Brief Overview: Biopure has two new products namely Oxyglobin and Hemopure. Oxyglobin is a first of its kind‚ new blood substitute for the veterinary market and has passed all the tests and is ready for consumer use. Hemopure is another such blood substitute for the human market and it will take a minimum of two years to launch the product from now. There is a concern about creating an unrealistic price expectation for Hemopure by marketing Oxyglobin before Hemopure. Whereas another point of view
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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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Executive Summary The purpose of an executive summary is to summarize a report. Executive summaries are written for executives who most likely do not have time to read the complete document. Therefore‚ the executive summary must cover the major points and be detailed enough to mirror the content yet concise enough for an executive to understand the substance without reading the entire report. An executive summary differs from an abstract. Readers use an abstract to decide whether to read the complete
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Executive Summary Marketing Plan for launching Oxyglobin Push and Pull strategy will be implemented to enhance the marketing plan of launching Oxyglobin. One of the most important aspect in medical is communication‚ we will have sales representation frequently visit practices and doctor in order to align the understanding and needs between Oxyglobin and Doctors. This is to ensure their understanding of the product benefits‚ why the product is selling at premium and why people should choose this
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1. Executive Summary This paper analyzes possible 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
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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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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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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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BIOPURE CASE SUMMARY Course: Strategic Marketing Management Name: Firat Sekerli The Problem: Biopure Corporation has two new products that are Oxyglobin and Hemopure. Oxyglobin is the first new blood substitute for the veterinary market and is ready for consumer use. Hemopure is another new blood substitute for the human market and it will take two years to launch the product from now on. Ted Jacobs‚ vice president for Human Clinical
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I. Introduction and Standard for Opposition to Summary Judgment Crowell Academy‚ Inc. and Arturo Gomez‚ (hereinafter‚ collectively "Crowell") were grossly negligent and used willful misconduct in their responsibilities involving the fencing club. The bargaining power of Crowell was so grossly unequal so as to put Lajuana Barnett at the mercy of Crowell’s negligence. Lastly‚ the exculpatory clause contained in the release form (see release form) is void as against public policy. Consequently
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