One can look at the inventions of the semiconductor and the battery to show why the industrial end-market plays a pivotal role in advancing technology. However, manufacturers of semiconductors, batteries, chemical products, plastics and other products would be unable to make advancements without the assistance of analytical technologies. Due to its importance to society and […]

This spring, Strategic Directions International (SDi) published its latest “Global Assessment Report,” providing comprehensive market forecasts and sizing information for the laboratory tools industry. SDi, part of Science and Medicine Group, is a business intelligence company specializing in analytical and life science instruments. The report covers 10 categories of analytical and life science instrumentation (excluding […]

In March, the UK government announced a major investment in the country’s mass spectrometry (MS) capabilities. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will provide £49.35 million ($62.4 million) in funding over five years for Critical Mass UK (C-MASS), a network of MS labs supporting large-scale screening, protocol development, data tools and cataloging, among other priorities. UKRI […]

Despite macroeconomic and industry-related challenges, Europe has been a steady regional market for the analytical and scientific instrument industry. IBO’s publisher, Strategic Directions International (SDi), part of Science and Medicine Group, believes market growth in Europe will occur for various reasons. For example, the EU’s scientific research funding program, Horizon Europe, has led to demand […]

The Chinese market for laboratory instruments suffered in 2023, as the country’s economic environment, end of stimulus funding, tariffs, political tensions with the US and local competition hurt sales for many multinational instrumentation companies. The unprecedented situation was made evident by the financial results of some of the world’s largest analytical instrument and consumable providers, […]

The annual Pittcon (Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy) laboratory science conference and exhibition will be held in San Diego, California, February 24-28. This marks the show’s first time on the West Coast. Run by the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) and the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP), the conference has […]

Spatial biology is a rapidly growing segment of the life science tools market, driven by the expansion of cellular studies from bulk analysis to single-cells analysis and progress in multi-omic research, among other factors. Technology advances have also grown the market by enabling automated and higher-resolution analysis and greater multiplexing. The lab tool market for […]

The bioprocessing analytical technology sector is critical to the biopharmaceutical industry and becoming more so as continuous and single-use solutions are becoming widely adopted and the number of biotherapeutics coming to market increases. These technology solutions include custom-built and highly specialized bioprocessing technologies. In August 2023, Strategic Directions International (SDi) released the “SDi Bioprocessing Markets […]

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Cologne, Germany, BioEcho provides solutions for nucleic acid extraction and analysis. The company’s EchoLUTION Kits provide an alternative to other nucleic acid extraction techniques. IBO spoke with Dr. Laura Torres Benito, Scientific Communications Manager for BioEcho, about the company and its product line. Can you describe the history of […]