Case Study  ·  Technology Scouting

Cataloging the at-home diagnostics testing market.

A multinational biotech company wanted to get up to speed on the fast-moving at-home diagnostics field, starting with COVID-19. We cataloged the players and technologies, and helped the client see which ones deserved a closer look.

The Client

The client is a multinational biotech company looking to get up to speed on a rapidly developing diagnostics field. Its immediate focus was COVID-19, with other respiratory diseases such as flu, group A strep and RSV of interest later on.

The Challenge

Catalog the players.
Study the technology.

Prescouter was asked to build a full view of established players and new stakeholders in at-home diagnostics, and to examine their technologies and patents in depth.

  • Players

    Established and new stakeholders

    Everyone active in at-home diagnostics.

  • Technology

    Tests under development

    Diagnostics in the pipeline as well as on the market.

  • Patents

    Intellectual property

    The patents behind the most interesting technologies.

Our Approach

Ranking stakeholders through databases, papers, and scoring.

Technology search
249at-home Dx technologies

Cast a wide net

Public databases, academic papers, news and government documents revealed 249 potential technologies.

Scoring matrix
Rankedcompetitive scoring matrix

Rank the field

A scoring matrix ranked stakeholders on business, competitiveness and technology.

Detailed profiles
16stakeholder profiles

Go deeper

The most relevant stakeholders and their technologies received detailed profiles.

The Outcome

Leaders, newcomers, and the technologies to watch.

Prescouter identified 249 potential at-home diagnostic technologies and profiled 16 stakeholders in depth, covering both field leaders and newer technologies likely to matter in coming years. Examples included saliva-based diagnostics, devices paired with apps and AI, and new detection modes such as bulk acoustic wave sensing.

  • Leaders

    Established players

    Who leads at-home diagnostics today.

  • Newcomers

    Emerging technologies

    Saliva tests, connected devices and new detection methods.

  • Partners

    Sixteen detailed profiles

    Stakeholders worth approaching.

At-home testing moved fast. A ranked view of every player shows which technologies will last beyond the first wave.

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