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What's fueling the biotech engine—2010 to 2011

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In the past year, biologics sector sales grew by single digits, driven by monoclonal antibodies and insulin products. New product launches are showing mixed results and are facing rising challenges from changes to reimbursement policies.

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Figure 1: Growth trends in the United States biotech market for biologic drugs (2006–2010).
Figure 2: Top nine categories of biologic drugs in terms of US sales in 2010.
Figure 3: Top companies comprising the majority of sales of biologic drugs in 2010.
Figure 4: Trends in US sales of mAbs.
Figure 5: Trends in US sales of recombinant hormones.
Figure 6: Trends in US sales of growth factors.
Figure 7: US sales of cytokines and therapeutic enzymes ($ billions).
Figure 8: US sales of recombinant vaccines, blood factors and anticoagulants ($ billions).

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SA thanks American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American College of Rheumatology (ACR), American Association of Liver Diseases (AASLD), American Heart Association (AHA), American Society of Hematology (ASH) and Biotechnology Industry Association (BIO) for providing support for this article.

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