Research and Markets: Patient Empowerment in Biomedical Research Innovation Strategies of Patient Organizations

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/75xwx4/patient) has announced the addition of the "Patient Empowerment in Biomedical Research Innovation Strategies of Patient Organizations" report to their offering.

Today there are thousands of patient organizations around the world that occupy an increasingly important role in the landscape of biomedical research and today have become irreplaceable. Most of these organizations are mature, and their influence has grown continuously in the past twenty years.

Shifting from a charity, to a business oriented model, Patient organizations are changing the drug development landscape. While previous studies have focused on the social and political role of patient organizations, this report will show how they have evolved into active players in biomedical R&D with a business model that is based on the use of intellectual property. How have patient organizations taken control of their innovation strategies? What role will they play in the pharmaceutical R&D landscape?

This report outlines:

• Main patient organizations analyzed worldwide (32)
• Around 200 patents analyzed and categorized
• Analysis of the different intellectual property and drug development strategies
• 10 case studies on the most relevant patient organizations

Key Topics Covered:

Part 1: Patient organizations and patent filing trends

Part 2: Patient organization characteristics

• Geographic trends
• Patient organization activities
• List of organizations

Part 3: Industrial Property Strategy

• A collaborative strategy
• Management of the portfolio
• Most frequently cited patents

Part 4: Disruptive technologies and the creation of a value chain

Part 5: Characteristics of Patient Organizations Industrial Property Strategy

Part 6: Case studies

Part 7: Summary and Discussion

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