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Good morning! We are students from Russia, the State University of Management. And we will take a part in the competition of business plans in Berkeley. We wrote business plan in Russia but we have made investigation of russian market. It was easy for us. But now we should know american market, and it is a difficult for us. Could you help us and answer our questions about american medical diagnostic market. Thank you very much!

1. The problem of narcomania  is one of the global problem in the world.  There are a lot of  methods of drug addiction. Could you tell us about more popular diagnostic systems.

2. Could you mark some of  advantages and disadvantages of these systems.

3. What companies are leaders in the market?

4. What do you think about this product (advantages\disadvantages, potential outlets)? Is it possible to use it in the following segments of market: medical, corporate, insurance and forensic  medicine)? (http://www.diamedica.ru)

Diagnostic system «DIANARK» - immune analysis test system for early diagnostics of drug addiction. It is a unique screening method. This method can identify the trouble before the clinical symptoms appearance and allows to reliably discover the drug taking even after 2-4 months since it took place.
The test is based on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and makes it is possible to detect for the first time the differences in blood content in healthy donors and patients with different types of drug addiction. The assay allows to determine in blood markers for the following groups of drugs:
Groups of drug
Opiates
Cannabinoids
Amphetamines
Cocaine
Barbiturates
Ephedrone
Other psychostimulants

Technological content.  The man has a piece of hormones. Their abnormality shows to the effect that person has a problem with health. Natural antibodies level in blood correlates with a character and heaviness of the decease.
The developed test systems for the determination of natural antibodies against endogenous bioregulators (opioid peptides and biogenic amines) in blood serum of drug addiction allow to establish the drug taking.
The laboratory examination of patiens is organized individual, for each narcotic type. To this diagnostic it is necessary and sufficient to get one's blood tested- microquantity (0,5-0,7 mkl) of blood from finger or vein. The test’s result is in 2.5 hours. Test systems are screening tests and it is possible to analyze a lot of sample units together.
The diagnostic system «DIANARK» affords  next opportunities:
• to diagnose drug addiction at early stages;
• to control therapy efficiency;
• to preventive health care and make medical examination timely;
• to estimate immune status;
• to confirm a predilection for diseases.
The main advantages of test system «DIANARK» are:
• the possibility to confirm  drug addiction development fairly at early stages;
• rapidity and simplicity of the assay;
• determination of drug taking endurance;
• a high quality of the assay.

  
5. Is it possible to launch this product in the USA? What model of promotion is more effective (government programs, associations etc.)?

6. This product will be developed and we want to know need in test systems for diagnostic of alcohol, obesity and gambling addiction.

We are looking forward to your answer.
Sincerely,
girls from Russia.

[lurker]

this seems like an inappropriate post - this is a support forum, not a place for market research.

[road2recovery]

Sorry not trying to be rude...We are addicts, trying to get our lives back...i have no idea what you are asking...
Although i have read somethings like this before and i do think you mean well.
But i think this is for maybe doctors..
sorry
R2R

[IBKleen]

I agree. I don't have a clue as to what was being asked here. As it was said..we are addicts trying to get clean and help each other stay clean. This is far to technical.

Good Luck.

[No name22]

Can't you do some of you're own online research or go to a library? It's not like you're going to find someone here to do you're homework....