Research & Analysis


Methodology | Rationale | Data Analysis | Data Interpretation

Methodology

Qualitative and quantitative market research is integral to Spectra’s publication strategy to ensure that its study reports are current, comprehensive, authentic, and data driven. Core research activities include:

  • Primary data collection (ie. structured field surveys, direct communication and interviews, primary research-based studies, proprietary databases);
  • Secondary data collection (ie. review data from public sources, company information, media and trade press);
  • Tertiary data collection (ie. data derived from peer-reviewed publications such as journals and books, internet research, news sources, and data from industry associations and societies).

Research data are compiled and edited by leading independent analysts who have the necessary skills and expertise to interpret data for objective and predictive analysis. This ensures our research-based reports are providing essential time-sensitive commercial and academic information to key decision-makers to facilitate strategic management decisions and assist in corporate development.


Rationale

Spectra Reports are designed to critically evaluate and investigate core themes in the global life sciences industry and to provide in-depth assessments of therapeutics, innovation and issues affecting the global marketplace. Spectra’s rationale for publication involves satisfying the following key criteria:

  • Comprehensive analyses of products, technologies, issues and markets
  • Evaluation of product positioning for competitive benchmarking
  • Conducting predictive modelling for product sales and therapeutic market sectors
  • Presenting trend analysis of past and present industry activities
  • Providing insightful discourse to stimulate further research
  • Delivering quality data for competitive analysis
  • Creating pragmatic solutions and opportunities for commercial development
  • Provision of hypothetical analyses of future events and activities
  • Delivering structured in-depth extensive data for corporate and product profiling
  • Origination of new data, concepts, and foundations for strategic growth and portfolio management


Data Analysis

Spectra utilises the skills of experienced analytical experts, research specialists, and academics to present information that is highly informative, insightful and comprehensive that enables rapid knowledge transfer and acquisition for time-urgent board level decision-makers. Data is analysed by careful selection and identification of key events, activities, forecasts, and pipeline prospects so that information can be used as the basis for capital investment, product licensing, corporate acquisition and mergers, or research and development efforts.

Data analysis may involve proprietary techniques and market modelling variables which focus on:

  • Epidemiological and demographic data;
  • Prescribing trends;
  • Regulatory reforms;
  • Drug dossier and regulatory filing data;
  • Historical product performance factors;
  • Market leaders;
  • Key opinion leaders;
  • Clinical practitioners;
  • Intellectual property assets;
  • Growth rates;
  • Market assumption validation;
  • Company profiles.


Data validation is supported where appropriate by comparative analysis with industry organisations, company product revenues, and growth predictions from key industry sources.

Data Interpretation

Spectra Intelligence collates primary, secondary, and tertiary biomedical and commercial data to comprehensively analyse markets, products, therapeutic sectors, and current commercial issues. Collective data is used to objectively interpret information for clients in the life sciences arena. Spectra research analysts extrapolate salient features during the data analysis process to highlight new opportunities, potential threats, high-growth prospects, management strategies, and niche areas for product exploitation and development.

We aim to offer highly regarded objective interpretations of developments within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical devices fields, which are intended to help clients benchmark their corporate goals and strategies against major competitors so that they may optimise their position in the industry and maintain innovation, growth, and prosperity.

We do not simply redistribute or repackage previous published information but work from the ground up to deliver new generation bespoke information products that are well researched, highly informative, and which present new insights to facilitate business development for a highly innovative and advancing industry.




 
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