Research and Markets: Introducing a 29-Question Survey of More than
600 Life Scientists in North America

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Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19899) has announced the
addition of Information Technology in the Life Sciences: An
Examination of Genomics Researchers to their offering.

The bottleneck in many labs is data integration and analysis, and
poor data integration often leads to reduced productivity. Because
scientists are increasingly compiling data from multiple sources and
instrument platforms that were never intended to be compatible,
instrumentation suppliers and IT vendors are challenged to provide
solutions that integrate this data. These companies are also faced
with the challenges of disseminating this data to other institutions
as well as improving user interfaces to accommodate scientists with
little IT background. These IT challenges provide many market
opportunities. Instrument companies are developing new applications,
and independent software vendors are creating software that keeps up
with increased demands for better throughput and compatibility.
Finally, IT vendors are venturing into new markets. All of these
companies must keep up with the demands and needs of life scientists
in order to remain competitive.

Based on a 29-question survey of more than 600 life scientists in
North America, Information Technology in the Life Sciences: An
Examination of Genomics Researchers will help instrumentation
suppliers and IT vendors understand how academic and industrial
scientists use IT tools from start to finish in their genomics
experiments. It explores both researchers' use of, and satisfaction
with, various types of software and hardware. Additionally, the
report will assist companies in identifying future opportunities as
well as provide them with information that can be used to expand
their internal capacity by forming strategic alliances and
partnerships.

The major objectives of this report are as follows:

-- Measure the current usage patterns for the IT systems used in
genomics research.

-- Ascertain differences between researchers in the academic and
industrial market segments in their usage of genomics hardware and
software.

-- Evaluate levels of satisfaction with components of IT systems for
genomics research.

-- Determine future opportunities regarding high performance
computing, collaborative tools and storage area networks.

A preview of key findings derived from just a few of the survey
questions:

-- Applied Biosystems is the most frequently cited supplier of
fragment analysis/genotyping systems and real-time PCR instruments
used to generate genomics data. (Question 6)

-- Regardless of the instrument used to generate genomics data, more
than two-thirds of respondents analyze their data using software
embedded on it. (Question 7)

-- More than half of the scientists surveyed (59%) obtain software
used to analyze/integrate their data through a commercial third
party. (Question 9)

-- According to respondents, Dell and Apple are the leading
suppliers of desktop computer/workstation hardware used to study
genomics data. (Question 16)

-- Roughly one-third of respondents believe high performance
(distributed/grid/clusters) computing will be highly useful (a score
of 6 or 7 on a 7-point scale where 7=very useful) in their research
within the next 12 to 24 months. (Question 20)

-- Most respondents perceive IBM to be the best qualified provider
of collaborative software at their institutions. (Question 25)

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