Electrophoresis has been around for most of the last century, but only during the past decade has the technology expanded its throughput capabilities. Traditional systems had sample throughout capacities that ranged from as little as four to as many as 16 wells/combs. However, with the new breed of higher-throughput systems, these capabilities have increased to […]
The life science instrumentation (LSI) market is the largest technology sector, accounting for about a quarter of the total analytical instruments industry. It encompasses a broad spectrum of technologies grouped into 13 categories. Unlike most other instrument markets, the LSI market is heavily reliant on the aftermarket. Consumables, reagents, kits and other aftermarket products make […]
IBO has made some minor changes to the separations market compared with last year’s forecast issue (see IBO 1/15/12). The overall market size and definition remain consistent, but how we account for a few categories has been updated. Perhaps the most obvious change is the addition of supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), which was disaggregated from […]
The life science instrumentation (LSI) market encompasses a broad spectrum of technologies grouped into a dozen categories. LSI technologies range from mature, multibillion dollar markets to high-growth, burgeoning technology segments. Overall, the LSI market is the largest technology sector in the analytical instrument market, accounting for about a quarter of total sales. The LSI market […]
Santa Clara, CA 2/28/11—Agilent has acquired Lab901, a provider of electrophoresis equipment and consumables, for an undisclosed amount. Lab901 develops and markets the TapeStation benchtop electrophoresis instrument and Screen Tape consumables and reagents. “With the addition of Lab901’s outstanding technology and talented team, Agilent can now address customer needs across the entire span of electrophoresis […]
Despite the ill effects of the downturn in global economies, the life science instrumentation market has remained relatively stable. The market accounted for the largest share of the analytical instrumentation market, which was nearly $10.3 billion in revenues in 2009. Sales are expected to increase 5.9% in 2010, with demand driven by government-funded research initiatives […]
The life science instrument market includes 10 product categories and accounts for the largest share of the analytical instrumentation market due to strong support from government programs, and private and public research institutions. Somewhat immune to negative sales trends caused by the downturn of global economies, the life science market grew 7.2% in 2008 to […]
Growth in 2008 for the separations market was nearly two percentage points lower than the original forecast estimates (see IBO 1/15/08) due, in part, to the weakened third and fourth quarters marked by the global financial crisis. In 2008, the separations market accounted for $6.6 billion in revenues and grew 6.6% over 2007. For 2009, […]
There were certainly no lack of nominees for IBO’s choice of the top three product introductions at Pittcon 2008. In choosing the top three products, IBO selected systems that demonstrated notable technical achievements based on the vendor’s specifications, were innovative in their analytical approach and product packaging, and demonstrated real commercial potential. After all, the […]
New Orleans, Louisiana, played host to the 59th annual Pittsburgh conference and exhibition (Pittcon), which was held March 1–7 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Although Pittcon took place against a backdrop of escalating fears of a US recession, one would have never known it. Companies were upbeat about future business prospects and the […]
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