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Healthcare & Life Sciences

Healthcare Market Opportunity Assessment

Assessing the opportunity for a medical device category, including clinician adoption drivers and hospital procurement dynamics.

Example engagement
Client
Medical technology company
Industry
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Geography
India
Duration
8 weeks
Capabilities
Market Research, B2B Research, Market Entry & GTM

Research design at a glance

How the work is structured

India · 8 weeks

  1. 1

    Secondary research

    Epidemiology, procedure data, published literature and regulatory pathways.

  2. 2

    Clinician interviews

    Specialists and key opinion leaders across hospital types.

  3. 3

    Procurement interviews

    Hospital administrators and purchase committee members.

  4. 4

    Opportunity model

    Patient-flow and procedure-based model with scenarios.

Qualitative depth

Interviews, groups & observation

  • Clinician interviews~20
  • Procurement interviews~10
  • KOL interviews~5

Sample sizes are indicative of a typical design for this type of question; real engagements are scoped to the decision.

01

Client context

A medical technology company was evaluating the potential for a device category in a new market.

02

Business challenge

The company needed to understand addressable procedure volumes, clinician attitudes and how hospitals purchase similar devices.

03

Research objective & questions

Size the addressable opportunity for a device category and understand clinician adoption and hospital procurement.

  • What is the addressable opportunity based on relevant procedure volumes and settings?
  • What drives clinician adoption and preference?
  • How do public and private hospitals evaluate and procure devices?
  • What pricing and reimbursement factors affect uptake?

04

Methodology & approach

Secondary research
Epidemiology, procedure data, published literature and regulatory pathways.
Clinician interviews
Specialists and key opinion leaders across hospital types.
Procurement interviews
Hospital administrators and purchase committee members.
Opportunity model
Patient-flow and procedure-based model with scenarios.

05

Sample & geography

  • ~20 clinician interviews
  • ~10 procurement interviews
  • ~5 KOL interviews
  • Geography — India

06

Key findings

  • Adoption depended strongly on clinical evidence and peer endorsement.
  • Private hospitals evaluated total cost of ownership; public procurement was tender-driven.
  • Training and after-sales support were decisive for smaller facilities.

07

Business implications

  • Lead with evidence generation and KOL engagement.
  • Develop differentiated approaches for private and public channels.
  • Build a training and support model into the commercial plan.

08

Outcome

An opportunity model with scenarios and a recommended market access approach.

Example engagement — Shows how Hoog approaches this type of question. Not a specific client project. Findings are directional.

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