Abstract
Nucleic acid purification is one of the few basic methods ubiquitous among
scientists using molecular biology techniques to investigate processes such as
gene expression, genetic diversity, protein function and molecular
interactions. The Nucleic Acid Purification Dashboard was developed from
responses to a 20-question survey of 488 scientists predominantly located in
North America and Europe. This Dashboard reveals key market indicators for the
nucleic acid purification market as a whole as well as for the following
sub-segments:
- Plasmid minipreps (1-2 ml of culture)
- Plasmid midipreps (5-50 ml of culture)
- Large scale plasmid preps/maxipreps (100 ml or more of culture)
- Genomic DNA purification from cells & tissues and whole blood
- Total RNA purification from cells & tissues and whole blood
- mRNA purification
- microRNA purification
Percepta' s 2009 Nucleic Acid Purification Dashboard"! is a deep dive into the
characteristics and dynamics of the market for nucleic acid purification
products. This 2009 Dashboard provides a snapshot of the current market
landscape that can be compared with data from the 2007 Nucleic Acid Dashboard,
providing an ongoing story of how the market is adapting to new products, new
competitors, acquisitions and new sales and marketing strategies.
Survey Methodology
In April of 2009, Percepta fielded the Nucleic Acid Purification Survey to a
subset of the Percepta BioAnalytix"! Panel of life scientists. Individuals
were invited by e-mail blast to click through to a webpage at
perceptabioanalytix.com where the survey was hosted. Invitations were
delivered beginning on April 2, 2009 and results collected through May 1,
2009. A total of 488 scientists participated in the survey, of which 433 are
actively engaged in performing nucleic acid purification and 4 plan to use
nucleic acid purification methods in the next 12 months. Results based on the
aggregate of collected responses are revealed in this Nucleic Acid
Purification Dashboard. Important Note: This report only includes analyses
related to the research market for nucleic acid purification products and not
the market for products used in diagnostic assays.
Respondent Demographics
Respondents from the academic, government and commercial market segments are
well represented. 52.2% of respondents work at universities/colleges/medical
schools; 8.2% are employed at hospitals/medical centers. 13.8% of respondents
work for biotechnology companies; 9.4% are employed by pharmaceutical
companies. Overall, 25.0% of respondents work in industrial laboratories.
74.8% of respondents are from North America (66.6% in the United States and
8.2% in Canada), while 23.0% reside in Europe.
Junior (Lab Tech, Grad Students), mid level (Post-Doc, Lab Manager) and senior
(Professor/PI, Group Leader) scientists are well represented in the data set,
with the most cited job titles being Scientist/Senior Scientist (32.0% of
respondents) and Professor/Principal Investigator (15.6%).
A wide variety of scientific areas of specialization is also evident, led by
Cell Biology and Biochemistry (each indicated by 13.7% of respondents as their
primary area of expertise), Genomics (13.0%) and Microbiology/Infectious
Disease/ Virology (12.6%).
Small (1-5 scientists), medium (6-20 scientists) and large (>20 scientists)
laboratories are well represented. 52.0% of respondents are from laboratories
where between 1 and 5 scientists perform nucleic acid purification. 34.8% of
respondents work in labs where between 6 and 20 people culture mammalian
cells, while the remaining 13.3% are from labs where more than 20 people
perform this technique.
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