Lab Automation Global Market – Forecast To 2020
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 17
2 INTRODUCTION 20
- 2.1 KEY TAKE AWAYS 20
- 2.2 REPORT DESCRIPTION 20
- 2.3 MARKETS COVERED 21
- 2.4 STAKEHOLDERS 23
- 2.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 24
- 2.5.1 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 25
- 2.5.2 MARKET CRACKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 28
- 2.5.3 SECONDARY SOURCES 29
- 2.5.4 KEY DATA POINTS FROM SECONDARY SOURCES 30
- 2.5.5 PRIMARY SOURCES 31
- 2.5.6 KEY DATA POINTS FROM PRIMARY SOURCES 31
- 2.5.7 ASSUMPTIONS 31
3 MARKET ANALYSIS 33
- 3.1 INTRODUCTION 33
- 3.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 34
- 3.3 FACTORS INFLUENCING MARKET 36
- 3.3.1 DRIVERS AND OPPORTUNITIES 37
- 3.3.1.1 Short time and Low cost 37
- 3.3.1.2 Miniaturization and high productivity 37
- 3.3.1.3 Accuracy and reduced repetitiveness 38
- 3.3.1.4 Increased usage in drug discovery and diagnostics 38
- 3.3.1.5 Reduced chance of cross contamination 39
- 3.3.1.6 Shortage of quality lab technicians 39
- 3.3.1.7 Less sample, reagent requirement 39
- 3.3.1.8 Increased use due to aged population 39
- 3.3.1.9 Flexible and specific systems development 40
- 3.3.1.10 Automation in microbiology and hematology labs 40
- 3.3.1.11 Automation assisted cancer screening 41
- 3.3.1.12 Increasing use in biorepositories 42
- 3.3.2 RESTRAINTS AND THREATS 43
- 3.3.2.1 Higher initial investments 43
- 3.3.2.2 Limited adoption in small-medium laboratories 44
- 3.3.2.3 Non-standard data format and communication systems 44
- 3.3.2.4 Compatibility and portability of existing systems 45
- 3.3.2.5 Funding 46
- 3.3.1 DRIVERS AND OPPORTUNITIES 37
- 3.4 REGULATORY AFFAIRS 46
- 3.4.1 U.S. 46
- 3.4.2 EUROPE 47
- 3.4.3 JAPAN 47
- 3.4.4 CHINA 48
- 3.4.5 INDIA 48
- 3.5 PORTER’S FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS 49
- 3.5.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 50
- 3.5.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 50
- 3.5.3 RIVALRY AMONG EXISTING COMPETITORS 50
- 3.5.4 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 51
- 3.5.5 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 51
- 3.6 UPCOMING PRODUCTS 52
- 3.7 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS 57
4 LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY 60
- 4.1 INTRODUCTION 60
- 4.2 TOTAL LABORATORY AUTOMATION (TLA) 62
- 4.3 MODULAR AUTOMATION 63
- 4.3.1 Pre-Analytical Automation Systems 66
- 4.3.2 Post-Analytical Automation Systems 68
- 4.4 UNIT AUTOMATED SOLUTIONS 69
5 LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET, BY PROCESS 71
- 5.1 INTRODUCTION 71
- 5.2 HARDWARE 73
- 5.2.1 AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING SYSTEMS 76
- 5.2.1.1 COMPOUND MANAGEMENT 78
- 5.2.2 PLATE READERS 80
- 5.2.3 ROBOTIC SYSTEMS 81
- 5.2.4 SPECIMEN HANDLING SYSTEMS 84
- 5.2.1 AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING SYSTEMS 76
- 5.3 SOFTWARE 86
- 5.3.1 LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (LIMS) 88
- 5.3.1.1 ELECTRONIC LABORATORY NOTEBOOKS (ELN) 93
- 5.3.1.2 LABORATORY EXECUTIVE SYSTEMS (LES) 94
- 5.3.1.3 CHROMATOGRAPHY DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (CDMS) 96
- 5.3.1.4 SCIENTIFIC DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (SDMS) 97
- 5.3.2 OTHERS 99
- 5.3.1 LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (LIMS) 88
6 LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET, BY APPLICATION 101
- 6.1 INTRODUCTION 101
- 6.2 CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES 103
- 6.3 DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT 105
- 6.4 BIORESEARCH 107
- 6.5 FORENSIC 109
- 6.6 OTHERS 110
7 LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET, BY END USERS 113
- 7.1 INTRODUCTION 113
- 7.2 ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTES 115
- 7.3 BIOTECH AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES 117
- 7.4 HOSPITALS AND LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS 119
- 7.5 OTHERS 120
8 REGIONAL MARKET ANALYSIS 122
- 8.1 INTRODUCTION 122
- 8.2 NORTH AMERICA 125
- 8.3 EUROPE 135
- 8.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 145
- 8.5 REST OF THE WORLD 155
9 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 165
- 9.1 INTRODUCTION 165
- 9.2 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 167
- 9.3 AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIP, COLLABORATION & JOINT VENTURES 185
- 9.4 APPROVALS 196
- 9.5 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 203
- 9.6 OTHER DEVELOPMENTS 205
10 MAJOR COMPANIES 207
- 10.1 ABBOTT LABORATORIES 207
- 10.1.1 OVERVIEW 207
- 10.1.2 FINANCIALS 208
- 10.1.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 210
- 10.1.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 211
- 10.1.5 BUSINESS STRATEGY 214
- 10.1.6 SWOT ANALYSIS 215
- 10.2 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES 216
- 10.2.1 OVERVIEW 216
- 10.2.2 FINANCIALS 217
- 10.2.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 220
- 10.2.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 222
- 10.2.5 BUSINESS STRATEGY 224
- 10.2.6 SWOT ANALYSIS 225
- 10.3 BIOMÉRIEUX SA 226
- 10.3.1 OVERVIEW 226
- 10.3.2 FINANCIALS 227
- 10.3.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 230
- 10.3.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 232
- 10.3.5 BUSINESS STRATEGY 236
- 10.3.6 SWOT ANALYSIS 237
- 10.4 BIOTEK INSTRUMENTS, INC. 238
- 10.4.1 OVERVIEW 238
- 10.4.2 FINANCIALS 238
- 10.4.3 PRODUCTS PORTFOLIO 239
- 10.4.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 242
- 10.4.5 BUSINESS STRATEGY 244
- 10.4.6 SWOT ANALYSIS 245
- 10.5 BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC. 246
- 10.5.1 OVERVIEW 246
- 10.5.2 FINANCIALS 247
- 10.5.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 249
- 10.5.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 252
- 10.5.5 BUSINESS STRATEGY 255
- 10.5.6 SWOT ANALYSIS 256
- 10.6 DANAHER CORPORATION 257
- 10.6.1 OVERVIEW 257
- 10.6.2 FINANCIALS 258
- 10.6.3 PRODUCTS PORTFOLIO 260
- 10.6.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 262
- 10.6.5 BUSINESS STRATEGY 266
- 10.6.6 SWOT ANALYSIS 267
- 10.7 HAMILTON COMPANY 268
- 10.7.1 OVERVIEW 268
- 10.7.2 FINANCIALS 268
- 10.7.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 269
- 10.7.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 270
- 10.7.5 BUSINESS STRATEGY 276
- 10.8 QIAGEN N.V. 277
- 10.8.1 OVERVIEW 277
- 10.8.2 FINANCIALS 277
- 10.8.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 279
- 10.8.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 282
- 10.8.5 BUSINESS STRATEGY 285
- 10.8.6 SWOT ANALYSIS 286
- 10.9 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC. 287
- 10.9.1 OVERVIEW 287
- 10.9.2 FINANCIALS 288
- 10.9.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 290
- 10.9.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 296
- 10.9.5 BUSINESS STRATEGY 307
- 10.9.6 SWOT ANALYSIS 308
- 10.10 TECAN GROUP, INC. 309
- 10.10.1 OVERVIEW 309
- 10.10.2 FINANCIALS 310
- 10.10.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 312
- 10.10.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 313
- 10.10.5 BUSINESS STRATEGY 314
- 10.10.6 SWOT ANALYSIS 314
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 LABORATORY AUTOMATION GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 18
TABLE 2 LABORATORY AUTOMATION GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY TECHNOLOGY, (2013-2020) ($MN) 60
TABLE 3 GLOBAL TOTAL LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 63
TABLE 4 GLOBAL MODULAR AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 64
TABLE 5 GLOBAL MODULAR AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY TYPE, (2013-2020) ($MN) 65
TABLE 6 PRE-ANALYTICAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 68
TABLE 7 POST-ANALYTICAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 69
TABLE 8 UNIT AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 70
TABLE 9 LABORATORY AUTOMATION GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY PROCESS, (2013-2020) ($MN) 71
TABLE 10 HARDWARE GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 73
TABLE 11 HARDWARE GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY TYPES, (2013-2020) ($MN) 74
TABLE 12 AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING SYSTEMS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 78
TABLE 13 COMPOUND MANAGEMENT GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 79
TABLE 14 PLATE READERS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 81
TABLE 15 ROBOTIC SYSTEMS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 84
TABLE 16 SPECIMEN HANDLING SYSTEMS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY HARDWARE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 85
TABLE 17 LABORATORY AUTOMATION GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY SOFTWARE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 87
TABLE 18 LABORATORY AUTOMATION GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY SOFTWARE TYPES, (2013-2020) ($MN) 88
TABLE 19 LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 90
TABLE 20 LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY TYPE, (2013-2020) ($MN) 91
TABLE 21 ELECTRONIC LABORATORY NOTEBOOKS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 94
TABLE 22 LABORATORY EXECUTIVE SYSTEMS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 95
TABLE 23 CHROMATOGRAPHY DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 97
TABLE 24 SCIENTIFIC DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 98
TABLE 25 LABORATORY AUTOMATION GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY OTHER SOFTWARES, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 100
TABLE 26 LABORATORY AUTOMATION GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 102
TABLE 27 LABORATORY AUTOMATION CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS APPLICATION GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 105
TABLE 28 LABORATORY AUTOMATION DRUG DISCOVERY APPLICATION GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 107
TABLE 29 LABORATORY AUTOMATION BIORESEARCH APPLICATION GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 108
TABLE 30 LABORATORY AUTOMATION FORENSIC APPLICATION GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 110
TABLE 31 LABORATORY AUTOMATION OTHER APPLICATIONS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 112
TABLE 32 END-USERS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, (2013-2020) ($MN) 114
TABLE 33 LABORATORY AUTOMATION ACADEMIC & RESEARCH INSTITUTES END-USERS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 117
TABLE 34 BIOTECH/PHARMACEUTICAL END-USERS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 118
TABLE 35 LABORATORY AUTOMATION HOSPITAL/DIAGNOSTIC LAB END-USERS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 120
TABLE 36 LABORATORY AUTOMATION OTHER END-USERS GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 121
TABLE 37 LABORATORY AUTOMATION GLOBAL MARKET REVENUE, BY REGION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 123
TABLE 38 NORTH AMERICAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY TECHNOLOGY, (2013-2020) ($MN) 127
TABLE 39 NORTH AMERICAN MODULAR AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY TYPE, (2013-2020) ($MN) 128
TABLE 40 NORTH AMERICAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY PROCESS, (2013-2020) ($MN) 129
TABLE 41 NORTH AMERICAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY HARDWARE TYPES, (2013-2020) ($MN) 130
TABLE 42 NORTH AMERICAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY SOFTWARE TYPES, (2013-2020) ($MN) 131
TABLE 43 NORTH AMERICAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION LIMS MARKET REVENUE, BY TYPE, (2013-2020) ($MN) 132
TABLE 44 NORTH AMERICAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 133
TABLE 45 NORTH AMERICAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY END-USERS, (2013-2020) ($MN) 134
TABLE 46 EUROPEAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY TECHNOLOGY, (2013-2020) ($MN) 137
TABLE 47 EUROPEAN MODULAR AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY TYPE, (2013-2020) ($MN) 138
TABLE 48 EUROPEAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY PROCESS, (2013-2020) ($MN) 139
TABLE 49 EUROPEAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY HARDWARE TYPES, (2013-2020) ($MN) 140
TABLE 50 EUROPEAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY SOFTWARE TYPES, (2013-2020) ($MN) 141
TABLE 51 EUROPEAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION LIMS MARKET REVENUE, BY TYPE, (2013-2020) ($MN) 142
TABLE 52 EUROPEAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 143
TABLE 53 EUROPEAN LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY END-USERS, (2013-2020) ($MN) 144
TABLE 54 ASIA-PACIFIC LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY TECHNOLOGY, (2013-2020) ($MN) 147
TABLE 55 ASIA-PACFIC MODULAR AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY TYPE, (2013-2020) ($MN) 148
TABLE 56 ASIA-PACIFIC LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY PROCESS, (2013-2020) ($MN) 149
TABLE 57 ASIA-PACIFIC LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY HARDWARE TYPES, (2013-2020) ($MN) 150
TABLE 58 ASIA-PACIFIC LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY SOFTWARE TYPES, (2013-2020) ($MN) 151
TABLE 59 ASIA-PACIFIC LABORATORY AUTOMATION LIMS MARKET REVENUE, BY TYPE, (2013-2020) ($MN) 152
TABLE 60 ASIA-PACIFIC LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 153
TABLE 61 ASIA-PACIFIC LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY END-USERS, (2013-2020) ($MN) 154
TABLE 62 REST OF THE WORLD LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY TECHNOLOGY, (2013-2020) ($MN) 157
TABLE 63 REST OF THE WORLD MODULAR AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY TYPE, (2013-2020) ($MN) 158
TABLE 64 REST OF THE WORLD LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY PROCESS, (2013-2020) ($MN) 159
TABLE 65 REST OF THE WORLD LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY HARDWARE TYPES, (2013-2020) ($MN) 160
TABLE 66 REST OF THE WORLD LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY SOFTWARE TYPES, (2013-2020) ($MN) 161
TABLE 67 REST OF THE WORLD LABORATORY AUTOMATION LIMS MARKET REVENUE, BY TYPE, (2013-2020) ($MN) 162
TABLE 68 REST OF THE WORLD LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATION, (2013-2020) ($MN) 163
TABLE 69 REST OF THE WORLD LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY END-USERS, (2013-2020) ($MN) 164
TABLE 70 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES (2012-2015) 167
TABLE 71 AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIP, COLLABORATION & JOINT VENTURES (2012-2015) 185
TABLE 72 APPROVALS (2013-2015) 197
TABLE 73 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (2011-2015) 203
TABLE 74 OTHER DEVELOPMENTS (2012-2015) 205
TABLE 75 ABBOTT LABORATORIES: TOTAL REVENUE AND R&D EXPENSES (2012-2014) ($MN) 208
TABLE 76 ABBOTT LABORATORIES: TOTAL REVENUE, BY SEGMENTS (2012-2014) ($MN) 209
TABLE 77 ABBOTT LABORATORIES: TOTAL REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY (2012-2014) ($BN) 210
TABLE 78 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: TOTAL REVENUE AND R&D EXPENSES (2012-2014) ($MN) 217
TABLE 79 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: TOTAL REVENUE, BY SEGMENTS, (2012-2014) ($MN) 218
TABLE 80 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: TOTAL REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, (2012-2014) ($MN) 219
TABLE 81 BIOMÉRIEUX, SA: TOTAL REVENUE AND R&D EXPENSES, (2012-2014) ($MN) 227
TABLE 82 BIOMÉRIEUX, SA: TOTAL REVENUE, BY SEGMENTS, 228
(2012-2014) ($MN)
TABLE 83 BIOMÉRIEUX, SA: TOTAL REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY 229
(2012-2014) ($MN)
TABLE 84 BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC: TOTAL REVENUE AND R&D EXPENSES, (2012-2014) ($MN) 247
TABLE 85 BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC: TOTAL REVENUE, BY SEGMENTS, 248
(2012-2014) ($MN)
TABLE 86 BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC: TOTAL REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY 249
(2012-2014) ($MN)
TABLE 87 DANAHER CORPORATION: TOTAL REVENUE AND R&D EXPENSES (2012-2014) ($MN) 258
TABLE 88 DANAHER CORPORATION: TOTAL REVENUE, BY SEGMENTS (2012-2014) ($MN) 259
TABLE 89 DANAHER CORPORATION: TOTAL REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY (2012-2014) ($MN) 260
TABLE 90 QIAGEN’S: TOTAL REVENUE AND R&D EXPENSES, (2012-2014) ($MN) 277
TABLE 91 QIAGEN’S: TOTAL REVENUE, BY SEGMENTS, (2012-2014) ($MN) 278
TABLE 92 QIAGEN’S: TOTAL REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, (2012-2014) ($MN) 279
TABLE 93 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC: TOTAL REVENUE AND R&D EXPENSES, (2012-2014) ($MN) 288
TABLE 94 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC: TOTAL REVENUE, BY SEGMENTS, (2012-2014) ($BN) 289
TABLE 95 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC: TOTAL REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY (2012-2014) ($MN) 290
TABLE 96 TECAN GROUP , INC.: TOTAL SALES AND R&D EXPENSES (2012-2014) ($MN) 310
TABLE 97 TECAN GROUP , INC.: TOTAL SALES, BY SEGMENTS, (2012-2014) ($MN) 311
TABLE 98 TECAN GROUPS , INC.: TOTAL SALES , BY GEOGRAPHY, (2012-2014) ($MN) 311
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 GLOBAL LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY (2013-2020) 19
FIGURE 2 LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET: RESEARCH APPROACH 25
FIGURE 3 LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET: TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 26
FIGURE 4 LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET: FORECASTING MODEL 27
FIGURE 5 LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET: MARKET CRACKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 28
FIGURE 6 GLOBAL LAB AUTOMATION DEVICE MARKET: MARKET SEGMENTATION 35
FIGURE 7 MARKET DYNAMICS 36
FIGURE 8 LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET: PORTER’S ANALYSIS 49
FIGURE 9 GLOBAL LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS, BASED ON MARKET REVENUE, 2014 57
FIGURE 10 GLOBAL LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK (2013-2020) ($MN) 61
FIGURE 11 GLOBAL MODULAR AUTOMATION MARKET SHARE OUTLOOK (2014)($MN) 66
FIGURE 12 GLOBAL LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY PROCESS OUTLOOK (2014-2020) ($MN) 72
FIGURE 13 GLOBAL AUTOMATION MARKET SHARE OUTLOOK (2014) ($MN) 75
FIGURE 14 GLOBAL SOFTWARE MARKET SHARE OUTLOOK (2014) ($MN) 92
FIGURE 15 GLOBAL LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATION OUTLOOK (2014-2020) ($MN) 103
FIGURE 16 END-USERS MARKET REVENUE OUTLOOK (2014-2020) ($MN) 115
FIGURE 17 GLOBAL LABORATORY AUTOMATION MARKET SHARE, BY REGION (2013-2020) 124
FIGURE 18 OUTLOOK OF NORTH AMERICAN END-USERS MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, PROCESS AND APPLICATION & (2013-2020) 126
FIGURE 19 OUTLOOK OF EUROPEAN MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, PROCESS, APPLICATION & END-USERS (2013-2020) 136
FIGURE 20 OUTLOOK OF ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, PROCESS, APPLICATION & END-USERS (2013-2020) 146
FIGURE 21 OUTLOOK OF REST OF THE WORLD MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, PROCESS, APPLICATION & END-USERS (2013-2020) 156
FIGURE 22 KEY GROWTH STRATEGIES, (2012 – 2015) 166
FIGURE 23 SWOT: ABBOTT LABORATORIES 215
FIGURE 24 SWOT: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 225
FIGURE 25 SWOT: BIOMERIEUX SA 237
FIGURE 26 SWOT: BIOTEK INSTRUMENTS 245
FIGURE 27 SWOT: BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC. 256
FIGURE 28 SWOT: DANAHER CORPORATION 267
FIGURE 29 SWOT: QIAGEN.N.V 286
FIGURE 30 SWOT: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC. 308
FIGURE 31 SWOT: TECAN GROUP 314
LIST OF ACRONYMS
Acronym Expanded form
ACLA American Clinical Laboratory Association
AIA Automated Imaging Association
AISDC Automated Imaging Screening and Data Capture
AKI Acute Kidney Injury
ALA Association for Laboratory Automation
AMH Anti-Mullerian Hormone
AMI Academy of Molecular Imaging
ASRS Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems
BIS Bureau of Indian Standards
BRET Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer
CAP College of American Pathologists
CAP Clean Air Protection
CCD Continuity of Care Document
CDA Clinical Documentation Architecture
CDMS Chromatography Data Management Systems
CDS Chromatography Data Systems
CDSCO Central Drugs Standard Control Organization
CE Conformite Europenne
CFDA China Food and Drug Administration
CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
CMO Contract Manufacturing Organizations
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMV Cytomegalovirus
CPA Card Processing Automation
CRISPR Clustered Regulatory Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
CRO Contract research organizations
DEEDS Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems
DS Discipline Specific
ELISA Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
ELN Electronic Laboratory Notebooks
ERP Enterprises Resource Planning software
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FFPE Formalin-Fixed Paraffin Embedded
FP Fluorescence Polarization
FRET Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
FTE Full-time employees
GDH Glutamate dehydrogenase
GI Gastrointestine
GMPs Good Manufacturing Practices
GSK GlaxoSmithKline
GUI Graphical User Interface
HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c
HCS High Content Screening
hESCs Human Embryonic Stem Cells
hiPSC Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
HLA Human Leukocyte Antigen
HPLC High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
HRAM High Resolution Accurate Mass
IDE Investigational Device Exemption
IHC Immune-Histochemistry
ISA Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society
ISH In-situ Hybridisation
IVD In-vitro Diagnostic
JCAHO Joint Commission Accrediting Hospital Organization
JMDN Japanese Medical Device Nomenclature
JPAL Japanese Pharmaceutical Affairs Law
JSCLA Japan Society for Clinical Laboratory Automation
LA Laboratory Automation
LC Liquid Chromatography
LES Laboratory Executive Systems
LIMS Laboratory Information Management System
LIS Laboratory Information System
LOINC Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes
MBP Methods Based Programming
MCAA Measurement Control and Automation Association
MDS Minimum Data Set
MS Mass Spectrometry
NABL National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
NEB New England Biolabs
NGS Next Generation Sequencing
NSCLC Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
NYSCF York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute
OCR Optical Character Recognition
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturers
PLN Paperbound Laboratory Notebook
PMA Pre Market Approval
PMDA Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency
POC Point of Care
QC Quality control
QSRs Quality System Regulations
RCB Registered Certified Body
RoW Rest of the World
SDMS Scientific Data Management Systems
SE Substantial Equivalent
SiLA Standardization in Lab Automation
SLAS Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening
SNOMED CT Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine—Clinical Terms
SNP Single Nucleotide Polymorphisim
SOP Standard Operating Procedures
STED Summary Technical Document
TB Tuberculosis
TLA Total Laboratory Automation
TRF Time Resolved Fluorescence
UHDDS Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
UI User Interface
WHO World Health Organization
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From ages, across industries, laboratories are an integral part of manufacturing and scientific research organizations. The main goal of research and diagnostic labs is to provide high quality and reliable experimental information that fulfills the industry needs. The constant use of manual and isolated systems hampers the data quality during transferring process. Now-a-days, advancement in technologies and increasing pressure to deliver results has led to the use of automated systems in laboratories. Automated systems are being adapted in huge scale because of its accuracy, advanced data management capacity and reduced repetitiveness.
At present, scientific research areas are making use of automated systems which are in need of secure informatics platform where experimental data can be stored and exchanged flexibly. Indeed, ELN support this huge requirement in automated industry. For instance, Seattle Genetics E-Workbook supports broad range of scientific discipline by securing and managing research data.
The global Laboratory Automation market is valued to be $3,456 million in 2014 and poised to grow at a CAGR of 6.4% to reach $5,052 million by 2020. The laboratory automation market is classified based on technology, process (hardware and software), application, end users and geography. The lab automation by technology is further segmented into total laboratory automation and modular automation (Pre-analytical automation systems, Post-analytical automation systems, Unit automation solutions). The laboratory automation market by end users is divided into academic and research institutes, hospitals and laboratory diagnostics, biotech and pharmaceutical companies and other end users, which include nonprofit organizations and commercial labs.
The laboratory automation market by process divided into hardware and software systems. The hardware segment further includes automated liquid handling systems, compound management, plate readers, and robotic systems which includes sample transportation systems, specimen handling systems. The software segment consists of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN), Laboratory Executive Systems (LES), Chromatography Data Management System (CDMS) and Scientific Data Management Systems (SDMS).
The application of lab automation market is classified into clinical diagnostic laboratories, drug discovery and development, bioresearch, forensic and other applications. Further, the automation market is classified by geographical regions into North America, Europe, Asia-pacific and Rest of the World.