Nevro – Spinal Cord Stimulation Market at a Crossroads

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by Ken Wahl, VP Business Development, Data Insights, Guidepoint Nevro Corp. (NYSE: NVRO) is a key player in the spinal cord stimulation (SCS) market. Since FDA approval of the Senza system in 2015, Nevro has taken ~15% market share from well-established market leaders Abbott/St. Jude, Medtronic and Boston Scientific. The U.S. SCS market was an […]

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Can Edwards Lifesciences Fend Off Medtronic?

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by Kenny Dolgin, Data Insights, Guidepoint Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (NYSE: EW) is a leader in the approximately $3 billion transcatheter heart valve (THV) market, having launched their first SAPIEN valve in the U.S. in 2011 and now having released their third generation valve. From 2013 to 2017, Edwards’ stock price delivered a 5-year CAGR of […]

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There is no Joy in Bentonville: Has the Mighty Walmart Struck Out?

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by Charles Moore, President, Premier Products On October 14, 2015 Walmart shocked Wall Street with its worst one-day plunge in 27 years. The shares of the corporate giant dropped 10 percent for a loss of $21.5 billion in market capitalization. Since February, Walmart’s stock performance has plummeted 29 percent. Walmart’s senior management team has declared […]

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Demand is High: How Will The U.S. Handle Organic Food Shortages?

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by Charles Moore, President, Premier Products In 1997, U.S. sales of organic food and beverages totaled less than $4 billion, according to the Organic Trade Association. Fast forward to 2014, and the OTA reports organic sales surpassed $35 billion, with demand projected to grow to over $100 billion by 2025. While U.S. growth in total […]

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Subcontracting and the Supply Chain: How Government is Adapting

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By Michael P. Fischetti, Executive Director, National Contract Management Association Government contracting is as old as government itself. Two key factors: 1) reduced budgets and 2) more complex contracts, have forced government to learn more about supply chain learning.   First, as budgets and the role of government (particularly Federal) in business declines, the impact […]

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Technology Builds In The Construction Industry

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by Chris Slezakowski, Market Strategist Traditional in nature and highly manual in execution, construction is perhaps one of the last industries to feel the impact of the digital revolution. Aerospace, automotive, industrial manufacturing, banking and finance; these and other sectors have become increasingly automated and have harnessed the power of digitization, yet the built environment […]

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Identifying Savings by Assessing the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Market

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  CLIENT SITUATION A team at a leading management consulting firm was working on a tight timeline to better understand trends in Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). They were conducting competitive analysis within marketing divisions evaluation to identify potential savings. They wanted to speak to former PBM employees from two groups: those in marketing, and Advisors […]

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Is Q4 2017 Another Inflection Point For Penumbra?

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by Kenny Dolgin, Data Insights, Guidepoint Penumbra Inc. (NYSE: PEN) is a key player in the treatment for ischemic stroke, having received FDA approval for the first aspiration-based thrombectomy system in 2007 and having since launched five new generations of the device. In the U.S., Penumbra caters to a total addressable market of approximately $1.5 […]

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Understanding How Quickly Business is Transitioning to the Cloud

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  CLIENT SITUATION A consulting team was just staffed on a PE due diligence project and needed to answer the question: “At what rate is business shifting to the cloud?”   GUIDEPOINT SOLUTION Guidepoint quickly vetted over 200 industry experts, including Fortune 500 CIOs and System Integrators who counsel technology executives Guidepoint screened Advisors in […]

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Making Sense of the Molded Rigid Plastic Packaging Market

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  Client Situation   A consulting team’s private equity due diligence engagement required them to quickly get up to speed on the molded rigid plastic packaging market. – Specifically the competitive landscape, differentiation, and pricing.   Guidepoint Solution Guidepoint quickly vetted over 80 industry experts Guidepoint custom recruited an additional 19 targeted experts Guidepoint scheduled 21 […]

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