Facts & Trends Analysis 2008

Introducing the 2008 Edition of the Report “Facts & Trends Analysis”.

Are Italians hostile to biotechnology? What are the centers of the Italian biotech industry? What are the latest trends in biotechnology for health? What is the future of green biotech?

Find the answers to these questions and many other in the 2008 Edition of the “Facts & Trends Analysis” Report of the Italian Biotechnology Directory. Written by Biopolo, the Report provides an accurate scenario of biotechnology in Italy with interviews to the key actors of this field.

The IV edition of the Report is considered as the guide to the Italian biotech industry not only in Italy but also worldwide. Successfully launched at BIO San Diego in June 2008, the Report features more than 80 articles and interviews analyzing in detail the most recent technological and financial trends together with the national policies carried on by local institutions. 
 

Key topics of the Report:

• Pharmacogenomics and the revolution in clinical trials
• Patent expiration of major biotech blockbuster drugs
• The introduction of biosimilars and the establishment of their mechanism of approval
• The tension over financial markets and their possible consequences for the biotech industry
• New investors aimed at promoting biotech start-ups
• The rise of food prices and the consequences on biotech crops adoption rate
• The use of biotechnology in agrofood processes such as vinification

Therefore, 25 years after the approval by the Food and Drug Administration of the first biotech product (recombinant insulin back in 1982), the biotech industry is growing and is considered as a major driver for economic development.

The Report analyzes the main national biotech clusters highlighting the main players and the current key initiatives. Moreover, in the framework of the european project NetBioCluE, the Report compares the major european biotech clusters identifying policy recommendations aimed at fostering the development of the biotech industry.

The Report “Facts & Trends Analysis” is written by Biopolo with the support of the main Italian institutions and in collaboration with Assobiotec, Farmindustria and IFOM - FIRC Foundation for Molecular Oncology.

Read the Report online here.