Laboratory Automation

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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