Solutions

1. Health Care Equipment & Services
This group includes companies that provide medical equipment, supplies, and healthcare services (including hospitals and insurance). It contains three main industries, broken down into these sub-industries:
Health Care Equipment: Manufacturers of medical equipment and devices. This ranges from advanced imaging machines (MRI, CT scanners) and pacemakers to surgical tools and joint replacements.
Health Care Supplies: Manufacturers of the consumable items used in healthcare settings. This includes syringes, bandages, gloves, catheters, and everyday hospital supplies.
Health Care Distributors: The logistics companies that distribute equipment, supplies, and pharmaceuticals from manufacturers to hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics.
Health Care Services: Companies providing patient care services. This includes dialysis centers, lab testing facilities, nursing homes, and clinical research organizations (CROs).
Health Care Facilities: The owners and operators of physical healthcare infrastructure, primarily hospitals, psychiatric facilities, and rehabilitation centers.
Managed Health Care: Companies that provide health insurance plans and manage provider networks (e.g., HMOs, PPOs, and Medicare/Medicaid plans).
Health Care Technology: Companies providing IT services specifically for healthcare, such as electronic health record (EHR) systems, medical billing software, and telemedicine platforms.
2. Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
This group focuses on the research, development, and production of drugs and life-saving treatments. It contains three industries, mirroring these three sub-industries:
Biotechnology: Companies engaged in the research, development, and manufacturing of therapies derived from biological sources (living organisms or cells). This often involves complex genetic engineering.
Pharmaceuticals: Companies engaged in the research, development, and manufacturing of traditional, chemical-based drugs (small molecule drugs), including both prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as veterinary drugs.
Life Sciences Tools & Services: Companies that provide the analytical tools, clinical testing equipment, reagents, and services used by biotech and pharma companies for their research and development processes.