Andrew Walters 3/22/12 Biopure Biopure Corporation specializes in blood substitutes for transfusion patients‚ both in the veterinary market and the human market. However‚ in 1998‚ Biopure faced the monumental decision of whether to begin selling Oxyglobin‚ a blood substitute‚ to the veterinary market or to wait until Hemoglobin‚ a blood substitute for the human market‚ became available for sale. The problem is whether or not the company should launch Oxyglobin before Hemoglobin is FDA-approved
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Course: Biopure Corporation 1. Decision: Biopure should launch Oxyglobin at a price of $200 immediately in the market. The early introduction of Oxyglobin may jeopardize the ability to set a high price for Hemopure‚ but the benefits of introduction will outweigh the risks. 2. Recommendation: Biopure should price Oxyglobin at $200 per unit. At the same time‚ it should enlarge the production capacity as soon as possible to satisfy the potential market demand for Hempure. As for the distribution
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Decision Sheet – Biopure Corporation Marketing Objective – Whether to launch Oxyglobin now or delay it till the approval of Hemopure. If yes‚ then devise a marketing plan for Oxyglobin. Options – 1. Launch Oxyglobin in the market immediately. 2. Defer the launch of Oxyglobin now till Hemopure release. Recommendation – Biopure Corporation should immediately launch Oxyglobin priced at $200. Rationale – Applying SWOT Analysis to the situation: Strengths 1. FDA approval has already come
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Executive Summary Biopure Corporation was established in 1984 and is a privately owned pharmaceutical firm. They are trying to launch two new products: Hemopure (human market) and Oxyglobin (veterinary market). They are the only company aggressively engaged in the development of blood substitutes for the vet market. Biopure has invested $200M in the development of said blood substitutes. They currently don’t have any revenues with little to no debt and financing of $50M to support these operations
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Biopure Corporation: Case Write-Up Problem Definition In February 1998 Biopure Corporation faced a difficult decision regarding the launch of its newly developed “blood substitute” products. Biopure had developed “Hemopure”‚ a blood substitute for humans‚ and an ancillary product “Oxyglobin” for the veterinary market1. Hemopure was still in the process of gaining Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval ‚ while Oxyglobin had already been approved and was ready to be launched1. FDA approval was
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scenarios of Biopure’s products launching and provides marketing plan of the recommended one. The study shows that Biopure should immediately launch Oxyglobin rather than wait for Hemopure’s FDA Approval then launch both products simultaneously. The proposed price for Oxyglobin is $300 per unit with promotion campaign from time to time. With this set price of immediate launch‚ Biopure will reach breakeven point for Oxyglobin in year 2000 with the amount of 2.13 million USD. Targeting market for Oxyglobin
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BioPure Corporation‚ which was founded in 1984 by entrepreneurs Carl Rausch and David Judelson‚ is a privately owned biopharmaceutical firm specializing in the ultra purification of proteins for human and veterinary use. In 1998 Biopure pioneered the development of oxygen therapeutics using "Hemoglobin"‚ a new class of pharmaceuticals that are intravenously administered to deliver oxygen to the body’s tissues. Biopure’s two products‚ Hemopure for human use‚ and Oxyglobin for animal veterinary use
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Carl Rausch FROM: RE: Biopure Market Analysis DATE: Oct 31‚ 2013 Deciding whether to go into the veterinary blood market now or not is a critical decision to Biopure right now. To maximize the profits and capture the valuable opportunity‚ Biopure is recommended to step into the marketplace and be the first to offer Oxyglobin‚ blood substitute for the animal market. Pioneering the veterinary blood market is expected to generate gross profits of $26.55 miilion to Biopure annually‚ with a breakeven
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Sep 19 Student Name: Miao Wang Net ID: mxw142330 Case Study 1 Biopure Case Questions: 1. Hemopure: a. Identify relevant market segments and speculate whether the product is valuable to each segment at the suggested prices ($600-$800) As the case said the Biopure in human market‚ sometime the Hemopure could be $600-$800 per unit‚ which is very higher price than the Oxyglobin. This high price product which relevant market segments should be taken this price level ‚ following the attach Exhibit
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Estimated Market Demand for Oxyglobin 13 Exhibit 3: Estimation of veterinary Market and per year 14 Exhibit 4: Financial Projections – Sensitivity Analysis 15 Executive Summary In 1998‚ Biopure Corporation is one of the three legitimate contenders in the emerging field of “blood substitutes”. Biopure has invested $200M on the R&D on blood substitutes in the past with its primary goal being the development of a human blood substitute ( Hemopure) but Its entry into animal market (Oxyglobin) had
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