Strategic Directions International (SDi) is the leading business intelligence firm in the highly specialized field of analytical and life science instruments. Its client list includes virtually every major analytical instrumentation company in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Founded in 1981, the Los Angeles-based company has published hundreds of market reports and provided proprietary consulting services for a multitude of clients.
The library of market knowledge and data that SDi has cultivated over the years has been researched by senior consultants and a team of expert scientific market researchers who actively update and cross-check information through both primary and secondary sources. Our signature publication is the Global Assessment Report (often nicknamed "Global"), which is released on an annual basis and provides a market snapshot and five-year market forecast for more than 80 analytical laboratory technologies. This report is further supplemented by the annual Global Laboratory Consumables Report, as well as the Global Datastream, a quarterly release of data on market growth and currency effects for key technologies.
Each year we also develop publications that focus on the market for a particular technology segment, geographical region, industry, or application. These reports rely heavily on secondary sources and provide the reader with valuable market figures and representations, including segmented market demand, unit sales, fiveyear growth forecast, competitive situation, and other relevant insights or summaries. Many of these reports also include a section devoted to end user perspectives, based on results from a survey of scientists and researchers whose work reflects the focus of the publication.
In addition to these "off-the-shelf" reports, SDi offers a wide range of support and services to clients who wish to receive custom market research information or to consult on a private basis. Our strategy-oriented services include acquisition or divestiture support for projects or long-term programs, diversification and opportunity analysis for profitable growth, business adequacy assessment and remedial programs, and strategy development and implementation.
Finally, SDi produces IBO (Instrument Business Outlook), a bimonthly industry publication dedicated to providing executives with a continuous source of news on the instrumentation industry, including the latest market effects and financial results. Its content includes market data, interviews and analyses, product developments, regional and industrial opportunities, surveys on special topics, and much more.
SDi often works in close association with BioInformatics, the leading research and advisory company serving life science markets. This Arlington, Virginia-based firm leverages the world's largest panel of scientific and clinical customers, The Science Advisory Board, for both quantitative survey research and in-depth thought leader interviews. SDi and BioInformatics are both part of Science and Medicine Group, an expanding collection of companies focused on research and advisory services that span the laboratory, scientific, and medical space. Other business include IMV, serving the medical imaging market, and Kalorama Information with insights on diagnostics markets.

INTRODUCTION 7

Structure & Audience 8

Market Definition & Scope 9

Methodology 10

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES 11

Overview 12

Chromatography 13

Mass Spectrometry 14

Atomic Spectroscopy 15

Molecular Spectroscopy 16

Life Science Instrumentation 17

Surface Science 18

Materials Characterization 19

Lab Automation & Informatics 20

Sample Preparation Techniques 21

Lab Equipment 22

MARKET SEGMENTATIONS 23

Product Types 24

Regional Segmentations 25

End Market & Sector Segmentations 26

Function & Application Segmentations 27

Lab Count 28

INDUSTRY PARTICPANTS 30

Industry Leaders 32

Industry Index 38

Recent Acquisitions & Divestitures 48

WORLDWIDE MARKET DEMAND 75

Retrospective (2019 - 2024) 76

Forecast (2024 - 2029) 78

End Market Segmentation 82

Regional Retrospective (2019 - 2024) 84

Regional Forecast (2024 - 2029) 86

CHROMATOGRAPHY 88

Analytical HPLC 96

Gas Chromatography 111

Preparative HPLC 124

Ion Chromatography 135

LPLC 146

Clinical HPLC (HbA1c) 157

Flash Chromatography 168

Supercritical Fluid Chromatography 179

Thin Layer Chromatography 190

MASS SPECTROMETRY 201

Quadrupole LC/MS 209

FT/MS & Ion Trap MS 220

Time-of-Flight LC/MS 231

GC/MS 243

MALDI-TOF 254

Ion Mobility Spectrometry 265

Portable & In-Field MS 276

Magnetic Sector 287

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY 297

XRF 305

XRD 317

ICP-MS 328

ICP 339

Atomic Absorbance 350

Elemental Analyzers 361

Arc/Spark OES 372

TOC & Other Sum Parameters 383

MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 394

UV/Vis 402

IR 415

NMR 427

Raman Spectroscopy 439

NIR 452

Color Measurement 464

Density, Refractometry, & Polarimetry 475

Fluorescence & Luminescence 486

Ellipsometry 497

Continuous Flow & Discrete Analyzers 508

LIFE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION 519

PCR 527

Sequencing 541

Flow Cytometry 567

Electrophoresis 580

Spatial Omics Instrumentation 591

Microarrays 603

in vivo Animal Imaging 615

SPR & Label-Free Detection 627

High Content Analysis 639

Automated Synthesizers 650

Capillary Electrophoresis 662

Cell Counters 673

Electrophysiology 685

SURFACE SCIENCE 696

Optical Microscopy 704

Electron Microscopy 715

Confocal & Advanced Microscopy 728

Scanning Probe Microscopy 740

Surface Analyzers 751

MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION 762

Physical Testing 770

Particle Characterization 782

Thermal Analyzers 794

Calorimetry 805

Rheometry & Viscometry 816

Petroleum Analyzers 827

LAB AUTOMATION & INFORMATICS 838

Liquid Handling 846

Bioinformatics & Cheminformatics 859

LIMS, ELN, & SDMS 878

Microplate Readers 895

Multiplex/HT ELISA 907

Laboratory Robotics 919

SAMPLE PREPARATION TECHNIQUES 931

Nucleic Acid Preparation 939

Lab Centrifuges 953

Extraction Techniques 963

Cell Separation 975

Concentrators & Evaporators 986

Microwave-Assisted Chemistry 997

Sonicators 1008

Shakers & Stirrers 1018

LAB EQUIPMENT 1027

Lab Balances 1035

Electrochemistry 1045

Transfection 1056

Water Purification 1070

Bioreactors & Fermenters 1082

Lab Incubators 1094

Gas Generators 1105

Dissolution Testing 1116

Biological Safety Cabinets 1127

Fume Hoods 1138

Lab Washers 1148

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