Global Bioinformatics Market Research Report 2023

Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data. As an interdisciplinary field of science, bioinformatics combines biology, computer science, mathematics and statistics to analyze and interpret biological data. Bioinformatics has been used for in silico analyses of biological queries using mathematical and statistical techniques.

The global Bioinformatics market was valued at US$ 7626.5 million in 2022 and is anticipated to reach US$ 12240 million by 2029, witnessing a CAGR of 8.2% during the forecast period 2023-2029. The influence of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine War were considered while estimating market sizes.

North American market for Bioinformatics is estimated to increase from $ million in 2023 to reach $ million by 2029, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2023 through 2029.

Asia-Pacific market for Bioinformatics is estimated to increase from $ million in 2023 to reach $ million by 2029, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2023 through 2029.

The global market for Bioinformatics in Genomics is estimated to increase from $ million in 2023 to $ million by 2029, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2023 through 2029.

The key global companies of Bioinformatics include Thermo Fisher Scientific (US), Agilent Technologies (US), Illumina Inc (US), QIAGEN (Netherlands), Partek (US), BGI (China), Waters Corporation (US), Sophia Genetics (Switzerland) and Wuxi NextCODE (China), etc. In 2022, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Bioinformatics, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Bioinformatics.

The Bioinformatics market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of and revenue ($ millions), considering 2022 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2018 to 2029. This report segments the global Bioinformatics market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by type, by application, and by players, are also provided.

For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

The report will help the Bioinformatics companies, new entrants, and industry chain related companies in this market with information on the revenues for the overall market and the sub-segments across the different segments, by company, by type, by application, and by regions.

1.1 Study Scope

1.2 Market Analysis by Type

1.2.1 Global Bioinformatics Market Size Growth Rate by Type: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

1.2.2 Knowledge Management Tools

1.2.3 Data Analysis Platforms

1.3 Market by Application

1.3.1 Global Bioinformatics Market Growth by Application: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

1.3.2 Genomics

1.3.3 Chemoinformatics and Drug Design

1.3.4 Proteomics

1.3.5 Transcriptomics

1.3.6 Metabolomics

1.3.7 Others

1.4 Study Objectives

1.5 Years Considered

1.6 Years Considered

2.1 Global Bioinformatics Market Perspective (2018-2029)

2.2 Bioinformatics Growth Trends by Region

2.2.1 Global Bioinformatics Market Size by Region: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

2.2.2 Bioinformatics Historic Market Size by Region (2018-2023)

2.2.3 Bioinformatics Forecasted Market Size by Region (2024-2029)

2.3 Bioinformatics Market Dynamics

2.3.1 Bioinformatics Industry Trends

2.3.2 Bioinformatics Market Drivers

2.3.3 Bioinformatics Market Challenges

2.3.4 Bioinformatics Market Restraints

3.1 Global Top Bioinformatics Players by Revenue

3.1.1 Global Top Bioinformatics Players by Revenue (2018-2023)

3.1.2 Global Bioinformatics Revenue Market Share by Players (2018-2023)

3.2 Global Bioinformatics Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)

3.3 Players Covered: Ranking by Bioinformatics Revenue

3.4 Global Bioinformatics Market Concentration Ratio

3.4.1 Global Bioinformatics Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)

3.4.2 Global Top 10 and Top 5 Companies by Bioinformatics Revenue in 2022

3.5 Bioinformatics Key Players Head office and Area Served

3.6 Key Players Bioinformatics Product Solution and Service

3.7 Date of Enter into Bioinformatics Market

3.8 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans

4.1 Global Bioinformatics Historic Market Size by Type (2018-2023)

4.2 Global Bioinformatics Forecasted Market Size by Type (2024-2029)

5.1 Global Bioinformatics Historic Market Size by Application (2018-2023)

5.2 Global Bioinformatics Forecasted Market Size by Application (2024-2029)

6.1 North America Bioinformatics Market Size (2018-2029)

6.2 North America Bioinformatics Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

6.3 North America Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

6.4 North America Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

6.5 United States

6.6 Canada

7.1 Europe Bioinformatics Market Size (2018-2029)

7.2 Europe Bioinformatics Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

7.3 Europe Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

7.4 Europe Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

7.5 Germany

7.6 France

7.7 U.K.

7.8 Italy

7.9 Russia

7.10 Nordic Countries

8.1 Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Market Size (2018-2029)

8.2 Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Market Growth Rate by Region: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

8.3 Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Market Size by Region (2018-2023)

8.4 Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Market Size by Region (2024-2029)

8.5 China

8.6 Japan

8.7 South Korea

8.8 Southeast Asia

8.9 India

8.10 Australia

9.1 Latin America Bioinformatics Market Size (2018-2029)

9.2 Latin America Bioinformatics Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

9.3 Latin America Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

9.4 Latin America Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

9.5 Mexico

9.6 Brazil

10.1 Middle East & Africa Bioinformatics Market Size (2018-2029)

10.2 Middle East & Africa Bioinformatics Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

10.3 Middle East & Africa Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

10.4 Middle East & Africa Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

10.5 Turkey

10.6 Saudi Arabia

10.7 UAE

11.1 Thermo Fisher Scientific (US)

11.1.1 Thermo Fisher Scientific (US) Company Detail

11.1.2 Thermo Fisher Scientific (US) Business Overview

11.1.3 Thermo Fisher Scientific (US) Bioinformatics Introduction

11.1.4 Thermo Fisher Scientific (US) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

11.1.5 Thermo Fisher Scientific (US) Recent Development

11.2 Agilent Technologies (US)

11.2.1 Agilent Technologies (US) Company Detail

11.2.2 Agilent Technologies (US) Business Overview

11.2.3 Agilent Technologies (US) Bioinformatics Introduction

11.2.4 Agilent Technologies (US) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

11.2.5 Agilent Technologies (US) Recent Development

11.3 Illumina Inc (US)

11.3.1 Illumina Inc (US) Company Detail

11.3.2 Illumina Inc (US) Business Overview

11.3.3 Illumina Inc (US) Bioinformatics Introduction

11.3.4 Illumina Inc (US) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

11.3.5 Illumina Inc (US) Recent Development

11.4 QIAGEN (Netherlands)

11.4.1 QIAGEN (Netherlands) Company Detail

11.4.2 QIAGEN (Netherlands) Business Overview

11.4.3 QIAGEN (Netherlands) Bioinformatics Introduction

11.4.4 QIAGEN (Netherlands) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

11.4.5 QIAGEN (Netherlands) Recent Development

11.5 Partek (US)

11.5.1 Partek (US) Company Detail

11.5.2 Partek (US) Business Overview

11.5.3 Partek (US) Bioinformatics Introduction

11.5.4 Partek (US) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

11.5.5 Partek (US) Recent Development

11.6 BGI (China)

11.6.1 BGI (China) Company Detail

11.6.2 BGI (China) Business Overview

11.6.3 BGI (China) Bioinformatics Introduction

11.6.4 BGI (China) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

11.6.5 BGI (China) Recent Development

11.7 Waters Corporation (US)

11.7.1 Waters Corporation (US) Company Detail

11.7.2 Waters Corporation (US) Business Overview

11.7.3 Waters Corporation (US) Bioinformatics Introduction

11.7.4 Waters Corporation (US) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

11.7.5 Waters Corporation (US) Recent Development

11.8 Sophia Genetics (Switzerland)

11.8.1 Sophia Genetics (Switzerland) Company Detail

11.8.2 Sophia Genetics (Switzerland) Business Overview

11.8.3 Sophia Genetics (Switzerland) Bioinformatics Introduction

11.8.4 Sophia Genetics (Switzerland) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

11.8.5 Sophia Genetics (Switzerland) Recent Development

11.9 Wuxi NextCODE (China)

11.9.1 Wuxi NextCODE (China) Company Detail

11.9.2 Wuxi NextCODE (China) Business Overview

11.9.3 Wuxi NextCODE (China) Bioinformatics Introduction

11.9.4 Wuxi NextCODE (China) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

11.9.5 Wuxi NextCODE (China) Recent Development

11.10 Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg)

11.10.1 Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg) Company Detail

11.10.2 Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg) Business Overview

11.10.3 Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg) Bioinformatics Introduction

11.10.4 Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

11.10.5 Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg) Recent Development

11.11 DNASTAR (US)

11.11.1 DNASTAR (US) Company Detail

11.11.2 DNASTAR (US) Business Overview

11.11.3 DNASTAR (US) Bioinformatics Introduction

11.11.4 DNASTAR (US) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

11.11.5 DNASTAR (US) Recent Development

13.1 Research Methodology

13.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach

13.1.2 Data Source

13.2 Disclaimer

13.3 Author Details

List of Tables

    Table 1. Global Bioinformatics Market Size Growth Rate by Type (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 2. Key Players of Knowledge Management Tools

    Table 3. Key Players of Data Analysis Platforms

    Table 4. Global Bioinformatics Market Size Growth by Application (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 5. Global Bioinformatics Market Size by Region (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 6. Global Bioinformatics Market Size by Region (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 7. Global Bioinformatics Market Share by Region (2018-2023)

    Table 8. Global Bioinformatics Forecasted Market Size by Region (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 9. Global Bioinformatics Market Share by Region (2024-2029)

    Table 10. Bioinformatics Market Trends

    Table 11. Bioinformatics Market Drivers

    Table 12. Bioinformatics Market Challenges

    Table 13. Bioinformatics Market Restraints

    Table 14. Global Bioinformatics Revenue by Players (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 15. Global Bioinformatics Market Share by Players (2018-2023)

    Table 16. Global Top Bioinformatics Players by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Bioinformatics as of 2022)

    Table 17. Ranking of Global Top Bioinformatics Companies by Revenue (US$ Million) in 2022

    Table 18. Global 5 Largest Players Market Share by Bioinformatics Revenue (CR5 and HHI) & (2018-2023)

    Table 19. Key Players Headquarters and Area Served

    Table 20. Key Players Bioinformatics Product Solution and Service

    Table 21. Date of Enter into Bioinformatics Market

    Table 22. Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans

    Table 23. Global Bioinformatics Market Size by Type (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 24. Global Bioinformatics Revenue Market Share by Type (2018-2023)

    Table 25. Global Bioinformatics Forecasted Market Size by Type (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 26. Global Bioinformatics Revenue Market Share by Type (2024-2029)

    Table 27. Global Bioinformatics Market Size by Application (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 28. Global Bioinformatics Revenue Market Share by Application (2018-2023)

    Table 29. Global Bioinformatics Forecasted Market Size by Application (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 30. Global Bioinformatics Revenue Market Share by Application (2024-2029)

    Table 31. North America Bioinformatics Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 32. North America Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 33. North America Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 34. Europe Bioinformatics Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 35. Europe Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 36. Europe Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 37. Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Market Size Growth Rate by Region (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 38. Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Market Size by Region (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 39. Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Market Size by Region (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 40. Latin America Bioinformatics Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 41. Latin America Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 42. Latin America Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 43. Middle East & Africa Bioinformatics Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 44. Middle East & Africa Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 45. Middle East & Africa Bioinformatics Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 46. Thermo Fisher Scientific (US) Company Detail

    Table 47. Thermo Fisher Scientific (US) Business Overview

    Table 48. Thermo Fisher Scientific (US) Bioinformatics Product

    Table 49. Thermo Fisher Scientific (US) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 50. Thermo Fisher Scientific (US) Recent Development

    Table 51. Agilent Technologies (US) Company Detail

    Table 52. Agilent Technologies (US) Business Overview

    Table 53. Agilent Technologies (US) Bioinformatics Product

    Table 54. Agilent Technologies (US) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 55. Agilent Technologies (US) Recent Development

    Table 56. Illumina Inc (US) Company Detail

    Table 57. Illumina Inc (US) Business Overview

    Table 58. Illumina Inc (US) Bioinformatics Product

    Table 59. Illumina Inc (US) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 60. Illumina Inc (US) Recent Development

    Table 61. QIAGEN (Netherlands) Company Detail

    Table 62. QIAGEN (Netherlands) Business Overview

    Table 63. QIAGEN (Netherlands) Bioinformatics Product

    Table 64. QIAGEN (Netherlands) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 65. QIAGEN (Netherlands) Recent Development

    Table 66. Partek (US) Company Detail

    Table 67. Partek (US) Business Overview

    Table 68. Partek (US) Bioinformatics Product

    Table 69. Partek (US) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 70. Partek (US) Recent Development

    Table 71. BGI (China) Company Detail

    Table 72. BGI (China) Business Overview

    Table 73. BGI (China) Bioinformatics Product

    Table 74. BGI (China) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 75. BGI (China) Recent Development

    Table 76. Waters Corporation (US) Company Detail

    Table 77. Waters Corporation (US) Business Overview

    Table 78. Waters Corporation (US) Bioinformatics Product

    Table 79. Waters Corporation (US) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 80. Waters Corporation (US) Recent Development

    Table 81. Sophia Genetics (Switzerland) Company Detail

    Table 82. Sophia Genetics (Switzerland) Business Overview

    Table 83. Sophia Genetics (Switzerland) Bioinformatics Product

    Table 84. Sophia Genetics (Switzerland) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 85. Sophia Genetics (Switzerland) Recent Development

    Table 86. Wuxi NextCODE (China) Company Detail

    Table 87. Wuxi NextCODE (China) Business Overview

    Table 88. Wuxi NextCODE (China) Bioinformatics Product

    Table 89. Wuxi NextCODE (China) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 90. Wuxi NextCODE (China) Recent Development

    Table 91. Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg) Company Detail

    Table 92. Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg) Business Overview

    Table 93. Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg) Bioinformatics Product

    Table 94. Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 95. Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg) Recent Development

    Table 96. DNASTAR (US) Company Detail

    Table 97. DNASTAR (US) Business Overview

    Table 98. DNASTAR (US) Bioinformatics Product

    Table 99. DNASTAR (US) Revenue in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 100. DNASTAR (US) Recent Development

    Table 101. Research Programs/Design for This Report

    Table 102. Key Data Information from Secondary Sources

    Table 103. Key Data Information from Primary Sources

List of Figures

    Figure 1. Global Bioinformatics Market Size Comparison by Type (2023-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 2. Global Bioinformatics Market Share by Type: 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 3. Knowledge Management Tools Features

    Figure 4. Data Analysis Platforms Features

    Figure 5. Global Bioinformatics Market Size Comparison by Application (2023-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 6. Global Bioinformatics Market Share by Application: 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 7. Genomics Case Studies

    Figure 8. Chemoinformatics and Drug Design Case Studies

    Figure 9. Proteomics Case Studies

    Figure 10. Transcriptomics Case Studies

    Figure 11. Metabolomics Case Studies

    Figure 12. Others Case Studies

    Figure 13. Bioinformatics Report Years Considered

    Figure 14. Global Bioinformatics Market Size (US$ Million), Year-over-Year: 2018-2029

    Figure 15. Global Bioinformatics Market Size, (US$ Million), 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 16. Global Bioinformatics Market Share by Region: 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 17. Global Bioinformatics Market Share by Players in 2022

    Figure 18. Global Top Bioinformatics Players by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Bioinformatics as of 2022)

    Figure 19. The Top 10 and 5 Players Market Share by Bioinformatics Revenue in 2022

    Figure 20. North America Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 21. North America Bioinformatics Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 22. United States Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 23. Canada Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 24. Europe Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 25. Europe Bioinformatics Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 26. Germany Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 27. France Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 28. U.K. Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 29. Italy Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 30. Russia Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 31. Nordic Countries Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 32. Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 33. Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Market Share by Region (2018-2029)

    Figure 34. China Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 35. Japan Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 36. South Korea Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 37. Southeast Asia Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 38. India Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 39. Australia Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 40. Latin America Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 41. Latin America Bioinformatics Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 42. Mexico Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 43. Brazil Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 44. Middle East & Africa Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 45. Middle East & Africa Bioinformatics Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 46. Turkey Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 47. Saudi Arabia Bioinformatics Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 48. Thermo Fisher Scientific (US) Revenue Growth Rate in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 49. Agilent Technologies (US) Revenue Growth Rate in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 50. Illumina Inc (US) Revenue Growth Rate in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 51. QIAGEN (Netherlands) Revenue Growth Rate in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 52. Partek (US) Revenue Growth Rate in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 53. BGI (China) Revenue Growth Rate in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 54. Waters Corporation (US) Revenue Growth Rate in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 55. Sophia Genetics (Switzerland) Revenue Growth Rate in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 56. Wuxi NextCODE (China) Revenue Growth Rate in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 57. Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg) Revenue Growth Rate in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 58. DNASTAR (US) Revenue Growth Rate in Bioinformatics Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 59. Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report

    Figure 60. Data Triangulation

    Figure 61. Key Executives Interviewed