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BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTATION CONTENTS 1. METHODOLOGY 1 Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1 Disclaimers 2 Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3 2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK 4 Market Trends 4 Innovations and Discoveries - Fuel Demand 4 Shift from High-Throughput to Medium- Throughput 5 Growth Drivers for HPLC Instrumentation 5 Augmented Competition and Innovation Marks DNA Sequencers Market 6 DNA Sequencers Re-Evolve 6 Capillary Gel Electrophoresis - Gains Prominence 7 Low Replacement Sales Impact Profit Margins 7 2D Gel Electrophoresis - Growth in Proteomics Research Market 7 3. COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 8 Players Dominate Niche Segments 8 4. PRODUCT FACTS 10 A. DNA Synthesizers 10 B. Protein/Peptide Synthesizers 10 C. DNA Sequencers 10 D. Protein/Peptide Sequencers 10 E. HPLC Equipment & Supplies 10 F. Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies 11 Technological Advances in Biotechnology Instrumentation 12 Major Innovations in Biotech Instruments Industry 12 5. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 12 Agilent Acquires Colloidal Dynamics, TILL Photonics 12 Dionex Expands Acclaim® Product Line 13 Dionex Expands ProSwift® Monolithic HPLC Columns Range 13 Dionex Launches UltiMate® 3000 Titanium System 13 PerkinElmer Launches Series 275 HreS™ LC System 13 Shimadzu Launches Novel Electrophoresis System 13 Varian Launches 920-LC HPLC System 14 Varian Launches 940-LC HPLC System 14 Varian Launches Novel LC Columns 14 GE Acquires Wave Biotech 14 Agilent to Acquire Velocity11 14 Agilent Acquires Stratagene 15 Thermo Fisher Takes Over La-Pha-Pack 15 QIAGEN Acquires eGene 15 Agilent Launches Novel LC/MS Systems 15 Shimadzu Unveils Shim-pack XR HPLC Columns 16 6. MAJOR PLAYERS 16 Affymetrix Inc. (USA) 16 Agilent Technologies, Inc. (USS) 16 Applied Biosystems (USA) 17 Beckman Coulter (USA) 17 Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (USA) 17 Dionex Corporation (USA) 18 GE HealthCare (UK) 18 Gilson, Inc. (USA) 18 Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (Japan) 18 PerkinElmer, Inc. (USA) 18 Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. (USA) 19 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (USA) 19 Varian Inc (USA) 19 Waters Corporation (USA) 20 7. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS 20 8. THE UNITED STATES 27 Market Trends 27 Growing Importance of Hyphenated Technologies 27 DNA Sequencing and Synthesizers Market 27 Growth in Separation Technologies 28 Fast LC Systems Support HPLC Market Growth 28 Regulatory Mechanisms 28 Regulations of EPA for HPLC 28 Food and Drug Administration 28 Competitive Scenario 29 9. CANADA 31 10. JAPAN 32 11. EUROPE 33 a. France 35 b. Germany 36 c. Italy 37 d. The United Kingdom 38 e. Rest of Europe 39 12. ASIA-PACIFIC 41 China 41 Biotechnology Instruments - High Growth Potential 41 India 41 High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Market 41 Taiwan 42 13. LATIN AMERICA 43 Brazil 43 14. REST OF WORLD 45 EXHIBITS Table 1: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the Global HPLC Systems & Accessories Market -2006 Table 2: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the Global Electrophoresis Equipment Market - 2006 Table 3: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the Global DNA Sequencer Market - 2005 Table 4: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the Global Low- to Mid-Throughput DNA Sequencing Market - 2004 Table 5: Percentage Breakdown of Global Market for High-Performance Liquid Chromatography by Application Area - 2006 Table 6: Percentage Breakdown of Global Capillary Electrophoresis Equipment Market by Sector - 2007E Table 7: Global Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 8: Percentage Breakdown of Global Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 9: Global DNA Synthesizers Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 10: Percentage Breakdown of Global DNA Synthesizers Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 11: Global Protein/Peptide Synthesizers Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 12: Percentage Breakdown of Global Protein/Peptide Synthesizers Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 13: Global DNA Sequencers Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 14: Percentage Breakdown of Global DNA Sequencers Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 15: Global Protein/Peptide Sequencers Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 16: Percentage Breakdown of Global Protein/Peptide Sequencers Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 17: Global HPLC Equipment & Supplies Market by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of Global HPLC Equipment & Supplies Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 19: Global Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Market by Region for the Period 2007- 2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 20: Percentage Breakdown of Global Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 21: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the US Electrophoresis Equipment Market - 2006 Table 22: Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 23: Percentage Breakdown of Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 24: Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 25: Percentage Breakdown of Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Canada for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 26: Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 27: Percentage Breakdown of Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Japan for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 28: Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Region in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 29: Percentage Breakdown of Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Region in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 30: Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 31: Percentage Breakdown of Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 32: Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in France: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 33: Percentage Breakdown of Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in France for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 34: Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 35: Percentage Breakdown of Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Germany for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 36: Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Italy: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 37: Percentage Breakdown of Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Italy for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 38: Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in the UK: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 39: Percentage Breakdown of Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in the UK for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 40: Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Rest of Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 41: Percentage Breakdown of Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Rest of Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 42: Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 43: Percentage Breakdown of Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 44: Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 45: Percentage Breakdown of Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Latin America for the Years 2008 & 2012 Table 46: Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Rest of World: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million) Table 47: Percentage Breakdown of Biotechnology Instrumentation Market by Product Segment in Rest of World for the Years 2008 & 2012 COMPANIES PROFILED