Following 15 years of working in market research within the healthcare space at various agencies (mixture of Pharmaceutical & MedTech), I recently moved to STRAT7 Jigsaw to head up their Life Sciences division, which has been conducting market research within this sector for 20+ years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since then, I have been asked by many people about \u201cLife Sciences\u201d \u2013 such as \u201cwhat sort of things do you research?\u201d And even \u201cwhat is it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It turns out that the definition of \u201cLife Sciences\u201d depends on where you look, as typing this search term into a search engine produces highly variable results. The Oxford dictionary defines it as: \u201cthe sciences concerned with the study of living organisms, including biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry, and related subjects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the term \u201cLife Sciences\u201d is so broad, I wanted to share how we define it at Jigsaw and answer any potential questions you may have in terms of our expertise and reach within this sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Question #1: How do you define Life Sciences?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Broadly, when we are referring to \u201cLife Sciences\u201d at Jigsaw we are typically referring to the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals, such as traditional biologics (monoclonal antibodies) and newer\/emerging modalities such as antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), viral vectors, cell therapies, gene therapies and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question #2: What product areas are included within your definition of \u201cLife Sciences\u201d?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our clients are generally manufacturers and vendors of hardware\/equipment, consumables, raw materials, and software that is used in the development and manufacture of drugs. Subsequently, typical products include bioreactors, chromatography equipment and resins, filters, cell culture media, control systems & software, logistics\/transportation\/storage and much, much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We also have experience across the whole workflow from Research\/Discovery through to Process Development, Clinical & Commercial Manufacturing and Fill\/Finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question #3: Which respondents do you typically target for your Life Sciences projects?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We typically target senior Scientists at a range of organisations, from Academia to small Biotechs, through to medium-to-large Biopharma and CDMOs\/CROs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Again, target job titles vary by project and whether we are looking to recruit decision makers or operators but typically include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n