Strategic Directions International, Inc. (SDi) is the leading international management-consulting firm in the highly specialized field of analytical instruments. The SDi client list includes virtually every major analytical instrumentation company in the United States, Europe and Japan.
In order to bring our clients a fresh, sophisticated view of the life science and analytical instrument industry, SDi publishes a series of Market Analyses and Perspectives (MAP) reports, which provide subscribers with an unusually detailed and concise global perspective in markets, products, competition, and technical developments for specific segments of the industry. Senior consultants and a team of expert market researchers assemble the information contained in a MAP report. The data is continually updated and cross-checked through a variety of sources for accuracy and reliability.
In addition to the MAP reports, SDi offers a wide range of support and services to clients who wish to consult on a private basis. Strategy-oriented services include acquisition and divestiture support for specific activities or as part of an organized longer-term program, diversification measures and opportunity analyses for profitable growth, business-adequacy assessment and remedial programs, strategy development and implementation, and post acquisition/divestment support.
SDi also offers a full range of sales and marketing support services in our selected business concentrations using in-house resources such as our extensive database, library collections, and experienced interviewing team. Other services include operational support, specialty business expertise, international support, and human resource services.

PART I. INTRODUCTION 1

A.Background 1

B.Scope and Limitations 2

C.Sources of Information 3

D.Report Organization 4

PART II. TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW 7

A.Analytical and Life Science Instrumentation 7

B.Laboratory Applications Define Instrument Use 7

      1.Industry Segmentation 8

      2.Laboratory Function and Application Focus 9

C.The Functional Migration of Instrumentation 11

D.Analytical Instrument Technologies 12

      1.Chromatography Techniques 13

      2.Mass Spectrometry 14

      3.Life Science Instrumentation 15

      4.Spectroscopy Techniques 16

      5.Surface Science 17

      6.Materials Characterization 17

      7.Laboratory Automation 18

      8.General Analytical Techniques 18

      9.Select Laboratory Equipment 20

PART III. INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS 23

A.Industry Structure 23

B.Industry Leaders 24

      1.The Top Ten Instrumentation Vendors 24

      2.The Top 50 25

C.Industry Index: Growth and Profitability Indicators 29

      1.Laboratory Instrument Industry Sales Index 29

      2.Laboratory Equipment/Consumables Sales Index 31

D.Business Combinations 33

      1.Acquisitions and Divestitures 33

      2.Business Partnerships and Alliances 38

PART IV. DEMAND BY TECHNOLOGY 47

A.Retrospective: Worldwide Instrument Demand (2008-2013) 47

B.Forecast: Worldwide Instrument Demand (2013-2018) 48

C.Demand by industry 53

PART V. REGIONAL MARKET DEMAND 55

A.Geographic Segments 55

      1.USA & Canada 55

      2.Europe 55

      3.Japan 56

      4.China 56

      5.India 56

      6.Other Asia Pacific 56

      7.Latin America 57

      8.Rest-of-World 57

B.Lab Count by Region 57

C.Demand by Region 58

      1.Retrospective: 2008-2013 58

      2.Forecast: 2013-2018 59

D.International Trade Flow 60

PART VI. CHROMATOGRAPHY 63

A.Summary Overview 63

      1.Demand by Product 64

      2.Demand by Region 65

      3.Application Segmentation 65

      4.Competitive Situation 66

B.Analytical HPLC 67

      1.Technology Overview 67

      2.Product Segmentation 68

      3.Unit Shipments 69

      4.Application Segmentation 70

      5.Regional Demand 71

      6.Competitive Situation 72

      7.Recent Developments 73

      8.Future Prospects 73

C.Preparative HPLC 74

      1.Technology Overview 74

      2.Product Segmentation 75

      3.Unit Shipments 76

      4.Application Segmentation 76

      5.Regional Demand 77

      6.Competitive Situation 78

      7.Recent Developments 79

      8.Future Prospects 79

D. Clinic al HPLC (Hb Ale) 80

      1.Technology Overview 80

      2.Product Segmentation 81

      3.Unit Shipments 82

      4.Regional Demand 82

      5.Competitive Situation 83

      6.Recent Developments 84

      7.Future Prospects 84

E.Ion Chromatography 85

      1.Technology Overview 85

      2.Product Segmentation 86

      3.Unit Shipments 87

      4.Application Segmentation 87

      5.Regional Demand 88

      6.Competitive Situation 89

      7.Recent Developments 90

      8.Future Prospects 90

F.Low Pressure Liquid Chromatography 91

      1.Technology Overview 91

      2.Product Segmentation 92

      3.Unit Shipments 93

      4.Application Segmentation 93

      5.Regional Demand 94

      6.Competitive Situation 95

      7.Recent Developments 96

      8.Future Prospects 96

G.Flash Chromatography 97

      1.Technology Overview 97

      2.Product Segmentation 98

      3.Unit Shipments 99

      4.Application Segmentation 99

      5.Regional Demand 100

      6.Competitive Situation 101

      7.Recent Developments 102

      8.Future Prospects 102

H.Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC) 103

      1.Technology Overview 103

      2.Product Segmentation 104

      3.Unit Shipments 105

      4.Application Segmentation 105

      5.Regional Demand 106

      6.Competitive Situation 107

      7.Recent Developments 108

      8.Future Prospects 108

I.Supercritical Fluid Chromatography 109

      1.Technology Overview 109

      2.Product Segmentation 110

      3.Unit Shipments 111

      4.Application Segmentation 1ll

      5.Regional Demand 112

      6.Competitive Situation 113

      7.Recent Developments 114

      8.Future Prospects 114

J.Gas Chromatography 115

      1.Technology Overview 115

      2.Product Segmentation 116

      3.Unit Shipments 117

      4.Application Segmentation 117

      5.Regional Demand 118

      6.Competitive Situation 119

      7.Recent Developments 120

      8.Future Prospects 121

PART VII. LIFE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION 123

A.Summary Overview 123

      1.Demand by Product 124

      2.Demand by Region 125

      3.Application Segmentation 125

      4.Competitive Situation 126

B.DNA Sequencing 127

      1.Technology Overview 127

      2.Product Segmentation 128

      3.Unit Shipments 129

      4.Application Segmentation 129

      5.Regional Demand 130

      6.Competitive Situation 131

      7.Recent Developments 132

      8.Future Prospects 133

C.PCR 134

      1.Technology Overview 134

      2.Product Segmentation 135

      3.Unit Shipments 136

      4.Application Segmentation 136

      5.Regional Demand 137

      6.Competitive Situation 138

      7.Recent Developments 139

      8.Future Prospects 139

D.Microarrays 140

      1.Technology Overview 140

      2.Product Segmentation 141

      3.Unit Shipments 142

      4.Application Segmentation 142

      5.Regional Demand 143

      6.Competitive Situation 144

      7.Recent Developments 145

      8.Future Prospects 145

E.Nucleic Acid Sample Prep and Cell Separation 146

      1.Technology Overview 146

      2.Product Segmentation 147

      3.Unit Shipments 148

      4.Application Segmentation 148

      5.Regional Demand 149

      6.Competitive Situation 150

      7.Recent Developments 151

      8.Future Prospects 151

F.Capillary Electrophoresis 152

      1.Technology Overview 152

      2.Product Segmentation 153

      3.Unit Shipments 154

      4.Application Segmentation 154

      5.Regional Demand 155

      6.Competitive Situation 156

      7.Recent Developments 157

      8.Future Prospects 157

G.Electrophoresis 158

      1.Technology Overview 158

      2.Product Segmentation 159

      3.Unit Shipments 160

      4.Application Segmentation 160

      5.Regional Demand 161

      6.Competitive Situation 162

      7.Recent Developments 163

      8.Future Prospects 163

H.Label-Free Detection 164

      1.Technology Overview 164

      2.Product Segmentation 165

      3.Unit Shipments 166

      4.Application Segmentation 166

      5.Regional Demand 167

      6.Competitive Situation 168

      7.Recent Developments 169

      8.Future Prospects 169

I.Flow Cytometry 170

      1.Technology Overview 170

      2.Product Segmentation 171

      3.Unit Shipments 172

      4.Application Segmentation 172

      5.Regional Demand 173

      6.Competitive Situation 174

      7.Recent Developments 175

      8.Future Prospects 175

I.High Content Analysis/Cell Imaging 176

      1.Technology Overview 176

      2.Product Segmentation 177

      3.Unit Shipments 178

      4.Application Segmentation 178

      5.Regional Demand 179

      6.Competitive Situation 180

      7.Recent Developments 181

      8.Future Prospects 181

K.Electrophysiology 182

      1.Technology Overview 182

      2.Product Segmentation 183

      3.Unit Shipments 184

      4.Application Segmentation 184

      5.Regional Demand 185

      6.Competitive Situation 186

      7.Recent Developments 187

      8.Future Prospects 187

L.Cell Counters 188

      1.Technology Overview 188

      2.Product Segmentation 189

      3.Unit Shipments 190

      4.Application Segmentation 190

      5.Regional Demand 191

      6.Competitive Situation 192

      7.Recent Developments 193

      8.Future Prospects 193

M.In Vivo Animal Imaging 194

      1.Technology Overview 194

      2.Product Segmentation 195

      3.Unit Shipments 196

      4.Application Segmentation 196

      5.Regional Demand 197

      6.Competitive Situation 198

      7.Recent Developments 199

      8.Future Prospects 199

N.Informatics 200

      1.Technology Overview 200

      2.Product Segmentation 201

      3.Application Segmentation 202

      4.Regional Demand 203

      5.Competitive Situation 204

      6.Recent Developments 205

      7.Future Prospects 205

O.Automated Synthesizers 206

      1.Technology Overview 206

      2.Product Segmentation 207

      3.Unit Shipments 208

      4.Application Segmentation 208

      5.Regional Demand 209

      6.Competitive Situation 210

      7.Recent Developments 211

      8.Future Prospects 211

PART VIII MASS SPECTROMETRY 213

A.Summary Overview 213

      1.Demand by Product 214

      2.Demand by Region 215

      3.Application Segmentation 215

      4.Competitive Situation 216

B.QuadrupoleLC/MS 217

      1.Technology Overview 217

      2.Product Segmentation 218

      3.Unit Shipments 219

      4.Application Segmentation 219

      5.Regional Demand 221

      6.Competitive Situation 221

      7.Recent Developments 223

      8.Future Prospects 223

C.GC/MS 224

      1.Technology Overview 224

      2.Product Segmentation 225

      3.Unit Shipments 225

      4.Application Segmentation 226

      5.Regional Demand 227

      5.Competitive Situation 228

      7.Recent Developments 229

      8.Future Prospects 230

D.FT/MS AND ION TRAP LC/MS 231

      1.Technology Overview 231

      2.Product Segmentation 232

      3.Unit Shipments 233

      4.Application Segmentation 234

      5.Regional Demand 235

      6.Competitive Situation 236

      7.Recent Developments 237

      8.Future Prospects 238

E.TIME OF FLIGHT LC/MS 239

      1.Technology Overview 239

      2.Product Segmentation 240

      3.Unit Shipments 241

      4.Application Segmentation 241

      5.Regional Demand 242

      6.Competitive Situation 243

      7.Recent Developments 244

      8.Future Prospects 244

F.MALDI-TOF 245

      1.Technology Overview 245

      2.Product Segmentation 246

      3.Unit Shipments 247

      4.Application Segmentation 247

      5.Regional Demand 248

      6.Competitive Situation 249

      7.Recent Developments 251

      8.Future Prospects 251

G.Magnetic Sector Mass Spectrometry 252

      1.Technology Overview 252

      2.Product Segmentation 253

      3.Unit Shipments 254

      4.Application Segmentation 254

      5.Regional Demand 255

      6.Competitive Situation 256

      7.Future Prospects 256

H.PORTABLE AND IN-FIELD MASS SPECTROMETRY 257

      1.Technology Overview 257

      2.Product Segmentation 258

      3.Unit Shipments 259

      4.Application Segmentation 259

      5.Regional Demand 260

      6.Competitive Situation 261

      7.Recent Developments 262

      8.Future Prospects 263

PART IX. MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 265

A.Summary Overview 265

      1.Demand by Product 266

      2.Demand by Region 267

      3.Application Segmentation 267

      4.Competitive Situation 268

B.UV/Vis Spectroscopy 270

      1.Technology Overview 270

      2.Product Segmentation 271

      3.Unit Shipments 272

      4.Application Segmentation 272

      5.Regional Demand 275

      6.Competitive Situation 274

      7.Recent Developments 275

      8.Future Prospects 275

C.ColorMeasurement 276

      1.Technology Overview 276

      2.Product Segmentation 277

      5.Unit Shipments 278

      4.Application Segmentation 278

      5.Regional Demand 279

      6.Competitive Situation 280

      7.Recent Developments 281

      8.Future Prospects 281

D.Fluorescence & Luminescence 282

      1.Technology Overview 282

      2.Product Segmentation 283

      3.Unit Shipments 284

      4.Application Segmentation 284

      5.Regional Demand 285

      6.Competitive Situation 286

      7.Recent Developments 287

      8.Future Prospects 287

E.Polarimetry & Refractometry 288

      1.Technology Overview 288

      2.Product Segmentation 289

      3.Unit Shipments 290

      4.Application Segmentation 290

      5.Regional Demand 291

      6.Competitive Situation 292

      7.Recent Developments 293

      8.Future Prospects 295

F.ElLIPSOMETRY 294

      1.Technology Overview 294

      2.Product Segmentation 295

      3.Unit Shipments 296

      4.Application Segmentation 296

      5.Regional Demand 297

      6.Competitive Situation 298

      7.Recent Developments 299

      8.Future Prospects 299

G.Near-Infrared Spectroscopy 300

      1.Technology Overview 300

      2.Product Segmentation 301

      3.Unit Shipments 302

      4.Application Segmentation 302

      5.Regional Demand 303

      6.Competitive Situation 304

      7.Recent Developments 305

      8.Future Prospects 305

H.Infrared Spectroscopy 306

      1.Technology Overview 306

      2.Product Segmentation 307

      3.Unit Shipments 308

      4.Application Segmentation 308

      5.Regional Demand 309

      6.Competitive Situation 310

      7.Recent Developments 311

      8.Future Prospects 311

I.Raman Spectroscopy 312

      1.Technology Overview 312

      2.Product Segmentation 313

      3.Unit Shipments 314

      4.Application Segmentation 314

      5.Regional Demand 315

      6.Competitive Situation 316

      7.Recent Developments 317

      8.Future Prospects 317

J.Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy 318

      1.Technology Overview 318

      2.Product Segmentation 319

      3.Unit Shipments 320

      4.Application Segmentation 320

      5.Regional Demand 321

      6.Competitive Situation 322

      7.Recent Developments 323

      8.Future Prospects 323

PART X. ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY 325

A.Summary Overview 325

      1.Demand by Product 326

      2.Demand by Region 327

      3.Application Segmentation 327

      4.Competitive Situation 328

B.Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy 330

      1.Technology Overview 330

      2.Product Segmentation 331

      3.Unit Shipments 332

      4.Application Segmentation 332

      5.Regional Demand 333

      6.Competitive Situation 334

      7.Recent Developments 335

      8.Future Prospects 336

C.Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) and Glow Discharge Spectroscopy 337

      1.Technology Overview 337

      2.Product Segmentation 338

      3.Unit Shipments 339

      4.Application Segmentation 339

      5.Regional Demand 340

      6.Competitive Situation 341

      7.Recent Developments 342

      8.Future Prospects 342

D.Inductively Coupled Plasma MS (ICP-MS) 343

      1.Technology Overview 343

      2.Product Segmentation 344

      3.Unit Shipments 345

      4.Application Segmentation 345

      5.Regional Demand 346

      6.Competitive Situation 347

      7.Recent Developments 348

      8.Future Prospects 348

E.Organic Elemental Analysis 349

      1.Technology Overview 349

      2.Product Segmentation 350

      3.Unit Shipments 351

      4.Application Segmentation 351

      5.Regional Demand 352

      6.Competitive Situation 353

      7.Recent Developments 354

      8.Future Prospects 354

F.Inorganic Elemental Analysis 355

      1.Technology Overview 355

      2.Product Segmentation 356

      3.Unit Shipments 357

      4.Application Segmentation 357

      5.Regional Demand 358

      6.Competitive Situation 359

      7.Recent Developments 360

      8.Future Prospects 360

G.Total Organic Carbon (TOC) & Other Sum Parameters 361

      1.Technology Overview 361

      2.Product Segmentation 362

      5.Unit Shipments 363

      4.Application Segmentation 363

      5.Regional Demand 364

      6.Competitive Situation 365

      7.Recent Developments 366

      8.Future Prospects 366

H.Arc/Spark Optical Emission Spectroscopy 367

      1.Technology Overview 367

      2.Product Segmentation 368

      3.Unit Shipments 569

      4.Application Segmentation 369

      5.Regional Demand 370

      6.Competitive Situation 371

      7.Recent Developments 372

      8.Future Prospects 372

I.X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XKF) 373

      1.Technology Overview 373

      2.Product Segmentation 374

      3.Unit Shipments 375

      4.Application Segmentation 375

      5.Regional Demand 376

      6.Competitive Situation 377

      7.Recent Developments 378

      8.Future Prospects 378

J.X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) 379

      1.Technology Overview 379

      2.Product Segmentation 380

      3.Unit Shipments 381

      4.Application Segmentation 381

      5.Regional Demand 382

      6.Competitive Situation 383

      7.Recent Developments 384

      8.Future Prospects 384

PART XI. SURFACE SCIENCE 385

A.Summary Overview 385

      1.Demand by Product 386

      2.Demand by Region 387

      3.Application Segmentation 387

      4.Competitive Situation 388

B.Optical Microscopy 390

      1.Technology Overview 390

      2.Product Segmentation 391

      3.Unit Shipments 392

      4.Application Segmentation 392

      5.Regional Demand 393

      6.Competitive Situation 394

      7.Recent Developments 395

      8.Future Prospects 395

C.Confocal Microscopy 396

      1.Technology Overview 396

      2.Product Segmentation 397

      3.Unit Shipments 398

      4.Application Segmentation 398

      5.Regional Demand 599

      6.Competitive Situation 400

      7.Recent Developments 401

      8.Future Prospects 401

D.Electron Microscopy 402

      1.Technology Overview 402

      2.Product Segmentation 403

      3.Unit Shipments 404

      4.Application Segmentation 404

      5.Regional Demand 405

      6.Competitive Situation 406

      7.Recent Developments 407

      8.Future Prospects 407

E.Surface Analyzers 408

      1.Technology Overview 408

      2.Product Segmentation 409

      3.Unit Shipments 410

      4.Application Segmentation 410

      5.Regional Demand 411

      6.Competitive Situation 412

      7.Recent Developments 413

      8.Future Prospects 413

F.Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) 414

      1.Technology Overview 414

      2.Product Segmentation 415

      3.Unit Shipments 416

      4.Application Segmentation 416

      5.Regional Demand 417

      6.Competitive Situation 418

      7.Recent Developments 419

      8.Future Prospects 419

PART XII. MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION 421

A.Summary Overview 421

      1.Demand by Product 422

      2.Demand by Region 423

      3.Application Segmentation 423

      4.Competitive Situation 424

B.Physical Testing 425

      1.Technology Overview 425

      2.Product Segmentation 426

      3.Unit Shipments 427

      4.Application Segmentation 427

      5.Regional Demand 428

      6.Competitive Situation 429

      7.Recent Developments 430

      8.Future Prospects 430

C.Thermal Analysis 431

      1.Technology Overview 431

      2.Product Segmentation 432

      3.Unit Shipments 433

      4.Application Segmentation 433

      5.Regional Demand 434

      6.Competitive Situation 435

      7.Recent Developments 436

      8.Future Prospects 436

D.Particle Characterization 437

      1.Technology Overview 437

      2.Product Segmentation 438

      3.Unit Shipments 439

      4.Application Segmentation 439

      5.RegionalDemand 440

      6.Competitive Situation 441

      7.Recent Developments 442

      8.Future Prospects 442

E.Rheometryand viscometry 443

      1.Technology Overview 443

      2.Product Segmentation 444

      3.Unit Shipments 445

      4.Application Segmentation 445

      5.Regional Demand 446

      6.Competitive Situation 447

      7.Recent Developments 448

      8.Future Prospects 448

F.Calorimetry 449

      1.Technology Overview 449

      2.Product Segmentation 450

      3.Unit Shipments 451

      4.Application Segmentation 451

      5.Regional Demand 452

      6.Competitive Situation 453

      7.Recent Developments 454

      8.Future Prospects 454

G.Petroleum Analyzers 455

      1.Technology Overview 455

      2.Product Segmentation 456

      3.Unit Shipments 457

      4.Application Segmentation 457

      5.Regional Demand 458

      6.Competitive Situation 459

      7.Recent Developments 460

      8.Future Prospects 460

PART XIII. LAB AUTOMATION 461

A.Summary Overview 461

      1.Demand by Product 462

      2.Demand by Region 463

      3.Application Segmentation 463

      4.Competitive Situation 464

B.Liquid Handling 465

      1.Technology Overview 465

      2.Product Segmentation 466

      3.Unit Shipments 467

      4.Application Segmentation 467

      5.Regional Demand 468

      6.Competitive Situation 469

      7.Recent Developments 470

      8.Future Prospects 470

C.Microplate Readers 471

      1.Technology Overview 471

      2.Product Segmentation 472

      3.Unit Shipments 473

      4.Application Segmentation 473

      5.Regional Demand 474

      6.Competitive Situation 475

      7.Recent Developments 476

      8.Future Prospects 476

D.Multiplex/High-Throughput Elisa 477

      1.Technology Overview 477

      2.Product Segmentation 478

      3.Unit Shipments 479

      4.Application Segmentation 479

      5.Regional Demand 480

      6.Competitive Situation 481

      7.Recent Developments 482

      8.Future Prospects 482

E.Robotics 483

      1.Technology Overview 483

      2.Product Segmentation 484

      3.Unit Shipments 485

      4.Application Segmentation 485

      5.Regional Demand 486

      6.Competitive Situation 487

      7.Recent Developments 488

      8.Future Prospects 488

F.Management Informatics (LIMS, ELN/LES, and SDMS) 489

      1.Technology Overview 489

      2.Product Segmentation 490

      3.Unit Shipments 491

      4.Application Segmentation 491

      5.Regional Demand 492

      6.Competitive Situation 493

      7.Recent Developments 494

      8.Future Prospects 494

PART XIV. GENERAL ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES 495

A.Summary Overview 495

      1.Demand by Product 496

      2.Demand by Region 497

      3.Application Segmentation 497

      4.Competitive Situation 498

B.Electrochemistry 499

      1.Technology Overview 499

      2.Product Segmentation 500

      3.Unit Shipments 501

      4.Application Segmentation 501

      5.Regional Demand 502

      6.Competitive Situation 503

      7.Recent Developments 504

      8.Future Prospects 504

C.Laboratory Balances 505

      1.Technology Overview 505

      2.Product Segmentation 506

      3.Unit Shipments 507

      4.Application Segmentation 507

      5.Regional Demand 508

      6.Competitive Situation 509

      7.Recent Developments 510

      8.Future Prospects 510

D.Radioactivity 511

      1.Technology Overview 511

      2.Product Segmentation 512

      3.Unit Shipments 513

      4.Application Segmentation 513

      5.Regional Demand 514

      6.Competitive Situation 515

      7.Recent Developments 516

      8.Future Prospects 516

E.CFA and Discrete Analyzers 517

      1.Technology Overview 517

      2.Product Segmentation 518

      3.Unit Shipments 519

      4.Application Segmentation 519

      5.Regional Demand 520

      6.Competitive Situation 521

      7.Recent Developments 522

      8.Future Prospects 522

F.Dissolution Testing 523

      1.Technology Overview 523

      2.Product Segmentation 524

      3.Unit Shipments 525

      4.Application Segmentation 525

      5.Regional Demand 526

      6.Competitive Situation 527

      7.Recent Developments 528

      8.Future Prospects 528

PART XV. LAB EQUIPMENT 529

A.Summary Overview 529

      1.Demand by Product 530

      2.Demand by Region 531

      3.Application Segmentation 531

      4.Competitive Situation 532

B.Laboratory Centrifuges 533

      1.Technology Overview 533

      2.Product Segmentation 534

      3.Unit Shipments 535

      4.Application Segmentation 535

      5.Regional Demand 537

      6.Competitive Situation 537

      7.Recent Developments 539

      8.Future Prospects 539

C.Water Purification 540

      1.Technology Overview 540

      2.Product Segmentation 541

      3.Unit Shipments 542

      4.Application Segmentation 542

      5.Regional Demand 543

      6.Competitive Situation 544

      7.Recent Developments 545

      8.Future Prospects 545

D.Transfection 546

      1.Technology Overview 546

      2.Product Segmentation 547

      3.Unit Shipments 548

      4.Application Segmentation 548

      5.Regional Demand 549

      6.Competitive Situation 550

      7.Recent Developments 551

      8.Future Prospects 551

E.Extraction Techniques 552

      1.Technology Overview 552

      2.Product Segmentation 553

      3.Unit Shipments 555

      4.Application Segmentation 555

      5.Regional Demand 556

      6.Competitive Situation 557

      7.Recent Developments 558

      8.Future Prospects 558

F.Laboratory Gas Generators 559

      1.Technology Overview 559

      2.Product Segmentation 560

      3.Unit Shipments 561

      4.Application Segmentation 561

      5.Regional Demand 562

      6.Competitive Situation 563

      7.Recent Developments 564

      8.Future Prospects 564

G.Laboratory Concentrators and Evaporators 565

      1.Technology Overview 565

      2.Product Segmentation 566

      3.Unit Shipments 567

      4.Application Segmentation 567

      5.Regional Demand 568

      6.Competitive Situation 569

      7.Recent Developments 570

      8.Future Prospects 570

H.Laboratory Incubators 571

      1.Technology Overview 571

      2.Product Segmentation 572

      3.Unit Shipments 573

      4.Application Segmentation 573

      5.Regional Demand 574

      6.Competitive Situation 575

      7.Recent Developments 576

      8.Future Prospects 576

I Laboratory Fume Hoods 577

      1.Technology Overview 577

      2.Product Segmentation 578

      3.Unit Shipments 579

      4.Application Segmentation 579

      5.Regional Demand 580

      6.Competitive Situation 581

      7.Recent Developments 582

      8.Future Prospects 582

J.Biological Safety Cabinets 583

      1.Technology Overview 583

      2.Product Segmentation 584

      3.Unit Shipments 585

      4.Application Segmentation 585

      5.Regional Demand 586

      6.Competitive Situation 587

      7.Recent Developments 588

      8.Future Prospects 588

K.Microwave Assisted Chemistry 589

      1.Technology Overview 589

      2.Product Segmentation 590

      3.Unit Shipments 591

      4.Application Segmentation 591

      5.Regional Demand 592

      6.Competitive Situation 593

      7.Recent Developments 594

      8.Future Prospects 594

L.Bioreactors/Fermentors 595

      1.Technology Overview 595

      2.Product Segmentation 596

      3.Unit Shipments 597

      4.Application Segmentation 597

      5.Regional Demand 598

      6.Competitive Situation 599

      7.Recent Developments 600

      8.Future Prospects 600

M.Lab Washers 601

      1.Technology Overview 601

      2.Product Segmentation 602

      3.Unit Shipments 602

      4.Application Segmentation 603

      5.Regional Demand 604

      6.Competitive Situation 605

      7.Recent Developments 606

      8.Future Prospects 606

N.Laboratory Shakers, Rotators and Stirrers 607

      1.Technology Overview 607

      2.Product Segmentation 608

      3.Unit Shipments 609

      4.Application Segmentation 609

      5.Regional Demand 610

      6.Competitive Situation 611

      7.Recent Developments 612

      8.Future Prospects 612

PART XVI. APPENDIX 613

A.Corporate Profiles 613

      1.Asymetrix 613

      2.Agilent Technologies, Inc 616

      3.AMETEK, Inc 619

      4.Anton Paar GmbH 622

      5.Avantor Performance Materials 623

      6.Becton, Dickinson and Company 625

      7.Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc 628

      8.Bruker Corp 631

      9.Carl Zeiss Group 635

      10.Danaher 638

      11.Eppendorf 642

      12.FEI Company 644

      13.FOSSA/S 647

      14.GE (Healthcare) 649

      15.Hamilton Company 652

      16.Hitachi High-Technologies 653

      17.Honeywell (UOP) 656

      18.HORIBA, Ltd 659

      19.Illinois Tool Works Inc.(Instron) 662

      20.Illumina 665

      21.JASC0 668

      22.JEOL,Ltd 669

      23.LECO Corporation 672

      24.Life Technologies 674

      25.Luminex 677

      26.Merck KGoA (Merck Millipore) 680

      27.Metrohm Ltd 683

      28.Mettler-Toledo 684

      29.MiltenyiBiotec 687

      30.MTS Systems

      31.Nikon Corporation 692

      32.Olympus Corporation 695

      33.Oxford Instruments pic 698

      34.PerkinElmer, Inc 701

      35.Phenomenex 704

      36.Promega Corporation 705

      37.QIAGEN 707

      38.Rigaku 710

      39.Roche Group 712

      40.Sartorius 715

      41.Shimadzu Corporation 718

      42.Sigma-Aldrich 721

      43.Spectris 724

      44.TakaraBio, Inc 727

      45.Tecan 730

      46.Thermo Fisher Scientific 733

      47.VWR Funding, Inc 737

      48.Waters Corporation 740

      49.Xylem, Inc 743

      50.Zwick Roell Ag 746

B.Economic 747

      1.Economic Growth 751

      2.Worldwide Inflation 755

      3.Exchange Rates 757

C.National and International Tradeshows and Conferences (2014-2015) 761

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