Technological Advances in Microscopy

Table of Contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Scope and Methodology
  • 1. Scope
  • 2. Methodology
• Microscopy Overview and Key Trends
  • 1. Microscopy--An Industry Overview
  • 2. Key Trends in Industry--A Snapshot

2. TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION FACTOR ANALYSIS

• Technology Primer
  • 1. Microscopes--Evolution from Simple Lenses To Tools that Unravel Hidden Worlds
  • 2. Applications of Microscopy
• Advances in Microscopy
  • 1. Light Microscopy
  • 2. Advances in Light Microscopy
  • 3. Electron Microscopy
  • 4. Scanning Probe Microscopy

3. KEY INNOVATIONS IN MICROSCOPY

• Key Innovations in Microscopes and Microscopic Applications--North America
  • 1. Simulated Raman Scattering
  • 2. Super Resolution Microscopy Goes 3D
  • 3. Einstein Research Helps Scientists View Cancer and Other Cells at the Molecular Level
  • 4. Detection of Oral Cancer Using Optical Sensors
  • 5. Nanoparticle Probes for Tumor Targeting
• Key Innovations in Microscopes and Microscopic Applications--Europe
  • 1. Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy
  • 2. Digital Holographic Microscopy
  • 3. Cervantes AFM
  • 4. Ultra Microprobe
  • 5. Carbohydrate-Coated Quantum Dots Show Promise for Drug Delivery
  • 6. Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis Technology
  • 7. Mechanisms of Plasmid DNA Segregation Can Be Viewed Using Electron Cryomicroscopy
• Key Innovations in Microscopes and Microscopic Applications--APAC
  • 1. Tracking Immune Cells in Cancer with Advanced Multiphoton Microscopy
  • 2. Measuring Drug Molecules with Differential Aberration Correction Microscopy
  • 3. Endomicroscopes
  • 4. XE-Bio Microscope

4. STRATEGIC EVALUATION AND TREND ANALYSIS

• Strategic Assessment of the Microscopy Industry
  • 1. Technology Drivers
  • 2. Technology Challenges
  • 3. Force Field Analysis of Drivers and Challenges
• Impact of Recession and Future Trends
  • 1. Impact of Economic Recession on the Microscopy Industry
  • 2. Future of Microscopy

5. PATENTS AND KEY INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS

• Patents
  • 1. Patents List I
  • 2. Patents List II
  • 3. Patents List III
• Key Industry Participants
  • 1. Industry Participants
  • 2. Academic Participants

6. DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE

• Decision Support Database Tables
  • 1. Cancer Cases--World (2002 to 2012)
  • 2. Number of Biotech Companies--World (2002 to 2012)
  • 3. Total Healthcare Expenditure--World (2004 to 2014)
  • 4. Total population--World (2002 to 2012)