Carrier Screening Landscape Assessment

Secondary Research

• Reviewed company financial information (e.g., 10-K, 10-Q, earnings call transcripts, company presentations, and press releases) for all publicly traded companies participating in the carrier screening space
• Gathered data around annual birth rates and relative carrier screening utilization by region as the basis for the global market model
• Reviewed product specifications of competing vendors to understand menu offerings, test prices, and technological approaches 

Primary Research

• Conducted 25 in-depth stakeholder interviews with HCPs (OBGYNs and MFMs), genetic counselors, test vendors, and reimbursement specialists in multiple settings across the U.S., Canada, and the EU-5

Quantitative Analysis

• Built a “bottoms-up” model to estimate the global carrier screening service market, including: 
  
  • Global market size estimates with a 10-year forward projection
  • Segmentation by geography, test menu, testing location, tech type, test technology, competitor and price

Key takeaways from DeciBio’s presentation to the client team included:

• Characterization of the carrier screening testing process, including test ordering decision, vendor selection, requisition procedure, and reimbursement policies
• Identification of areas of opportunity within the saturated carrier screening market, including bundling with NIPT
• Walk-through of global market model and adjustable assumptions