Abstract
Clinical laboratory analysis for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) testing is one of
the most important sectors of medical care. By all accounts, it is very
mature, large and diverse--crossing the $33 billion mark in 2006--and
employing over 100,000 laboratory workers, and spawning an industry for
reagents and instruments comprised of thousands of companies worldwide. The
term clinical laboratory analysis usually refers to determining the
concentration or activity of a protein, carbohydrate, lipid, electrolyte,
enzyme or small molecule in easily collected body fluids such as blood, serum,
plasma or urine. However, it is not necessarily limited to these
determinations. The purpose of this TriMark Publications report is to describe
the specific segments of the global clinical laboratory instrumentation and
reagent market. Within this area, the report covers those segments that are
highly active in terms of innovation and growth. Specifically, this global
clinical laboratory markets report examines the markets for small lab
equipment all the way up to highly-automated, large lab platforms, as well as
accessory equipment such as reagents, supplies and manufacturers' original
equipment manufacturer (OEM) additional equipment. The emphasis in this
analysis is on those companies and products that are actively developing and
marketing laboratory analyzer products for the clinical setting, including
hospitals, independent labs, physician' s offices and miscellaneous clinics.
This study concentrates on the clinical laboratory instrumentation industry
market segment and the companion reagents sector in the U.S. and around the
world. Particular attention is paid to those areas of the clinical laboratory
instrumentation and reagents sector that are showing the greatest growth or
the most innovation.
This report attempts to answer the following questions:
- Which companies are the key players?
- What are the opportunities in clinical laboratory instrumentation and
reagent markets?
- What is happening with the information revolution in lab instruments?
- What are the developing trends?
- Where are the new market growth areas?
- What are the most favored lab analysis technology platforms?
- Where is the laboratory analyzer instrument technology taking us?
- How is immunological technology blending with more established laboratory
procedures?
- What are the business trends in the IVD industry?
This analysis reviews the market for clinical laboratory instrumentation used
in clinical practice. It defines the dollar volume of sales in each major
regional market, as well as 25 individual European country markets, and it
analyzes the factors that influence the size and the growth of the individual
market segments. The report details market sizes and growth rates for the U.S.
and world markets. The study surveys some of the leading companies known to be
marketing, manufacturing or developing products for the clinical laboratory
instrumentation and reagent market for those sectors covered here. Each
company is discussed in depth with a section on the history of the company,
product lines, business and marketing analysis, and a subjective commentary of
the position of the company in its market. The unique benefits of this report
are:
- In-depth analysis of the major sectors of the clinical laboratory
instrumentation and reagent sectors, their size, growth rates and major
drivers.
- Presentation of some of the emerging technology platforms, elucidating the
potential areas that could gain traction in this market.
- Analysis of the partnerships and alliances the various key sector players
have forged, as well as describing financings of these market participants,
giving insight into potential market collaborations.
- Examination of new technology platforms in the U.S., Japan and Europe that
seek to dominate this mature market, and to identify lead positions and
potential future growth areas.
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