This report describes and explains the Laboratory Automation Systems market and covers 2020-2025, termed the historic period, and 2025-2030, 2035F termed the forecast period. The report evaluates the market across each region and for the major economies within each region.
The global laboratory automation systems market reached a value of nearly $5.97 billion in 2025, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8% since 2020. The market is expected to grow from $5.97 billion in 2025 to $8.26 billion in 2030 at a rate of 6.7%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.9% from 2030 and reach $11.02 billion in 2035.
Growth in the historic period resulted from rising incidence of infectious diseases, increasing volume of laboratory tests and sample processing in clinical, expansion of biotechnology and pharmaceutical research activities and rising incidence of chronic diseases. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period were data security and privacy concerns and high initial capital investment.
Going forward, rising demand for high-throughput screening, growing shortage of skilled laboratory technicians and scientists, expansion of genomics and molecular diagnostics testing and rising investment in healthcare and life-science infrastructure will drive the growth. Factors that could hinder the growth of the laboratory automation systems market in the future include complex integration challenges, high system implementation and validation time and impact of trade wars and tariffs.
Market trends for the laboratory automation systems market include artificial intelligence and autonomous intelligence, autonomous systems, robotics and smart mobility, industry 4.0 and intelligent manufacturing, internet of things (IoT), smart infrastructure and connected ecosystems and biotechnology, genomics and precision medicine.
The laboratory automation systems market is segmented by type into modular automation and total lab automation. The modular automation market was the largest segment of the laboratory automation systems market segmented by type, accounting for 64.9% or $3.87 billion of the total in 2025. Going forward, the total lab automation segment is expected to be the fastest-growing segment in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by type, at a CAGR of 7.7% during 2025-2030.
The laboratory automation systems market is segmented by equipment and software into automated liquid handling, microplate readers, standalone robots, automated storage and retrieval. The automated liquid handling was the largest segment of the laboratory automation systems market segmented by equipment and software, accounting for 42% or $2.5 billion of the total in 2025. Going forward, the standalone robots segment is expected to be the fastest-growing segment in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by equipment and software, at a CAGR of 8.1% during 2025-2030.
The laboratory automation systems market is segmented by application into drug discovery, clinical diagnostics, genomics solutions, proteomics solutions and other applications. The clinical diagnostics market was the largest segment of the laboratory automation systems market segmented by application, accounting for 34.3% or $2.04 billion of the total in 2025. Going forward, the genomics solutions segment is expected to be the fastest-growing segment in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by application, at a CAGR of 8.3% during 2025-2030.
The laboratory automation systems market is segmented by end-user into biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, research institutes, hospitals and private labs and academic institutes. The biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries market was the largest segment of the laboratory automation systems market segmented by end-user, accounting for 41.8% or $2.49 billion of the total in 2025. Going forward, the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries segment is expected to be the fastest-growing segment in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by end-user, at a CAGR of 7.5% during 2025-2030.
North America was the largest region in the laboratory automation systems market, accounting for 41.5% or $2.47 billion of the total in 2025. It was followed by Asia Pacific, Western Europe and then the other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the laboratory automation systems market will be Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe where growth will be at CAGRs of 7.8% and 7.2% respectively. These will be followed by Western Europe and South America where the markets are expected to grow at CAGRs of 6.7% and 6.6% respectively.
The global laboratory automation systems market is fairly fragmented, with a large number of small players operating in the market. The top 10 competitors in the market made up 24.32% of the total market in 2024. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc was the largest competitor with a 3.44% share of the market, followed by Danaher Corporation (Beckman Coulter Life Sciences) with 2.83%, Tecan Group Ltd with 2.66%, Revvity, Inc. (PerkinElmer Inc.) with 2.58%, Agilent Technologies, Inc with 2.57%, Hamilton Company with 2.42%, Roche Diagnostics with 2.27%, Siemens Healthineers AG with 1.97%, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc with 1.84% and QIAGEN N.V with 1.74%.
The top opportunities in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by type will arise in the modular automation segment, which will gain $1.35 billion of global annual sales by 2030. The top opportunities in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by equipment and software will arise in the automated liquid handling segment, which will gain $946.8 million of global annual sales by 2030. The top opportunities in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by application will arise in the drug discovery segment, which will gain $750 million of global annual sales by 2030. The top opportunities in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by end-user will arise in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries segment, which will gain $1.09 billion of global annual sales by 2030. The laboratory automation systems market size will gain the most in the USA at $761.9 million.
Player-adopted strategies in the laboratory automation systems market include focus on strengthening operational capabilities through new facility investments, focus on strengthening business operations through new launches and focus on strengthening business operations through strategic investments.
Market-trend-based strategies for the laboratory automation systems market include focus on AI-driven platforms transforming laboratory efficiency and automation, focus on adoption of simulation and visualization tools in laboratory automation workflows, focus on collaborative AI innovation hubs accelerating healthcare and laboratory automation advancements, focus on high-throughput automation systems enhancing laboratory efficiency and sustainability, focus on AI-driven research platforms addressing data complexity and reliability in laboratory automation and focus on strategic partnerships and modular automation platforms driving accessible lab automation.
To take advantage of the opportunities, the analyst recommends the laboratory automation systems companies to focus on ai-powered platforms for autonomous laboratory operations, focus on simulation and visualization integration, focus on high throughput sample preparation systems, focus on ai-driven data platforms for high-volume research, focus on strategic partnerships and modular automation platforms, focus on total lab automation for high-growth integrated laboratory workflows, expand in emerging markets, continue to focus on developed markets, focus on expanding distribution channels through strategic place partnerships, focus on value-based and tiered pricing strategy for laboratory automation systems, focus on digital and scientific thought leadership promotion, focus on channel partnerships and targeted industry engagement, focus on workforce enablement for biotechnology and pharmaceutical adoption of laboratory automation systems.
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The global laboratory automation systems market reached a value of nearly $5.97 billion in 2025, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8% since 2020. The market is expected to grow from $5.97 billion in 2025 to $8.26 billion in 2030 at a rate of 6.7%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.9% from 2030 and reach $11.02 billion in 2035.
Growth in the historic period resulted from rising incidence of infectious diseases, increasing volume of laboratory tests and sample processing in clinical, expansion of biotechnology and pharmaceutical research activities and rising incidence of chronic diseases. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period were data security and privacy concerns and high initial capital investment.
Going forward, rising demand for high-throughput screening, growing shortage of skilled laboratory technicians and scientists, expansion of genomics and molecular diagnostics testing and rising investment in healthcare and life-science infrastructure will drive the growth. Factors that could hinder the growth of the laboratory automation systems market in the future include complex integration challenges, high system implementation and validation time and impact of trade wars and tariffs.
Market trends for the laboratory automation systems market include artificial intelligence and autonomous intelligence, autonomous systems, robotics and smart mobility, industry 4.0 and intelligent manufacturing, internet of things (IoT), smart infrastructure and connected ecosystems and biotechnology, genomics and precision medicine.
The laboratory automation systems market is segmented by type into modular automation and total lab automation. The modular automation market was the largest segment of the laboratory automation systems market segmented by type, accounting for 64.9% or $3.87 billion of the total in 2025. Going forward, the total lab automation segment is expected to be the fastest-growing segment in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by type, at a CAGR of 7.7% during 2025-2030.
The laboratory automation systems market is segmented by equipment and software into automated liquid handling, microplate readers, standalone robots, automated storage and retrieval. The automated liquid handling was the largest segment of the laboratory automation systems market segmented by equipment and software, accounting for 42% or $2.5 billion of the total in 2025. Going forward, the standalone robots segment is expected to be the fastest-growing segment in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by equipment and software, at a CAGR of 8.1% during 2025-2030.
The laboratory automation systems market is segmented by application into drug discovery, clinical diagnostics, genomics solutions, proteomics solutions and other applications. The clinical diagnostics market was the largest segment of the laboratory automation systems market segmented by application, accounting for 34.3% or $2.04 billion of the total in 2025. Going forward, the genomics solutions segment is expected to be the fastest-growing segment in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by application, at a CAGR of 8.3% during 2025-2030.
The laboratory automation systems market is segmented by end-user into biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, research institutes, hospitals and private labs and academic institutes. The biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries market was the largest segment of the laboratory automation systems market segmented by end-user, accounting for 41.8% or $2.49 billion of the total in 2025. Going forward, the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries segment is expected to be the fastest-growing segment in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by end-user, at a CAGR of 7.5% during 2025-2030.
North America was the largest region in the laboratory automation systems market, accounting for 41.5% or $2.47 billion of the total in 2025. It was followed by Asia Pacific, Western Europe and then the other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the laboratory automation systems market will be Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe where growth will be at CAGRs of 7.8% and 7.2% respectively. These will be followed by Western Europe and South America where the markets are expected to grow at CAGRs of 6.7% and 6.6% respectively.
The global laboratory automation systems market is fairly fragmented, with a large number of small players operating in the market. The top 10 competitors in the market made up 24.32% of the total market in 2024. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc was the largest competitor with a 3.44% share of the market, followed by Danaher Corporation (Beckman Coulter Life Sciences) with 2.83%, Tecan Group Ltd with 2.66%, Revvity, Inc. (PerkinElmer Inc.) with 2.58%, Agilent Technologies, Inc with 2.57%, Hamilton Company with 2.42%, Roche Diagnostics with 2.27%, Siemens Healthineers AG with 1.97%, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc with 1.84% and QIAGEN N.V with 1.74%.
The top opportunities in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by type will arise in the modular automation segment, which will gain $1.35 billion of global annual sales by 2030. The top opportunities in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by equipment and software will arise in the automated liquid handling segment, which will gain $946.8 million of global annual sales by 2030. The top opportunities in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by application will arise in the drug discovery segment, which will gain $750 million of global annual sales by 2030. The top opportunities in the laboratory automation systems market segmented by end-user will arise in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries segment, which will gain $1.09 billion of global annual sales by 2030. The laboratory automation systems market size will gain the most in the USA at $761.9 million.
Player-adopted strategies in the laboratory automation systems market include focus on strengthening operational capabilities through new facility investments, focus on strengthening business operations through new launches and focus on strengthening business operations through strategic investments.
Market-trend-based strategies for the laboratory automation systems market include focus on AI-driven platforms transforming laboratory efficiency and automation, focus on adoption of simulation and visualization tools in laboratory automation workflows, focus on collaborative AI innovation hubs accelerating healthcare and laboratory automation advancements, focus on high-throughput automation systems enhancing laboratory efficiency and sustainability, focus on AI-driven research platforms addressing data complexity and reliability in laboratory automation and focus on strategic partnerships and modular automation platforms driving accessible lab automation.
To take advantage of the opportunities, the analyst recommends the laboratory automation systems companies to focus on ai-powered platforms for autonomous laboratory operations, focus on simulation and visualization integration, focus on high throughput sample preparation systems, focus on ai-driven data platforms for high-volume research, focus on strategic partnerships and modular automation platforms, focus on total lab automation for high-growth integrated laboratory workflows, expand in emerging markets, continue to focus on developed markets, focus on expanding distribution channels through strategic place partnerships, focus on value-based and tiered pricing strategy for laboratory automation systems, focus on digital and scientific thought leadership promotion, focus on channel partnerships and targeted industry engagement, focus on workforce enablement for biotechnology and pharmaceutical adoption of laboratory automation systems.
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Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary
6 Market Characteristics
8 Global Laboratory Automation Systems Market Attractiveness Scoring and Analysis
9 Laboratory Automation Systems Market, Supply Chain Analysis
10 Major Market Trends
11 Global Laboratory Automation Systems Growth Analysis and Strategic Analysis Framework
12 Global Laboratory Automation Systems Market Size and Growth Analysis
13 Global Laboratory Automation Systems Total Addressable Market (TAM) Analysis
14 Global Laboratory Automation Systems Market Segmentation
15 Laboratory Automation Systems Market, Regional and Country Analysis
16 Asia-Pacific Market
17 South East Asia Market
18 Western Europe Market
19 Eastern Europe Market
20 North America Market
21 South America Market
22 Middle East Market
23 Africa Market
24 Competitive Landscape and Company Profiles
25 Other Major and Innovative Companies
28 Laboratory Automation Systems Market - Company Scoring Matrix
30 Key Mergers and Acquisitions
31 Recent Developments in the Laboratory Automation Systems Market
32 Opportunities and Strategies
33 Laboratory Automation Systems Market, Conclusions and Recommendations
34 Appendix
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Description
Where is the largest and fastest-growing market for laboratory automation systems? How does the market relate to the overall economy; demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward? The laboratory automation systems market global report answers all these questions and many more.
The report covers market characteristics; size and growth; segmentation; regional and country breakdowns; competitive landscape; market shares; trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s history and forecasts market growth by geography. It places the market within the context of the wider laboratory automation systems; and compares it with other markets.
The report covers the following chapters
- Introduction and Market Characteristics - Brief introduction to the segmentations covered in the market, definitions and explanations about the segments, key products and supply chain.
- Key Trends - Highlights the major trends shaping the global market. This section also highlights likely future technologies and developments in the market.
- Growth Analysis and Strategic Analysis Framework - Analysis on PESTEL, end use industries, market growth rate, global historic (2020-2025) and forecast (2025-2030, 2035F) market values and drivers and restraints that support and control the growth of the market in the historic and forecast periods, forecast growth contributors and total addressable market (TAM).
- Regional and Country Analysis - Historic (2020-2025) and forecast (2025-2030, 2035F) market values and growth and market share comparison by region and country.
- Market Segmentation - Contains the market values (2020-2025) (2025-2030, 2035F) and analysis for each segment by type, by equipment and software, by applications and by end-user in the market. Historic (2020-2025) and forecast (2025-2030) and (2030-2035) market values and growth and market share comparison by region market.
- Regional Market Size and Growth - Regional market size (2025), historic (2020-2025) and forecast (2025-2030, 2035F) market values and growth and market share comparison of countries within the region. This report includes information on all the regions Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa and major countries within each region.
- Competitive Landscape - Details on the competitive landscape of the market, estimated market shares and company profiles of the leading players.
- Other Major and Innovative Companies Details on the company profiles of other major and innovative companies in the market.
- Competitive Benchmarking - Briefs on the financials comparison between major players in the market.
- Competitive Dashboard - Briefs on competitive dashboard of major players.
- Key Mergers and Acquisitions - Information on recent mergers and acquisitions in the market is covered in the report. This section gives key financial details of mergers and acquisitions which have shaped the market in recent years.
- Recent Developments Information on recent developments in the market covered in the report.
-Market Opportunities and Strategies Describes market opportunities and strategies based on findings of the research, with information on growth opportunities across countries, segments and strategies to be followed in those markets.
- Conclusions and Recommendations - This section includes recommendations for AI in manufacturing providers in terms of product/service offerings geographic expansion, marketing strategies and target groups.
- Appendix - This section includes details on the NAICS codes covered, abbreviations and currencies codes used in this report.
Markets Covered:
1) By Type: Modular Automation; Total Lab Automation
2) By Equipment and Software: Automated Liquid Handling; Microplate Readers; Standalone Robots; Automated Storage; Retrieval
3) By Application: Drug Discovery; Clinical Diagnostics; Genomics Solutions; Proteomics Solutions; Other Applications
4) By End User: Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries; Research Institutes; Hospitals and Private Labs; Academic Institutes
Companies Mentioned: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Danaher Corporation (Beckman Coulter Life Sciences); Tecan Group Ltd.; Revvity, Inc. (PerkinElmer Inc.); Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Countries: China; Australia; India; Indonesia; Taiwan; Japan; South Korea; USA; Germany; Italy; Spain; UK; France; Russia
Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; South East Asia; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets; GDP proportions; expenditure per capita; laboratory automation systems indicators comparison.
Data segmentations: country and regional historic and forecast data; market share of competitors; market segments.
Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.
Companies Mentioned
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
- Danaher Corporation (Beckman Coulter Life Sciences)
- Tecan Group Ltd.
- Revvity, Inc. (PerkinElmer Inc.)
- Agilent Technologies, Inc.
- Hamilton Company
- Roche Diagnostics
- Siemens Healthineers AG
- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
- QIAGEN N.V.
- Raykol Group (XiaMen) Corp., Ltd.
- ABB Ltd.
- Merck Group
- Horiba, Ltd.
- Shimadzu Corporation
- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)
- Abbott Laboratories
- bioMérieux
- Sysmex Corporation
- MGI Tech
- Megarobo Technology Co., Ltd.
- Haier Biomedical
- Bioyond Robotics
- Changsha IMADEK Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Yokogawa Electric Corporation
- Rigaku Corporation
- RORZE Lifescience Inc.
- Opentrons Labworks
- Sartorius
- Noul Co., Ltd.
- Jeio Tech Co., Ltd.
- Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- SPT Labtech
- YHLO Biotech Co., Ltd.
- LabTurbo BioTech Corporation
- Dirui Industries Co. Ltd.
- ELITechGroup
- Labman Automation Ltd
- Bee Robotics Ltd
- Astech Projects Ltd
- Flexible Lab Solutions Ltd
- STRATEC SE
- Füll Lab Automation GmbH
- Zinsser Analytic GmbH
- CYBERTRON GmbH
- ALVO Medical
- AAI Labs
- Automata
- Flownamics Analytical Instruments Inc.
- Syntegon
- PerkinElmer
- Gilson Inc.
- BioTek Instruments, Inc.
- Brooks Automation Inc.
- BMG LabTech GmbH
- Promega Corporation
- Hudson Robotics Inc.
- Bruker Corp.
Table Information
| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of Pages | 388 |
| Published | June 2026 |
| Forecast Period | 2025 - 2035 |
| Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 5.97 Billion |
| Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 11.02 Billion |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 6.3% |
| Regions Covered | Global |
| No. of Companies Mentioned | 58 |
