The total market for atomic spectroscopy is forecast to grow 6.5% for 2011, reaching $3.25 billion. Although such growth is quite high for this market, historically speaking, it will fall a bit short of last year’s realized growth of 6.9%, which was strongly buoyed by the improving global economy, outperforming our original expectation that the […]

Instruments for materials characterization provide a number of analytical methods for measuring or characterizing the material properties of samples, often carried out under conditions when a secondary parameter is varied, such as temperature. In total, the global market for materials characterization instrumentation is forecast to reach $2.2 billion in 2011, representing growth of 5.4%, following […]

The laboratory automation market accounts for approximately 7% of the analytical and life sciences instrumentation market. It consists of four technology categories: liquid handling, microplate readers, robotics and management informatics. It is a medium-sized market whose important technology is designed to automate repetitive laboratory procedures to increase the speed, efficiency and accuracy of the work […]

The surface science technology category contains a broad range of instrument types, from optical microscopes, whose origins date back to the rise of modern science, to instruments based on modern techniques in optical, electron and ion optics that are only just being commercialized. Overall, the surface science market is forecast to achieve growth of 6.1% […]

Demand for MS, which demonstrated robustness during the recession, is expected to maintain high single-digit growth in 2011. The continuing pipeline of new product introductions is helping to drive many segments of the MS market. All of the industries that contribute significant demand for MS are expected to experience at least modestly positive growth this […]

Life science instrumentation is the largest technology sector in the analytical and life science instrumentation industry, accounting for over a quarter of the industry market. The market encompasses a broad spectrum of technologies that are grouped into 11 technology categories. These categories have market sizes that range from $70 million to more than $2.3 billion […]

The separations market performed well in 2010, recovering from an anemic 2009. The separations market accounted for 17% of the total analytical and life sciences instrumentation industry, increasing 5.8% to $6.6 billion in 2010. In the first half of 2010, the market experienced exceptional growth due to robust demand for new instruments. Some separations technologies […]

In each year’s forecast issue, IBO takes a look back at the events of the previous year and the trends that emerged. The list is presented in no particular order. Recovery Last year was a year of recovery for analytical instrument and laboratory product sales. On the heels of the global economic upturn, instrument sales […]

Billerica, MA 1/6/11—Bruker has acquired the radiation detection instruments business of PROTECT-US for an undisclosed sum. The technology can differentiate naturally occurring radioactive materials and radioactive medical treatments from possible threats, as well as likely threats from non-threats within persons, containers and moving vehicles. Bruker’s current radiation detection product line consists of dose rate and […]