This report is based on the current trends observed in the Indian personal care industry. This report aims to facilitate the NPD and marketing teams of personal care companies in India to identify consumer segments and categories which present the maximum opportunity. Scope *Detailed analysis of Indian consumers’ evolved mindset and how this influences perceptions Read More… »
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» The Future of Consumer VoIP: Leveraging Internet advances for profitable consumer voice services
It is important to distinguish between a profitable business that successfully sells VoIP services and a profitable VoIP business. Successful VoIP businesses are driven by other services the company offers, and by services that align with customers’ perceived needs – not by the VoIP business alone.”” In the early 2000s, telecom industry experts widely expected Read More… »
» Renewable Integration and Balancing Issues: Energy storage, structural costs, grid integration, operational considerations, and the future outlook
The last decade has seen a rapid growth in the generation of electric power from renewable sources. This growth has been the result of several stimuli but the most potent has been global warming and a consequent move to reduce emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere. While international agreement on action to combat global warming Read More… »
» Innovations and Opportunities in Therapeutic Vaccines: Technology platforms, key players, and early pipeline candidates
Therapeutic vaccines promise a new wave of highly potent and highly specific therapeutic agents designed to work in harmony with patients’ own immune systems. Recent advances in the understanding of the human immune system and in technical capabilities have allowed vaccines to move beyond pre-emptive (prophylactic) immunization and into treatment of established diseases. In April Read More… »
» The Cardiovascular Market Outlook to 2015: Competitive landscape, global market analysis, key trends and pipeline analysis
The Cardiovascular Market Outlook to 2015 provides comprehensive coverage of the cardiovascular market, incorporating a disease overview and detailed epidemiological analyses of the major indications. This report makes a wide-ranging assessment of the marketed product portfolio, R&D pipeline, market share data, sales forecast and competitive landscape for the major players. Furthermore, it highlights the key Read More… »
» Drug Discovery Collaborations between Academia and the Pharmaceutical Industry: Cultural factors, intellectual property considerations, case studies, and future trends
The pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries are engaged in a business environment which is witnessing a dramatic escalation of R&D costs, key patent expiries, and sustained high attrition rates for new molecules in development. In response, pharmaceutical companies have recognized the need to expand the range of creative stimuli for their research processes in order to Read More… »
» Innovations in Beer: Growth opportunities in emerging markets, new flavors and innovative product formats
Beer is an alcoholic beverage made from brewing and fermentation of starched derived from malted barley and can be classified into three categories as enlisted below. The global beer market was valued at around $546bn in 2009, an increase of 1.5% over 2008. Business Insights forecasts this market to grow at a CAGR of 1.8% Read More… »
» The Top 10 US Specialty Chemicals Companies: Response to recession, growth strategies and SWOT analysis
The specialty chemicals operations of major US players remained relatively resilient during the downturn compared to their other business lines. The 2005-09 period also witnessed a considerable rise in consolidation activities among US companies. Some players are focused on backward integration of operations whilst others are aiming to offload non-core franchises. Consolidation is in part Read More… »
» Vision Shopsters: Food Safety and Traceability Strategies: Key hazards, risks and technological developments
Food safety is and remains a top ten concern for food manufacturers and other food businesses. But a series of major food poisoning outbreaks and contamination incidents over the last three years have served to focus the attention of the media, consumer groups and enforcement authorities worldwide on the activities of the food industry as Read More… »
» The Unconventional Oil and Gas Market Outlook: The future of oil sands, shale gas, oil shale and coalbed methane
Oil sands, shale gas, oil shale, and coalbed methane (CBM) are the primary unconventional oil and gas resources in the world today. These resources are called unconventional as they are extracted, processed, and refined in a manner that is different from the conventional. Typically, unconventional resources are difficult-to-extract, expensive to refine, and have more impact Read More… »