Team:UCL E/Business/Marketing

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Industry Description

Our product belongs to two industries: eduction and small-scale research. The biotechnology education market is steadily increasing as new discoveries come to light and equipment costs decrease.

Target Markets

We have identified three markets: Education, Citizen Science and Field Research.

Education: Our primary market is science education in UK secondary schools. When At present, schools are reported to have [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22369573 too little equipment] for effective practical work and [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10030738/Schools-wasting-science-lab-budget-on-photocopying.html unable to offer] a full range of practical lessons.

Citizen Science: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_science Citizen scientists] is a term used to described amateur or nonprofessional scientists that has gained popularity in recent years, including in [http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7444-259a research], [http://www.scientificamerican.com/citizen-science/ science magazines] and the [http://makezine.com/2010/09/01/citizen-science-month/ maker community]. As it is is difficult to estimate an accurate figure of molecular biology citizen scientists, we choose to approximate the size of a group by using the example of the DIYBio network. [http://diybio.org DIYBio] presents a growing citizen science community of molecular biologists, biotechnologists and bioartists. Projects range from microbe mapping to [http://pavillon35.polycinease.com/recipe-1-yeast-printing/ yeast printing]. DIY Science can be considered as an [http://www.nature.com/spoton/2012/12/spoton-nyc-diy-science-an-alternate-approach-to-scientific-experimentation/ alternative approach to scientific experimentation]. One common barrier is access to the technology, where cost and skills are both problems.

Field Research: A range of fields, from textile conservation to evolutionary biology, require the use of biotechnology, in particular PCR.

Market Analysis

As of January 2013 there are [http://www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/stats/schoolcensus/a00208045/school-census-2013 3,281 state-funded secondary schools] in the UK with approximately 3.2 million pupils. Schools submit yearly budgets on the [http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/efafundingfinance/b00212647/external-assurance/budget-forecast-return July 31].

As of October 2013, there are [http://diybio.org/local/ 42 groups] declared worldwide and 3353 members on DIYbio Google group mailing list.


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Competitors

There are no direct competitors who provide an alternative to our product. Our competition is more indirect and falls into three broad categories: companies offering laboratory equipment hardware kits, laboratory equipment supply and educational biotechnology kits. We assessed our product in comparison to other companies by the following criteria:

  • Cost
    • How cheap is the technology? How much does shipping cost?
  • User-friendly
    • How easy is the technology to use?
  • Convenience
    • Does the company ship internationally? Is it pre-manufactured or does it require assembly?
  • Visibility
    • How easy is the product to find?



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