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Thursday, July 3, 2008

monoclonal antibody industry...next bom industry ..???

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Monoclonal antibody drugs offer several advantages over other types of drugs. Technologically, antibodies exhibit amazing specificity that allows for a safe and targeted attack on disease-causing cells or compounds. The antibody itself may be used as a weapon or the antibody may serve as the vehicle to deliver a drug. Along with high specificity, monoclonal antibodies are effective in a broad range of diseases including autoimmune, cardiovascular and infectious diseases, cancer and inflammation. Also of great importance is that antibodies are virtually never toxic.

As of May 2005, there were 18 therapeutic monoclonal antibody products on the U.S. market. Worldwide, there were an estimated 500 monoclonal antibody products in development by more than 200 companies for the treatment of virtually every debilitating disease. Approximately 80 of these were in clinical trials.

This BCC report provides detailed market analyses and industry trends. It quantifies and qualifies the emerging market for monoclonal and polyclonal antibody drugs and imaging products. Forecasts and trends are gleaned from industry sources as well as from considered assessments of available and emerging technologies. The study also examines strategies used by biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical firms to develop and market products in this explosive market sector.

We will be waiting for the next big industry .....!!!!!

1 comments:

Apoptosis said...

Hey guys,

Thank you for the good writeup. Monoclonal antibodies. These are antibodies that are identical because they were produced by one type of immune cell, all clones of a single parent cell, it is possible to create monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to that substance...

 

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