The Neurotechnology Industry 2005: Reveals Brain Industry's Investment Opportunities, Risks and Competitive Landscape.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles. -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19099) has announced the addition of The Neurotechnology Neurotechnology is the set of tools that analyze and influence the human nervous system, especially the brain. These technologies include neural modeling simulations, biological computers, human-brain interfaces, any of various neuron and brain mapping technologies, and Industry 2005 - Strategic Investment and Market Analysis report of the Global Neurological Disease Noun 1. neurological disease - a disorder of the nervous system nervous disorder, neurological disorder disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; and Psychiatric psy·chi·at·ric adj. Of or relating to psychiatry. psychiatric adjective Pertaining to psychiatry, mental disorders Illness Markets to their offering. The Neurotechnology Industry 2005 is the first report to provide a unified market-based framework to help investors, companies, and governments easily quantify Quantify - A performance analysis tool from Pure Software. opportunities, determine risks and understand the dynamics of this rapidly growing market. The report's findings include: --Neurological disease and psychiatric illness represent the largest and fastest growing unmet un·met adj. Not satisfied or fulfilled: unmet demands. medical market: over 1.5 billion people worldwide and 100 million individuals in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. alone; --The neurotechnology industry has three sectors: neuropharmaceuticals with revenues of $87 billion and 13 percent growth annually; neurodevices with revenues of $2.8 billion and 20 percent growth annually; and neurodiagnostics with revenues of $12 billion and 11 percent growth annually; --VC investment in neurotechnology companies climbed 225 percent from 1999 to 2004 representing nearly $6 billion. Today, one-in-four VC dollars invested in Life Sciences goes to neurotechnology companies; "Neurotech companies are addressing the largest and fastest growing unmet medical market and the potential for high return investment has never been more compelling." - Mark Cochran, Managing Director, NeuroVentures Capital This framework helps answer critical investment questions, such as: --In what markets are neurodevices competing with neuropharmaceuticals? --What impact is neuroimaging Neuroimaging The use of x ray studies and magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs) to detect abnormalities or trace pathways of nerve activity in the central nervous system. Mentioned in: Phobias neuroimaging Imaging 1. having on drug development and disease diagnosis? --Who is investing in neurotechnology and what types of startups are getting funded? --How are public neurotech companies performing compared to other industries? Report Highlights --Profiles of more than 300 public and private neurotech companies --A comprehensive analysis of 15 major neurological diseases and psychiatric illnesses including Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), formerly called hyperkinesis or minimal brain dysfunction, a chronic, neurologically based syndrome characterized by any or all of three types of behavior: hyperactivity, distractibility, and impulsivity. , depression, anxiety, epilepsy epilepsy, a chronic disorder of cerebral function characterized by periodic convulsive seizures. There are many conditions that have epileptic seizures. Sudden discharge of excess electrical activity, which can be either generalized (involving many areas of cells in , addiction addiction: see drug addiction and drug abuse. , schizophrenia schizophrenia (skĭt'səfrē`nēə), group of severe mental disorders characterized by reality distortions resulting in unusual thought patterns and behaviors. and pain --The NeuroInsights' Neurotech Index: an investment benchmark that measures the stock performance of 30 publicly traded neurotechnology companies --Profiles of the 10 most active neurotech venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] , including investments by market segment --Extensive discussion of the specific technological, demographic, regulatory, and intellectual property trends driving the global neurotech industry --Analysis of the biological causes; current treatment options, emerging therapeutic strategies, and compounds in clinical trials by company, mechanism of action, and stage of development for each indication Testimonials "This is the first report to provide a comprehensive view of neurotechnology. It is a must read for any executive in the industry." --Rodney Pearlman Pearlman (פרלמן) is a surname and may refer to:
"A penetrating penetrating breaching the tissues of the body. analysis of the complex industry that is bringing us new treatments for the brain and the mind." --Samuel Barondes, Director, Center for Neurobiology Neurobiology Study of the development and function of the nervous system, with emphasis on how nerve cells generate and control behavior. The major goal of neurobiology is to explain at the molecular level how nerve cells differentiate and develop their and Psychiatry psychiatry (səkī`ətrē, sī–), branch of medicine that concerns the diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, including major depression, schizophrenia, and anxiety. , UCSF UCSF University of California at San Francisco "Finally a complete view of companies, technologies and global trends driving neurotechnology. The Neurotechnology Industry 2005 fills a big gap that traditional CNS See Continuous net settlement. CNS See continuous net settlement (CNS). market and investment reports miss." --Global Healthcare Group, Major Investment Bank Companies Profiled 4-D NeuroImaging aaiPharm Abbott Laboratories Acadia Pharmaceuticals Accuray Acorda Therapeutics Acumen Pharmaceuticals Addex Pharmaceuticals Aderis Pharmaceuticals (formerly Discovery Therapeutics) Adolor Advanced Bionics Advanced Brain Monitoring Advanced Cochlear Systems Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Aegera Therapeutics Aeolus Pharmaceuticals Afferent Corporation Afferon AGY Therapeutics Alexza AlgoRx Pharmaceuticals Alkermes Allon Therapeutics Alpha Omega Engineering Alsius Alza Amarin Corporation Amrad Corporation Anagen Therapeutics Ansata Therapeutics Antigenics Applied NeuroSolutions Ardent Pharmaceuticals ArmaGen Technologies Armstrong Healthcare, Ltd. Asilomar Pharmaceuticals Aspect Medical Systems AstraZeneca Astro-Med Athena Diagnostics Athena Neuroscience Athersys Avera Pharmaceuticals Aventis Avigen Axonyx Bayhill Therapeutics BioAxone Therapeutics BioControl Medical, Ltd. BioControl Systems BioLineRX (formerly Bioline Therapeutics) Bio-logic Systems Corp. Boehringer Ingelheim Boston Life Sciences Boston Scientific Brain Resource Company BrainLAB BrainsGate Bristol-Meyers Squibb Cadwell Laboratories Capsant Neurotechnologies Carlsson Research CellMed CeNeS Pharmaceuticals Cephalon Cerebral Vascular Applications Cerebricon, Ltd. Ceregene Chiesi Farmaceutici Chronogen Clarus Medical Cleveland Medical Devices CoAxia Cochlear, Ltd. Cognetix Cognosci CogState, Ltd. Compumedics, Ltd. Concentric Medical ConMed Corcept Therapeutics Cordis Cortex Pharmaceuticals CPS Innovations CTI Molecular Imaging Curis Cyberkinetics Cyberonics Cypress Bioscience DarPharma Descartes Therapeutics DOV Pharmaceutical D-Pharm, Ltd. DrugAbuse Sciences Durect Dynogen Pharmaceuticals Eisai Ekos Elan Electrical Geodesics Elekta Eli Lilly Endo Pharmaceuticals eNOS Pharmaceuticals EnVivo Pharmaceuticals Epic Biosonics EpiCept Epoch Innovations ESPLORA Ester Neurosciences Eunoe Everest Biomedical Instruments Evotec Neurosciences Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Faust Pharmaceuticals FineTech Medical Forest Laboratories Galileo Pharmaceuticals GB Therapeutics, Ltd. GE Healthcare GenPath Pharmaceuticals Geron GlaxoSmithKline Guilford Pharmaceuticals GW Pharmaceuticals H. Lundbeck Helicon Therapeutics Hormos Medical Hunter-Fleming Hydra Biosciences Hypnion Icagen Ideon Corporation IIP-Technologies Imagine NeuroSolutions Imagine Pharmaceuticals Immusol Indevus Pharmaceuticals Ingenium Pharmaceuticals Innercool Therapies Inotek Pharmaceuticals Ionix Pharmaceuticals Integra Janssen-Cilag Jazz Pharmaceuticals Johnson & Johnson Juvantia Pharma Kadmus Pharmaceuticals KAI Pharmaceuticals Kaleidos Pharma Kosei LA MONT Medical Leptos Lexicon Genetics Lexicor Medical Technology MAP Medical Marinus Pharmaceuticals MED-EL Medimod Research Institute MediVance MedPointe Pharmaceuticals Medtronic Memory Pharmaceuticals Merck Metaphore Pharmaceuticals Micro Therapeutics MicroCHIPS MicroStrain MicroVention Micrus Migenix MIICRO MindGuard, Ltd. Mindsense Biosystems Mindset BioPharmaceuticals Mitsubishi Chemical Mitsubishi Pharma Moberg Medical Molecular Devices MRC Systems M's Science Nastech Pharmaceutical Neural Signals, Inc. NeuraLieve Neuralynx Neuraxon Neurion Pharmaceuticals Neuro3d Neurobiological Technologies Neurochem NeuroControl Neurocrine NeuroCure Neurodan Neurogen Corp. NeurogesX NeuroLogic Neurome NeuroMed Technologies NeuroMetrix Neuronetics Neuronetrix NeuroNexus Technologies NeuroNova Neuronyx Neuronz, Ltd. NeuroPace NeuroSearch Neurotech Neurotrophic Bioscience NeuroVasx New River Pharmaceuticals Newron Pharmaceuticals Nicolet Biomedical Nihon Kohden NitroMed Northstar Neuroscience Novartis NovaVision Novosis NPS Pharmaceuticals NSGene Nura Nyxis Neurotherapies Odin Medical Technologies Olympus Omneuron Opexa Pharmaceuticals Optobionics Organon Orphan Medical Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals Oxford Instruments Palomar Technologies Pain Therapeutics PainCeptor Pharma Paion Panacea Pharmaceuticals Pfizer Pharmalytics Pharmavene Pharmos Pherin Pharmaceuticals Philips Medical Systems Physiometrix Plexon Posit Science Positron Corporation Predix Pharmaceuticals Prescient NeuroPharma Prestwick Pharmaceuticals Proneuron Biotechnologies Psychiatric Genomics Psychogenics Purdue Pharma Questcor Pharmaceutical Radiant Medical Radionic's Reata Discovery Reckitt Benckiser Regenecor Regeneron Pharmaceuticals ReNeuron Renovis RetinaPharma Technologies Rinat Neuroscience Rivanna Pharmaceuticals Ruxton Pharmaceuticals Saegis Pharmaceuticals Sanofi-Aventis Savient Shering AG Scientific Learning Corporation Scion Pharmaceuticals Seacoast Technologies Second Sight Medical Products Seimens Medical Solutions Selva Medical Sention Sepracor Sepracor's Serenix Pharmaceuticals Shire Pharmaceuticals Shire's SleepMed Solstice Neurosciences Somatocor Pharmaceuticals Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Somerset Pharmaceuticals Somerset Pharmaceutical's Sound Pharmaceuticals Spectrum Pharmaceuticals St. Croix Medical StemCells Stereotaxis Sterix, Ltd. Surface Logix Synaptic Pharmaceutical Synaptica, Ltd. Synarc Synergia Pharma Synt:em Targacept Targeted Molecules Corporation Tetragenix Pharmaceuticals The Genetics Company Theraptosis Thuris Titan Pharmaceuticals Toennies TorreyPines Therapeutics Tomotherapy's Touch EMAS TransMolecular Transneuronix Tranzyme Tucker-Davis Technologies UCB Valeant Pharmaceuticals Valera Pharmaceuticals Varian Vasogen Vela Pharmaceuticals Vernalis Vertis Neuroscience VIASYS Healthcare VIATRIS Victhom Human Bionics VSM MedTech Wyeth Xcel Pharmaceuticals Xenome, Ltd. Xenova Group Xention Discovery, Ltd. Yaupon Therapeutics Zapaq -0- For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19099 |
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