market continues to grow. Generics sales growth is slowing in mature markets like the US, where generics use is high. However, as governments look to curb healthcare spending, the introduction of pro-generic...

2008-05-14 Biologics in Infectious Diseases - Can biologic drugs tackle antibiotic resistance?

The increase in resistance to and toxicity associated with some conventional antibiotics means that antibody-based products can represent a novel approach to the treatment and prevention of infections. Several companies have antibody-based agents in development for a range of infectious disease indications; however, their cost, complex...

2008-05-07 The Antibacterial Drug Market Analysis 2008-2013

The prospects for antibacterial drugs from 2008-2013 are examined in this brand new report by visiongain, including sales forecasts for leading pharmaceutical products. The antibacterial market is the largest of all infectious disease sectors in terms of revenue and prescription number. The largest antibacterial class in the market are...

2008-04-30 Next Generation Soft Drinks

Defense and immunity drinks often claim to help to provide consumers with a stress-free lifestyle. This trendencompasses boosting defenses and making people feel safe in the hectic world that they live in. Consumers arebeginning to demand food and drink products that help them to maintain a balance, both mentally and physically.

Weight...

2008-04-22 Novartis eyes Alcon to drive diversification strategy

Alcon is a leading global player in the eye care market and generated global sales of $5.6 billion in 2007. This figure included sales of $2.5 billion (a year-on-year increase of 13%) from medical devices and products used in ophthalmic surgery and sales of $2.3 billion (a year-on-year increase of 15%) from pharmaceuticals used to treat...

2008-04-15 CCM International Limited: New Publisher for reports-research.com

CCM stands for “China Chemicals Market” which represents the parent company of two subsidiary consulting companies. The first subsidiary, Guangzhou CCM Chemicals Co., Ltd., was established in 2001 as the first local Chinese consulting company in the field. Guangzhou CCM focuses on consulting in the chemical industry in China. The second...

2008-04-14 Advertising - Media, Internet, Telecoms: the new battleground?

The world of advertising has joined the digital revolution. Recent examples of the success of sponsored links, the development of click-to-call, video advertising and local ads on mobile, along with the swift rise in the sums being earmarked for online advertising are a clear indication that the announced changes are beginning to have an...

2008-04-09 Social Networking - AOL Buys Bebo: Staking a Claim in Wild Territory

The significant purchase price makes it unlikely that AOL bought Bebo simply to gain access to Bebo’s current revenue stream. It is more likely that AOL bought Bebo in the hopes that AOL’s resources and Bebo’s savvy and large user population can give AOL access to new populations and new opportunities for advertising.In a report about...

2008-03-25 Pharma must adapt or die - patent expiries drag infectious disease market down

A glut of recent and imminent patent expiries of major products has upset the apparent market stability seen between 2002 and 2006 in this $38billion sector, leaving nearly all of the top players with some tough decisions about what sort of presence they should maintain in the market, or even if they should remain involved at all....

2008-03-19 Big Pharma rushing to get foothold in emerging markets

Pharmaceutical companies are turning their attention towards emerging pharmaceutical markets whose double-digit growth is fuelled by their recent economic booms. However, although the patient potential of the emerging market countries is enormous, foreign pharma companies are currently tapping into only a fraction of the consumers, due...

2008-03-11 Type 2 diabetes driving epidemic

Type 2 diabetes poses one of the greatest public health threats of the 21st century. As well as increasing the potential patient population, type 2 diabetes has also raised the profile of the disease. However, a new Datamonitor report estimates that while 55 million people are affected by type 2 diabetes, only 50% of patients are...

2008-03-04 Household insurers’ losses exceed £300m for 2007

While the disastrous floods of summer 2007 were obviously devastating for all those whose homes were destroyed or damaged, they were also a disaster for household insurers. According to a new report by independent market analyst Datamonitor, household insurers suffered an estimated loss of over £300million in 2007 due to the severe...

2008-02-18 World broadband market: 310 million broadband subscribers worldwide as of mid-2007

The 10th edition of the report on the world broadband market has been released. It provides an opportunity to take stock of subscriber growth by country and by geographical zone, the technological choices being made, how player strategies are evolving, and to obtain market forecasts up to 2011. The report 

•Asia-Pacific dominates...

2008-02-12 Will a new President bring change to healthcare technology adoption?

The 2008 Presidential election has been one of the best things that could have happened for healthcare and thus, healthcare technology in the US, in large part because of Hillary Clinton’s decision to run. Regardless of whether she wins the Democratic Party’s nomination, Clinton has placed healthcare at the top of her domestic agenda and...