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If you had to pick the single most important factor that motivates you to choose one skin model over another, what would it be?
 
Quality of interaction with company representatives
 
Availability
 
Publications regarding the skin model in the scientific literature
 
Past experience with the skin model
 
Validation, regulatory approval or both
 
Price
 
Perceptions of quality, robustness, ease of use and the like
 
Other
 
 
 
 
If you had to pick the second most important factor that motivates you to choose one skin model over another, what would it be?
 
Validation, regulatory approval or both
 
Past experience with the skin model
 
Availability
 
Perceptions of quality, robustness, ease of use and the like
 
Quality of interaction with company representatives
 
Publications regarding the skin model in the scientific literature
 
Price
 
Other
 
 
 
 
What is the least important factor in your choice of a skin model?
 
Quality of interaction with company representatives
 
Price
 
Past experience with the skin model
 
Publications regarding the skin model in the scientific literature
 
Perceptions of quality, robustness, ease of use and the like
 
Availability
 
Validation, regulatory approval or both
 
Other
 
 
 
Please rate the importance to you of each of the following in finding and selecting a skin model.
Not at all important Not very important Somewhat important Very important
Industry or trade publications
Scientific publications
The recommendation or a peer or colleague
Promotional materials, including direct mail, brochures, websites and the like
Interactions with a company salesperson or other company representative
General Internet searches through Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.
 
 
 
Are you involved with your organization's purchasing decisions regarding human skin models or are you familiar with the pricing of human skin models some other way?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Epidermis-only human skin models are priced at approximately €720. Full-thickness models are priced 70-80% higher. For which of the following features of a full-thickness model would you be willing to pay that premium? (Please select all that apply.)
 
Increased storage time
 
Increased durability
 
Epithelial-mesenchymal signaling enabled
 
Ready availability
 
Barrier function comparable to human skin
 
Better prediction of in vivo biological response
 
Enhanced cell consistency, assay reproducibility
 
Other
 

 
 
 
Thinking about full-thickness (dermis plus epidermis) human skin models, at what price would a 24-well-format, full-thickness model seem inexpensive to you?
 
€1,675
 
€1,550
 
€1,420
 
€1,355
 
€1,290
 
€1,225
 
€1,160
 
€1,030
 
€900
 
Other
 
 
 
 
At what price would a 24-well-format, full-thickness model begin to seem too expensive to you?
 
€1,675
 
€1,550
 
€1,420
 
€1,355
 
€1,290
 
€1,225
 
€1,160
 
€1,030
 
€900
 
Other
 
 
 
 
At what price would a 24-well-format, full-thickness model seem so expensive that you would not buy it?
 
€1,675
 
€1,550
 
€1,420
 
€1,355
 
€1,290
 
€1,225
 
€1,160
 
€1,030
 
€900
 
Other
 
 
 
 
If you had to choose one reason why you would not purchase and use a full-thickness model, which of the following would it be?
 
Full-thickness models are too expensive
 
I would like to use a full-thickness model, but it is hard to change things in my lab
 
I don’t need a model with a dermal compartment for my work
 
There is no validated full-thickness model for my work
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Which of the following comes the closest to describing your role in your organization?
 
Researcher or scientist
 
Laboratory director or manager
 
Senior management, including CEO, CFO, vice president of marketing, etc.
 
Vice president of research and development
 
Purchasing or procurement director or manager
 
Marketing director or manager
 
Other
 
 
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