Cryogenic Equipment Market by Application (Energy & Power, Chemicals. Metallurgy, Electronics and Shipbuilding), by Cryogen Gases (Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon and LNG), & by Product Type (Tank, Valve, Vaporizer & Pump) – Global Trend & Forecast to 2019

“The report estimates the global cryogenic equipment market share in terms of products sold, which has been further subdivided into different types, their applications based on various industries, and regions, which have been split further country-wise.
Cryogenic equipment is used to store, transfer, handle, and supply liquefied gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, and argon among other gases. The most commonly used cryogenic equipment include tanks, valves, vaporizers, and pumps.
The development in LNG is a key growth driver for this market. LNG being a low emission fuel has been favoured by various regulations that address environmental concerns. Cryogenic equipment that is used for LNG production, transportation, and storage accounts for a major share of the market. The past decade has seen increased production of natural gas due to the shale revolution. This has boosted the market for the cryogenic equipment for oil and gas. Moreover, the power sector has witnessed development of specialised equipment such as HTS cables and cryogenic energy storage. Therefore, energy and power is expected to be the largest consumer for the equipment.
The Asia-Pacific region leads the cryogenic equipment market, with largest estimated market share in 2014 and is projected to grow with a highest CAGR compared to all other regions. This growth can be attributed to the utilization of the cryogenic equipment by the developing countries such as China, Indian, Japan, Australia, and Malaysia, among others. Increased LNG imports from Middle East and Africa region is the reason for the healthy growth of cryogenic equipment. Major economies in the region have huge demand for modern and advanced healthcare facilities; this pushed the demand for cryogenic technology and increased the usage of cryogenic equipment in the healthcare applications.
Various secondary data sources including global Factiva, press releases, company annual reports, industry association publications, oil and gas magazine articles, world economic outlook, trade websites, and databases have been referred to, for collecting information regarding the cryogenic equipment market. For primary data, industrial experts have been telephonically interviewed.
This report profiles leading players in the industry, based on their recent developments and other strategic industrial activities. The prominent ones include Chart Industries Inc. (U.S.), VRV S.p.A. (Italy), Linde Group AG (Germany), Cryofab Inc. (U.S.), and INOX India Ltd. (India). Competitive analysis for the major players and their share in the cryogenic equipment market has also been discussed in the report.
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“TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 17
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 17
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 17
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 18
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 18
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 20
1.4 CURRENCY 21
1.5 LIMITATIONS 21
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 21
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 22
2.1 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 23
2.2 MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 25
2.2.1 KEY DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES 27
2.2.2 KEY DATA FROM PRIMARY SOURCES 27
2.2.2.1 Key Industry Insights 28
2.2.3 ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE STUDY 28
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 29
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 34
4.1 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET TO GROW AT A STEADY RATE 34
4.2 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY APPLICATION 35
4.3 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY REGION 36
4.4 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE 37
4.5 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY END USER 37
4.6 LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS, BY REGION 38
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 39
5.1 INTRODUCTION 40
5.2 LAB AUTOMATION STANDARDS 40
5.3 EVOLUTION 41
5.4 MARKET DYNAMICS 42
5.4.1 DRIVERS 42
5.4.1.1 Miniaturization of the Process Leading to Low Reagent Cost and High Productivity 42
5.4.1.2 Progressing Drug Discovery and Clinical Diagnostics 43
5.4.1.3 Higher Reproducibility and Accuracy 43
5.4.1.4 Shortage of laboratory professionals 43
5.4.1.5 Greater Productivity and Reduction in Costs 44
5.4.1.6 Better Personnel Safety 44
5.4.1.7 Requirement of Smaller Volumes of Samples and Reagents 44
5.4.2 RESTRAINTS 46
5.4.2.1 Lack of Planning for Technology Development 46
5.4.2.2 Automation not a Priority for Small and Medium Labs 46
5.4.2.3 Indefinite Data Interchange/Communication Standards 46
5.4.3 OPPORTUNITIES 47
5.4.3.1 Emerging markets (China, India, Brazil, and the Middle East) 47
5.4.3.2 Aging Population Leading to an Increase in the Number of Diagnostic Tests Performed in Laboratories 47
5.4.3.3 Wide Scope and Emerging Adoption in Microbiology 48
5.4.3.4 Need for Flexible and Integrated Solutions 48
5.4.3.5 Automation in Cancer Research for Early Cancer Detection and Reduction in Cost of Cancer 48
5.4.3.6 Biobanking Applications 48
5.4.3.7 Growing Need for Automation in Various Segments 48
5.4.4 CHALLENGES 49
5.4.4.1 Survival for Smaller Players 49
5.4.4.2 Cost Challenges 49
5.4.4.3 Reluctance to Move from Manual Operations Towards Automation 50
5.4.4.4 Lack of Compatibility Between Systems Across a Laboratory 50
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 51
6.1 INTRODUCTION 51
6.2 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 51
6.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS 52
6.3.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 53
6.3.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 53
6.3.3 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 53
6.3.4 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 53
6.3.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 53
6.4 INDUSTRY TRENDS 54
6.5 STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING 54
6.5.1 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 54
7 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE 56
7.1 INTRODUCTION 57
7.2 AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING 57
7.2.1 PIPETTING SYSTEMS 59
7.2.2 REAGENT DISPENSERS 60
7.2.3 MICROPLATE WASHERS 60
7.2.4 AUTOMATED WORKSTATIONS(MULTI-PURPOSE LIQUID HANDLING) 61
7.2.5 OTHER AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING SYSTEMS 62
7.3 MICROPLATE READERS 62
7.3.1 SINGLE-MODE MICROPLATE READERS 64
7.3.1.1 Absorbance Detection 65
7.3.1.2 Fluorescence Intensity (FI) Detection 65
7.3.1.3 Luminescence Detection 66
7.3.1.4 Other single-mode microplate detectors 66
7.3.2 MULTI-MODE MICROPLATE READERS 67
7.3.2.1 Monochromator-based Readers 68
7.3.2.2 Filter-based Readers 68
7.3.2.3 Hybrid Readers 69
7.4 STANDALONE ROBOTS 69
7.4.1 ROBOTIC ARMS 71
7.4.2 TRACK ROBOT SYSTEMS 71
7.5 AUTOMATED STORAGE & RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS (ASRS) 72
7.6 SOFTWARE & INFORMATICS 73
7.6.1 WORKSTATION/UNIT AUTOMATION SOFTWARE 74
7.6.2 LAB INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (LIMS) 75
7.6.3 ELECTRONIC LABORATORY NOTEBOOK (ELN) 76
7.6.4 SCIENTIFIC DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (SDMS) 76
7.6.5 OTHER SOFTWARE AND INFORMATICS 77
7.7 OTHER EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE 78
8 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY APPLICATION 79
8.1 INTRODUCTION 80
8.2 CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS 81
8.2.1 PRE-ANALYTICS/SAMPLE PREPARATION 82
8.2.2 SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION, SPLITTING, & ARCHIVING 83
8.2.3 ELISA 83
8.2.4 OTHER CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS 84
8.3 DRUG DISCOVERY 85
8.3.1 ADME SCREENING 86
8.3.2 HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING (HTS) 87
8.3.3 COMPOUND WEIGHING & DISSOLUTION 88
8.4 GENOMICS SOLUTIONS 88
8.4.1 GENOTYPING 90
8.4.2 NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING (NGS) SAMPLE PREPARATION 91
8.4.3 POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR) 92
8.4.4 DNA/RNA QUANTIFICATION & NORMALIZATION 92
8.5 PROTEOMICS SOLUTIONS 93
8.5.1 PROTEIN PURIFICATION & CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 95
8.5.2 MALDI PLATE SPOTTING 95
8.6 OTHERS 95
9 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY TYPE OF AUTOMATION 96
9.1 INTRODUCTION 97
9.2 MODULAR AUTOMATION 98
9.2.1 PRE-ANALYTICAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS 99
9.2.2 POST-ANALYTICAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS 100
9.2.3 UNIT AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS 101
9.3 TOTAL LAB AUTOMATION (TLA) 101
10 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY END USER 103
10.1 INTRODUCTION 104
10.2 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES 105
10.3 HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE LABS 106
10.4 ACADEMIC INSTITUTES 107
10.5 RESEARCH INSTITUTES 108
11 GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS 109
11.1 INTRODUCTION 110
11.2 NORTH AMERICA 112
11.3 EUROPE 119
11.4 ASIA 126
11.5 REST OF THE WORLD (ROW) 131
12 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 137
12.1 OVERVIEW 138
12.2 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS 139
12.3 COMPETITIVE SITUATION AND TRENDS 140
12.3.1 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 140
12.3.2 AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS 141
12.3.3 ACQUISITIONS 142
12.3.4 EXPANSIONS 143
12.3.5 OTHER DEVELOPMENTS 143
13 COMPANY PROFILES 144
(Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, & Developments)*
13.1 INTRODUCTION 144
13.2 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES 145
13.3 BIOMÉRIEUX SA 149
13.4 DANAHER CORPORATION 151
13.5 HAMILTON ROBOTICS, INC. 154
13.6 PERKINELMER, INC. 156
13.7 QIAGEN N.V. 159
13.8 ROCHE HOLDING AG 163
13.9 SIEMENS AG 166
13.10 TECAN GROUP LTD. 169
13.11 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC. 172
*Details on Financials, Product & Services, Strategy, & Developments might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
14 APPENDIX 179
14.1 INSIGHTS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS 179
14.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 180
14.3 OTHER DEVELOPMENTS 184
14.4 INTRODUCING RT: REAL-TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 189
14.5 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 190
14.6 RELATED REPORTS 191
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“LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 MINIATURIZATION OF THE PROCESS, REQUIREMENT OF SMALL VOLUME OF SAMPLES AND REAGENTS, AND HIGH REPRODUCIBILITY AND ACCURACY TO DRIVE THE LAB AUTOMATION MARKET 45
TABLE 2 LACK OF PLANNING FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND INDEFINITE DATA INTERCHANGE STANDARDS TO RESTRAIN MARKET GROWTH 47
TABLE 3 EMERGING MARKETS TO OFFER SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARKET PLAYERS 49
TABLE 4 SURVIVAL OF SMALLER PLAYERS A MAJOR CHALLENGE IN THE MARKET 50
TABLE 5 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 57
TABLE 6 AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 58
TABLE 7 AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 59
TABLE 8 PIPETTING SYSTEMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 59
TABLE 9 REAGENT DISPENSERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 60
TABLE 10 MICROPLATE WASHERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 61
TABLE 11 AUTOMATED WORKSTATIONS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 61
TABLE 12 OTHER SYSTEMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 62
TABLE 13 MICROPLATE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 63
TABLE 14 MICROPLATE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 63
TABLE 15 SINGLE-MODE MICROPLATE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 64
TABLE 16 SINGLE-MODE MICROPLATE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 64
TABLE 17 ABSORBANCE DETECTION MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 65
TABLE 18 FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY DETECTION MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 65
TABLE 19 LUMINESCENCE DETECTION MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 66
TABLE 20 OTHER SINGLE-MODE MICROPLATE DETECTORS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 66
TABLE 21 MULTI-MODE MICROPLATE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 67
TABLE 22 MULTI-MODE MICROPLATE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 67
TABLE 23 MONOCHROMATOR-BASED READERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 68
TABLE 24 FILTER-BASED READERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 68
TABLE 25 HYBRID READERS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 69
TABLE 26 STANDALONE ROBOTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 70
TABLE 27 STANDALONE ROBOTS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 70
TABLE 28 ROBOTIC ARMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 71
TABLE 29 TRACK ROBOT SYSTEMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 72
TABLE 30 ASRS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 72
TABLE 31 SOFTWARE & INFORMATICS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 74
TABLE 32 SOFTWARE & INFORMATICS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 74
TABLE 33 WORKSTATION/UNIT AUTOMATION SOFTWARE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 75
TABLE 34 LIMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 75
TABLE 35 ELN MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 76
TABLE 36 SDMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 77
TABLE 37 OTHER SOFTWARE AND INFORMATICS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 77
TABLE 38 OTHER EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 78
TABLE 39 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 81
TABLE 40 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 81
TABLE 41 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 82
TABLE 42 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR PRE-ANALYTICS/SAMPLE PREPARATION, 
BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 82
TABLE 43 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION, SPLITTING, 
& ARCHIVING, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 83
TABLE 44 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR ELISA, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 84
TABLE 45 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR OTHER CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, 
BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 84
TABLE 46 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR DRUG DISCOVERY, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 86
TABLE 47 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR DRUG DISCOVERY, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 86
TABLE 48 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR ADME SCREENING, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 87
TABLE 49 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING, 
BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 87
TABLE 50 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR COMPOUND WEIGHING & DISSOLUTION, 
BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 88
TABLE 51 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR GENOMICS SOLUTIONS, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 89
TABLE 52 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR GENOMICS SOLUTIONS, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 90
TABLE 53 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR GENOTYPING, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 91
TABLE 54 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING, 
BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 91
TABLE 55 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION, 
BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 92
TABLE 56 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR DNA/RNA QUANTIFICATION & NORMALIZATION, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 93
TABLE 57 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR PROTEOMICS SOLUTIONS, 
BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 94
TABLE 58 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR OTHERS, BY REGION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 95
TABLE 59 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE OF AUTOMATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 97
TABLE 60 MODULAR AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013-2020 
(NO. OF INSTALLATIONS) 99
TABLE 61 MODULAR AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY REGION,2013-2020 ($MILLION) 99
TABLE 62 PRE-ANALYTICAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 100
TABLE 63 POST-ANALYTICAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 100
TABLE 64 UNIT AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013-2020 ($MILLION) 101
TABLE 65 TOTAL LAB AUTOMATION SYSTEMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2013-2020 ($MILLION) 102
TABLE 66 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY END USER, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 104
TABLE 67 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES MARKET SIZE, 
BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 105
TABLE 68 HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE LABS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 107
TABLE 69 ACADEMIC INSTITUTES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 108
TABLE 70 RESEARCH INSTITUTES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 108
TABLE 71 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 112
TABLE 72 NORTH AMERICA: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 114
TABLE 73 NORTH AMERICA: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 115
TABLE 74 NORTH AMERICA: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY MICROPLATE READER, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 115
TABLE 75 NORTH AMERICA: MULTI-MODE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 116
TABLE 76 NORTH AMERICA: SINGLE-MODE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 116
TABLE 77 NORTH AMERICA: STANDALONE ROBOTS MARKET SIZE, BY PRODUCT, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 116
TABLE 78 NORTH AMERICA: SOFTWARE & INFORMATICS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 117
TABLE 79 NORTH AMERICA: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 117
TABLE 80 NORTH AMERICA: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE OF AUTOMATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 118
TABLE 81 NORTH AMERICA: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY END USER, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 118
TABLE 82 EUROPE: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 121
TABLE 83 EUROPE: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING, 
BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 122
TABLE 84 EUROPE: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY MICROPLATE READER, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 122
TABLE 85 EUROPE: MULTI-MODE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 122
TABLE 86 EUROPE: SINGLE-MODE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 123
TABLE 87 EUROPE: STANDALONE ROBOTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 123
TABLE 88 EUROPE: SOFTWARE & INFORMATICS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 124
TABLE 89 EUROPE: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 124
TABLE 90 EUROPE: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE OF AUTOMATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 125
TABLE 91 EUROPE: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY END USER, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 125
TABLE 92 ASIA: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 126
TABLE 93 ASIA: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING, 
BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 127
TABLE 94 ASIA: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY MICROPLATE READER, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 127
TABLE 95 ASIA: MULTI-MODE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 128
TABLE 96 ASIA: SINGLE-MODE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 128
TABLE 97 ASIA: STANDALONE ROBOTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 128
TABLE 98 ASIA: SOFTWARE & INFORMATICS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 129
TABLE 99 ASIA: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 129
TABLE 100 ASIA: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE OF AUTOMATION, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 130
TABLE 101 ASIA: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY END USER, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 130
TABLE 102 ROW: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 132
TABLE 103 ROW: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE FOR AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING, 
BY TYPE 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 132
TABLE 104 ROW: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY MICROPLATE READER, 
2013–2020 ($MILLION) 133
TABLE 105 ROW: MULTI-MODE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 133
TABLE 106 ROW: SINGLE-MODE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 133
TABLE 107 ROW: SINGLE-MODE READERS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 134
TABLE 108 ROW: STANDALONE ROBOTS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 134
TABLE 109 ROW: SOFTWARE & INFORMATICS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 135
TABLE 110 ROW: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 135
TABLE 111 ROW: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SIZE, BY END USER, 2013–2020 ($MILLION) 136
TABLE 112 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES, 2012–2015 140
TABLE 113 AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS, 2012–2015 141
TABLE 114 ACQUISITIONS (2012-2015) 142
TABLE 115 EXPANSIONS, 2012-2015 143
TABLE 116 OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, 2012–2015 143
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“LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 RESEARCH DESIGN: LAB AUTOMATION MARKET 22
FIGURE 2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 24
FIGURE 3 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS: BY COMPANY TYPE, DESIGNATION, AND REGION 25
FIGURE 4 DATA TRIANGULATION METHODOLOGY 26
FIGURE 5 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SNAPSHOT (2014 VS 2020) 29
FIGURE 6 GLOBAL LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014 30
FIGURE 7 MODULAR SEGMENT ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY TYPE OF AUTOMATION, IN 2014 31
FIGURE 8 BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICALS ARE THE MAJOR END USERS OF THE LAB AUTOMATION MARKET 31
FIGURE 9 GEOGRAPHICAL SNAPSHOT: NORTH AMERICA DOMINATED THE LAB AUTOMATION MARKET IN 2014 32
FIGURE 10 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES, THE DOMINANT STRATEGY AMONG MARKET PLAYERS 33
FIGURE 11 MINIATURIZATION OF PROCESSES AND PROGRESSING DRUG DISCOVERY AND CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS TO DRIVE MARKET GROWTH 34
FIGURE 12 DRUG DISCOVERY SEGMENT ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE IN 2014 35
FIGURE 13 ASIA-PACIFIC TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST RATE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 36
FIGURE 14 AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING WILL DOMINATE THE LAB AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE MARKET FROM 2015 TO 2020 37
FIGURE 15 BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICALS WERE THE MAJOR END USERS IN 2014 37
FIGURE 16 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET SHOWCASES LUCRATIVE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 38
FIGURE 17 INTEGRATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF LAB AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE GROWTH OF LAB AUTOMATION INDUSTRY 41
FIGURE 18 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET: DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES 42
FIGURE 19 LAB AUTOMATION MARKET: SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 52
FIGURE 20 INTEGRATION AND STANDARDIZATION IS THE LEADING INDUSTRY TREND IN THE LAB AUTOMATION MARKET 54
FIGURE 21 KEY MARKET PLAYERS ADOPTED THE ORGANIC GROWTH STRATEGY OF NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES FROM 2012 TO APRIL 2015 55
FIGURE 22 AUTOMATED WORKSTATIONS ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE OVERALL AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING MARKET, BY EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE, IN 2014 58
FIGURE 23 MULTI-MODE READERS ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE MICROPLATE READERS MARKET IN 2014 63
FIGURE 24 ROBOTIC ARMS HELD THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE STANDALONE ROBOTS MARKET IN 2014 70
FIGURE 25 WORKSTATION SOFTWARE ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE SOFTWARE & INFORMATICS MARKET IN 2014 73
FIGURE 26 NORTH AMERICA ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE OTHER EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE MARKET IN 2014 78
FIGURE 27 THE DRUG DISCOVERY SEGMENT TO DOMINATE THE LAB AUTOMATION APPLICATIONS MARKET IN THE FORECAST PERIOD 80
FIGURE 28 THE HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING SEGMENT ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE DRUG DISCOVERY MARKET IN 2014 85
FIGURE 29 NGS SAMPLE PREPARATION TO WITNESS HIGHEST GROWTH DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 89
FIGURE 30 ASIA TO WITNESS HIGHEST GROWTH IN THE PROTEOMICS SOLUTIONS MARKET FROM 2015 TO 2020 94
FIGURE 31 THE MODULAR AUTOMATION SEGMENT ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, IN 2014 97
FIGURE 32 UNIT AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS TO RETAIN THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE MODULAR AUTOMATION MARKET IN THE FORECAST PERIOD 98
FIGURE 33 ASIA TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST RATE IN THE TLA MARKET FROM 2015 TO 2020 102
FIGURE 34 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES WERE THE MAJOR END USERS OF THE LAB AUTOMATION MARKET IN 2014 104
FIGURE 35 NORTH AMERICA WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD THE LAB AUTOMATION MARKET FOR HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE LABS 106
FIGURE 36 ASIAN ACADEMIC INSTITUTES END-USER SEGMENT EXPECTED TO SEE HIGHEST GROWTH DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 107
FIGURE 37 ASIA-PACIFIC WILL BE THE FASTEST-GROWING REGION IN THE LAB AUTOMATION MARKET BY 2020 110
FIGURE 38 ASIA, AN ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION FOR ALL LAB AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE 111
FIGURE 39 NORTH AMERICA WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD THE GLOBAL LAB AUTOMATION MARKET IN THE FORECAST PERIOD 111
FIGURE 40 THE DEMAND FOR LAB AUTOMATION WILL BE DRIVEN BY HIGHER REPRODUCIBILITY AND ACCURACY AND REQUIREMENT FOR SMALLER VOLUMES OF SAMPLES & REAGENTS IN THE FORECAST PERIOD 113
FIGURE 41 THE AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING SEGMENT WILL LEAD THE NORTH AMERICAN LAB AUTOMATION MARKET, BY EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD 114
FIGURE 42 EUROPEAN LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SNAPSHOT: ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW EU FRAMEWORK TO PROPEL THE EUROPEAN LAB AUTOMATION MARKET FROM 2015 TO 2020 120
FIGURE 43 GENOMICS SOLUTIONS WILL BE THE FASTEST-GROWING SEGMENT IN THE FORECAST PERIOD 121
FIGURE 44 AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLING WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD THE LAB AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE MARKET IN ROW IN THE FORECAST PERIOD 131
FIGURE 45 COMPANIES ADOPTED NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES AS THEIR KEY GROWTH STRATEGY OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS 138
FIGURE 46 GLOBAL LAB AUTOMATION MARKET SHARE, BY KEY PLAYER, 2014 139
FIGURE 47 BATTLE FOR MARKET SHARE: NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES WAS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY ADOPTED BY MARKET PLAYERS FROM 2012 TO APRIL 2015 140
FIGURE 48 GEOGRAPHIC REVENUE MIX OF TOP FIVE MARKET PLAYERS 144
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