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Several cell culture-derived biopharmaceutical drugs were launched in the US and European markets in 2010. Biopharmaceuticals (recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibody and nucleic acid-based products) represent the fastest growing sector in the pharmaceutical industry. Driving the extraordinary interest in biopharmaceuticals is the ability of these large proteins to target diseases in a very specific manner, thus maximizing efficacy while minimizing side effects.

In previous editions of Kalroama Information's wireless technologies market report, we described wireless IT systems and devices being used in some model healthcare environments.

Kalorama Information’s “Point of Care Diagnostics for Emerging Infectious Disease Threats (Market Analysis and Technical Considerations) Pre-Publication” is now available at ReportsnReports.com.

This Kalorama Information report - The World Market for Cancer Therapeutics and Biotherapeutics, 4th Edition - focuses on several segments for cancer treatment

Advanced patient monitoring systems that provide wireless or remote patient monitoring to share data outside the immediate patient care area continue to see sales growth. Features on these devices can range from basic remote tracking ability to “face-to-face” interaction between clinicians and patients or even data sorting of the vast amount of data collected in order to put it into the context of a patient’s condition. Many systems now transfer data to an electronic medical record (EMR), and some come with full-service outsourcing.

The costs of health care products and services continue to rise briskly, significantly outpacing currently low inflation rates. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the average household's spending on health care after inflation has been rising by about 1.4% each year. Retirees have been particularly hard hit, with inflation-adjusted out-of-pocket costs rising by more than 2% each year as a result of increased spending on prescription drugs.

A hospital-acquired infection (HAI)is a new infection that develops in a patient during hospitalization. It is usually defined as an infection that is identified at least forty-eight to seventy-two hours following admission, so infections incubating, but not clinically apparent, at admission are excluded. This type of infection is also known as a nosocomial infection (or more generically healthcare-associated infections).

The high growth rates and successful launch of several products recently has kept interest in the global vaccine market high. The global market for vaccines experienced strong growth through 2010 and this is expected to continue through the forecast period. Growth is being fueled by new product introductions and rising usage in all regions.

This report looks at both the equipment and service aspects of the dialysis industry. The industry enjoys a unique place in the healthcare sector. The industry encompasses two very lucrative segments -- the medical device industry (dialysis products and supplies segment) and the healthcare services industry (dialysis services segment).

The line between drug delivery and drug substance will continue to become more elusive in the near future as shown in the analysis in this report, as researchers work to improve drug properties through drug design and molecular modeling. Consequently, in the next decade, drug delivery technologies will be a focal point of competition within the pharmaceutical industry.