Laboratory Automation

Abstract

The global outlook series on Laboratory Automation provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report provides a rudimentary prelude to the global laboratory automation industry, and offers briefly summarized market trends, recent mergers, acquisitions, strategic corporate developments, and product launches. The global market discussion contains brief commentaries on emerging and developing laboratory technologies, and the future of laboratory automation. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 280 companies worldwide.

Table of Contents

1. Overview 1

• Market Trends 1
  • Table 1: Global Laboratory Automation Market (2005): Breakdown of Revenues in US$ Million by Segment - Plate Readers, Liquid Handling, Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), Robotics, and Dissolution Testing 2
• Sale Through Distributors 2
• Future of Automation in Clinical Laboratories 3
• Future of Lab Automation 3
• Laboratory Technology Trends 3
• Automation: The Engine of Transformation 4
• The Emerging Automation Technology 4
• From Discovery of Drugs to Clinical Use 5
• The Road Ahead 5
  • Lab Automation - Key Role in Clinical Diagnostics and Drug Discovery 5
• Market Trends 5
  • Modular Workcell - A New Tool in Lab Automation... 5
  • Larger Players Eye Acquisitions to Strengthen their Business 5
  • Development of New Technologies Drives Growth 6
  • Shift Towards Miniaturization 6
  • Entry of Mid-Sized Labs in Molecular Testing 6
  • Biotech and Pharma Sectors Drive Demand for Liquid Handlers... 6
  • Standardized Interfaces in High demand 6
  • Automation Moves Towards Home-Care and Outpatient Healthcare Markets... 6
  • Dearth of Lab Technicians Boosts Lab Automation Demand 7
  • Automation Spurs Output in Chemistry Labs 7
  • Bioinformatics to Grow Rapidly 7
  • Worker' s Safety Issues affect Automated Equipment Design and Growth 7
• Competitive Scenario 7
  • Table 2: Leading Players in the Global Lab Automation Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for PerkinElmer, Tecan, Thermo Electron, Molecular Devices, Beckman Coulter, and Others 8
  • Table 3: Leading Players in the Global Mass Spectrometer Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applied Biosystems, ThermoElectron, Waters, Agilent, Bruker, Shimadzu, and Others 8

2. Mergers and Acquisitions 8

3. Strategic Corporate Developments 15

4. Product Launches/Developments 18

5. An Asian Market Perspective 24

• Overview 24
  • Table 4: Reagents Market in China (2005): Imports in US$ Million by Country - USA, Germany, Japan, and Others 24
  • Table 5: Analytical Laboratory Instrument Market in China (2005): Imports in US$ Million by Country - USA, Japan, Germany, and Other 24
  • Table 6: Indian Healthcare Delivery Market by Sector - Private and Government Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Billion for Years 2004 through 2010 25
  • Table 7: Indian In-Vitro-Diagnostic (IVD) Equipment and Reagents Market by Segment - Biochemistry, Hematology, Immunoassays, Blood Banks, and Hispathology & Cytology Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in INR Billion for Years 2004 through 2010 25
  • Table 8: Korean Laboratory Scientific Instruments Production - Market Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Billion for Years 2004 through 2010 26

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