MARKET
ASSESSMENT
In Life Science, Only Real Market Assessments and Opportunities are the type of information and insights powerful enough to guide successful companies in leading their core and new markets .
We all are aware of how easy it can be to refer to the number of patients, the number of therapeutic procedures per patient, the number of therapeutic units needed and to write market penetration rates, prices, volumes on a PowerPoint presentation. Both our shareholders & Investors know this too. Even estimating future product penetration rates acknowledging and considering existing competition seems a sufficiently solid approach to forecast future sales. But, in life science, the construction of a realistic market assessment requires additional considerations and information addressing the role and interactions of all the other stakeholders. Providers, Purchasers, public and private Insurance, patient associations and scientific associations actually define the size of the business opportunities.
PRODUCT
VALUE FOR STAKEHOLDERS
The actual & perceived value of new products and services need to be carefully qualified and quantified looking at different aspects of their future utilization.
The value for patients: Does the product/service has a direct impact on a patient’s life? And, if yes, is it meaningful for patients?
The value for healthcare providers: Are there processes, cost advantages, outcomes improvement, or other upsides for the organizations delivering health care services? If yes which ones? Are these values actually quantifiable, measurable and to what extent will they actually be valued and appreciated?
The payers: Who will pay for it? Patients? Hospitals Insurance? Government? Is there a budget or will you have to convince the payer to establish additional payments?
Reimbursement: Does reimbursement exist? In which geographic areas is reimbursement is likely to
be more favorable?
The buyer: Who decides if the product/service is needed/useful? Who will make the final purchasing decision?
HOW WE HELP
For the Quantitative phases of market assessment, we have the ability to access, gather and structure all national and international data related to the therapies, patients, procedures and pharmaceutical consumption. Moreover, thanks to our analytic processes we transform these data from simply accurate to relevant information for the decision making of our Clients.
The more critical Qualitative phases of the Market Assessment are approached using different processes.
- Telephone Interviews with KOL and/or users
- Personal Interviews with KOL and/or Patient & Scientific association members.
- Focus Groups in person or in HD video conference
- Suppport your frontline organization to gather structured information from the field.
Focus Group
The goal is to gain structured insights to ensure a successful launch of the new product configurations. A well-structured focus group is the best occasion to better understand and complete the quantitative information gathered and analyzed during the first phases. In many cases, the Focus Group gives very specific information that can trigger a second phase of quantitative data gathering with much narrower scope. The Focus Group sessions should take place as soon as possible after the quantitative data is prelliminarly summarized. This will allow a “deeper dive” into any concerns and opportunities.
ACTUAL
MARKET
OPPORTUNITY
