This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Bioinformatics in US$ Million by following Product segments: Software, Hardware, and Biocontent. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets.The report profiles 206 companies including many key and niche players such as 3rd Millennium, Inc., Accelrys, Inc., Affymetrix, Inc., Agilent Technologies, Applied Biosystems, BioWisdom Ltd., Celera Group, Gene Logic, Geneva Bioinformatics S.A., IBM Life Sciences, InforSense Ltd., InPharmix Incorporated, Life Technologies Corporation, Invitrogen Corp., Kinexus Bioinformatics Corporation, Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd., and Rosetta Inpharmatics.  Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BIOINFORMATICS 									MCP-1095
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT	


                                            CONTENTS

  1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS                    1
      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                       1
      Disclaimers                                                       2
      Data Interpretation & Reporting Level                             3
       Quantitative Techniques & Analytics                              3
      Product Definitions and Scope of Study                            3
       Software                                                         3
       Hardware                                                         4
       Biocontent                                                       4

  2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW                                                  5
      Revolution in Biology                                             5
      Current and Future Analysis                                       5
       Analysis by Product Segment                                      5
        Software                                                        5
        Biocontent                                                      6
        Hardware                                                        6
      Increasing Role of Bioinformatics in Drug Discovery               6
      Rising Off-shoring of Bioinformatics Services                     6
      Industry Structure                                                6
      Industry Challenges                                               7
      Consolidation- A Key to Success                                   7
    
  3. INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS                                     8
      Bioinformatics Assumes More Comprehensive Role                    8
      Bioinformatics: Definition                                        8
      Bioinformatics: History in Brief                                  8
      Functions of Bioinformatics                                       9
      Major End-Users of Bioinformatics                                 9
      Interface of IT and Biosciences                                   10
      Venture Capital and Bioinformatics                                10
      Branches Associated with Bioinformatics                           10
      Emerging Clinical Genomics Industry                               11
       Genomic Business Models                                          11
      Applications of Bioinformatics                                    11
       Bioinformatics: Crucial for New Drug Development                 11
       Application of Bioinformatics to Oral Genomics                   12
      Importance of IP Protection Systems in Bioinformatics             12

  4. INSIGHT INTO BIOINFORMATICS TECHNOLOGY                             13
      Protein Structure and its Determination                           13
      Components of Bioinformatics                                      13
       Software                                                         13
       Hardware                                                         13
       Biocontent                                                       13
      Proteins/ Proteomics Data and Databases                           13
      DNA Sequences and Protein Sequencing                              14
       Aligning Sequences                                               14
      Databases                                                         14
       Nucleotide Databases                                             14
        EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database                               14
        DNA Database of Japan (DDBJ)                                    15
        GenBank                                                         15
        Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR)                           15
       Protein Databases                                                16
        SWISS-PROT                                                      16
        TrEMBL                                                          16
        IMGT/LIGM-DB                                                    16
        PROSITE                                                         16
      Design and Development of XML Bioinformatics Environment          16
       Biopolymer Markup Language (BioML)                               16
       Bioinformatics Sequence Mark-Up Language - BSML                  17
       Genome Annotation Markup Elements (GAME)                         17
       Microarray Markup Language (MAML)                                17
       Gene Expression Markup Language (GEML™)                          17
      Hardware                                                          17
       Technologies Involved                                            17
        Computer-Assisted Imaging, Mapping and High-Throughput
         Screening                                                      17
        Database Engineering                                            18
        Computer Processing                                             18
        Computational Software                                          18
  
  5. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS                                  19
      Agilent Technologies Releases its New Version Software            19
      Qlucore Introduces New Bio-Informatics Software in Indian Market  19
      Amazon Web Services Unveils a New Web Service                     20
      CollabRx Introduces New Cancer Research Service                   21
      Spansion Releases its EcoRAM Solution Architecture                21
      Agilent Launches Agilent GeneSpring GX 10.0 Bioinformatics
       Software                                                         22
      GenomeQuest Introduces New On-Demand Informatics Solution         23
      Mitrionics Introduces FPGA Accelerator Kit in Partnership with
       Nallatech                                                        23
      REvolution Computing Rolls Out RPro™                              24
      eXludus Introduces SimpliGrid Software                            24
      Accelrys Rolls Out Three New Component Collections for its
       SciTegic Pipeline Pilot™                                         24
      Agilent Technologies Unveils Gene Expression Bioinformatics
       System, GeneSpring GX 9.0                                        24
      GeneBio and SIB Roll Out New Version of Melanie 2-D Gel
       Analysis Platform                                                25
      InforSense to Incorporate BioWisdom’s SRS software in its
       Workflow Analytics Platform                                      25
      BioWisdom Launches SRS 3D Technology, as a Free Software          25

  6. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS IN THE RECENT PAST - A
     PERSPECTIVE BUILDER                                                26
      GeneGo Incorporates Cytoscape Software on its Data Analysis
       Platform                                                         26
      Applied Biosystems and Integromics Unveil Integrated Real-
       Time PCR Data Analysis Solution                                  26
      Applied Biosystems Rolls Out Advanced DNA Sequencing Platform,
       The SOLiD™ System                                                26
      GeneBio Introduces New Version of Phenyx Platform                 26
      TCS to Introduce Enhanced Bioinformatics Software, BioAppliance   27
      Applied Biosystems Introduces Genotyping Service Provider Program 27
      Applied Biosystems Launches Variant Reporter™, Genetic
       Variation Data Analysis Software                                 27
      GeneBio Launches Online Platform of Phenyx, PhenyxOnline.         27
      InforSense Rolls Out a Statistical Genetics Solution, GenSense    28
      U. S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute Introduces
       IMG Version 2.1                                                  28
      CLC bio Launches CLC Bioinformatics Cell                          28
      Accelrys Unveils Imaging Software for SciTegic Pipeline Pilot     29
      CLC bio Launches the Pioneering Customizable Bioinformatics Suite 29
      Jalaja Technologies and The Institute of Genomics &
       Integrative Biology Devise GENO-CLUSTER Bioinformatics
        Software                                                        29
      CLC Bio Launches Four New Bioinformatics Software                 30
      Insightful Develops Bioinformatics Software for National
       Cancer Institute                                                 30
      3rd Millennium Unveils 2.0 ARDAS™ Software                        30
      GeneBio Introduces Phenyx 2.1 for Proteomics MS Data Analysis     31
      BioWisdom Unveils SRS 8.2                                         31
      INCOGEN Releases Version 3.3 of VIBE Data Pipelining Software
       for Bioinformatics                                               31
      INCOGEN Introduces VIBE 3.1 Bioinformatics Data Pipelining
       Software                                                         31
      InforSense Launches InforSense KDE, InforSense BioSense Grid
       on Mac OS X V 10.4                                               32
      Massively Parallel Technologies Completes Early Beta Testing
       of Bioinformatics Tool                                           32
      Kinexus Announces Launch of KiNET Functional Proteomics Database  32
      Agilent Technologies Launches Search Tool for Cytoscape
       Bioinformatics Platform                                          32
      Ocimum Develops DNA Analysis Software                             32
      Apple Computer Launches Bioinformatics Cluster                    33
      EBI, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and Georgetown
       University Launch UniProt                                        33
   
  7. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY                                           34
      CLC bio Partners with Isilon Systems                              34
      Ambry and SoftGenetics Collaborate on Bioinformatics              34
      Aditi Inks Partnership Agreement with Microsoft BioIT             35
      GATC Biotech Collaborates with Complete Genomics on Genome
       Sequencing                                                       35
      Qiagen NV Announces Plans to Acquire SABiosciences                36
      Lonza Group Acquires AlgoNomics                                   36
      Cell Biosciences Acquires Alpha Innotech                          37
      Columbia University Selects Force10 for Networking Services       37
      OSI Extends Collaboration Agreement with Aveo                     37
      Microsoft to Acquire Rosetta Biosoftware                          38
      Epistem and Novartis Collaborate                                  39
      Avesthagen Inks JV Agreement with Uxmal                           39
      The HDF Group and Geospiza Secure NHGRI Grant                     40
      Eureka Genomics and Nanobac Pharmaceuticals to Merge              41
      GenoLogics Inks Supply Deal with Pfizer for Informatics Solutions 41
      Sequenom Completes Acquisition of Michigan based CLIA-
       Certified Laboratory                                             42
      Proxeon and GeneBio Enter Agreement for ProteinCenter and Phenyx  42
      CSC Secures Contract for Providing Data Management Services
       and IT to the FDA                                                42
      Rosetta Genomics Acquires Parkway Clinical Laboratories           43
      BIOBASE Inaugurates New Japanese Subsidiary, Nihon BIOBASE KK     43
      Nanobac Pharmaceuticals Signs LoI to Acquire DNAPrint Genomics    43
      InforSense and Crosslinks Ink Research Alliance                   44
      Chemizon and KRIBB Team Up to establish a New Biotech Company     44
      BIOBASE Establishes a New Japanese Subsidiary, Nihon BIOBASE KK   44
      Applied Biosystems Ropes in Geospiza® and GenomeQuest into
       Software Development Community for Developing Advanced
        Bioinformatics Tools                                            44
      InforSense and BioWisdom Enter Bioinformatics Agreement           45

  8. INDUSTRY ACTIVITY IN RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER           46
      Merck Acquires Minority Interest in High Throughput Genomics      46
      NYLIC Acquires Minority Interest in Avestha Gengraine
       Technologies                                                     46
      Tripos Divests Discovery Informatics Business Assets to Vector
       Capital                                                          46
      Gene Logic Completes Sale of Genomic Assets to Ocimum
       Biosolutions                                                     46
      SGI Develops World's Largest FPGA Supercomputer                   46
      Progeniq Enrolls into BioIT Alliance                              47
      Applied Biosystems Launches Software Development Community for
       Advancing Bioinformatics Applications for its SOLiD™ System      47
      Agilent and Strand Life Sciences Ink Software Development
       Agreement                                                        47
      Cell Therapeutics to Acquire Systems Medicine                     47
      SGI Enrolls into Bio-IT Alliance                                  48
      GenoLogic Joins Illumina’s Bioinformatics Program, Illumina
       Connect                                                          48
      InApp Software to Establish a Bioinformatics Society in India     48
      Agilent Technologies Partners with Gene Logic for Research and
       iscovery Projects                                                48
      Thomson, Corp. Acquires Unleashed Informatics                     49
      iHorizons Signs R&D Agreement With AREA Science Park and
       Cluster in Biomedicine                                           49
      GeneBio’s Software to be Integrated into Biozentrum’s
       Proteomics Cluster                                               49
      BioWisdom Signs Agreement with the European Bioinformatics
       Institute to Deliver SRS 8.2                                     50
      Genencor Licenses ERGO™ Software to Integrated Genomics           50
      Intelligent Business Systems Signs MOU to Establish a
       Biotechnology Solutions Venture in India                         50
      Nonlinear Dynamics and Agilent Sign Co-Marketing Deal             51
      Agilent Technologies’ Bioinformatics Solution Enables
       Platforms’ Standardization at NCI                                51
      LION Bioscience Divests Bioinformatics Business to BioWisdom      52
      Applied Biosystems Collaborates with GeneGo                       52
      BioWisdom and AstraZeneca Extend Partnership for Intelligence
       Networks                                                         52
      BioWisdom Extends SRS Licenses for Boehringer Ingelheim           53
      Sheba and Weizmann Attain Licenses for Partek’s Genomics Suite
       Software                                                         53
      Sirna Gains Exclusive Worldwide License for miRNA Technology      53
      HSARPA to Commence Bioinformatics and Assay Development Programme 53
      Syngenta Selects InforSense® to Develop Bioinformatics
       Computational Platform                                           53
      Stratagene Partners with Strand Life Sciences for Advanced
       Bioinformatics Software Tools                                    54
      Nonlinear Dynamics Join Forces with Genedata Over Proteomics
       Research                                                         54
      RTI International Bags Bioinformatics Contracts from the
       National Institutes of Health's NCI                              54
      Cold Spring Harbor Lab Kicks off Bioinformatics Expansion         54
      Iowa State Bags $3 Million IGERT Grant for Bioinformatics         55
      AMITY, MASCON Announce Partnership for Bioinformatics R&D         55
      BioTeam Teams Up InforSense to Develop Grid Computing
       Environment for Bioinformatics                                   55
      Nonlinear and Water Corp Ink Agreement                            55
      Clarient Signs Bioinformatics Patent Licensing Agreement With HDC 55
      Gene-IT to Develop Bioinformatics Technology                      56
      AstraZeneca Purchases License for Target Informatics Platform
       from Eidogen-Sertanty                                            56
      SRI International Expands BioCyc Database Collection              56
      JBRIC Selects United Device’s Grid MP                             56
      India’s TCS Introduces Bioinformatics Software                    56
      Japan’s Hitachi and the University of Tokyo Establish New Venture 57
      Sun Microsystems Launches Bioinformatics Cluster                  57
      Sun Micro Establishes Medical Bioinformatics Center in India      57
      Expression Analysis forms Alliance with InPharmix                 57
      W&G Offers Gene-Typing Service                                    57
      Health Discovery Acquires Fractal Genomics                        57
      Celera Diagnostics Collaborates with Merck                        58
      IBM and NIE Launch NBL                                            58
      Proteome Systems and CSIRO Team Up                                58
      Ocimum Signs Life Sciences Deal                                   58
      Beckman Boosts up its Systems Biology Technologies                58
     
  9. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS                                            59
      3rd Millennium, Inc (US)                                          59
      Accelrys, Inc. (US)                                               59
      Affymetrix, Inc. (US)                                             59
      Agilent Technologies (US)                                         60
      Applied Biosystems (US)                                           60
      BioWisdom, Ltd. (UK)                                              60
      Celera Group (US)                                                 61
      Gene Logic (US)                                                   61
      Geneva Bioinformatics S.A (Switzerland)                           61
      IBM Life Sciences (US)                                            62
      InforSense, Ltd. (UK)                                             62
      InPharmix Incorporated (US)                                       62
      Life Technologies Corporation (US)                                63
      Invitrogen Corp. (US)                                             63
      Kinexus Bioinformatics Corporation (Canada)                       64
      Nonlinear Dynamics, Ltd. (UK)                                     64
      Rosetta Inpharmatics (US)                                         65
     
  10. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE                                         66
      Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
      for Bioinformatics by Geographic Region - the US, Canada,
      Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
      Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
      Graph/Chart)                                                      66

      Table 2: World Historic Review for Bioinformatics by
      Geographic Region - the US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed
      with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000
      through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                 67

      Table 3: World 11-Year Perspective for Bioinformatics by
      Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
      the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World
      for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
      Graph/Chart)                                                      68
      Analytics by Product Segment                                      69
      Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
      for Software (Bioinformatics) by Geographic Region - the US,
      Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
      Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
      Graph/Chart)                                                      69

      Table 5: World Historic Review for Software (Bioinformatics)
      by Geographic Region - the US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed
      with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000
      through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                 70

      Table 6: World 11-Year Perspective for Software
      (Bioinformatics) by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown
      of Dollar Sales for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific and Rest of World for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015
      (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                              71

      Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
      for Biocontent (Bioinformatics) by Geographic Region - the US,
      Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
      Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
      Graph/Chart)                                                      72

      Table 8: World Historic Review for Biocontent (Bioinformatics)
      by Geographic Region - the US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed
      with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000
      through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                 73

      Table 9: World 11-Year Perspective for Biocontent
      (Bioinformatics) by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown
      of Dollar Sales for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific and Rest of World for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015
      (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                              74

      Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
      for Hardware (Bioinformatics) by Geographic Region - the US,
      Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
      Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
      Graph/Chart)                                                      75

      Table 11: World Historic Review for Hardware (Bioinformatics)
      by Geographic Region - the US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed
      with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000
      through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                 76

      Table 12: World 11-Year Perspective for Hardware
      (Bioinformatics) by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown
      of Dollar Sales for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific and Rest of World for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015
      (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                              77
     
  11. THE UNITED STATES                                                 78
      A.Market Analysis                                                 78
        Outlook                                                         78
        Market Overview                                                 78
        Patents in Bioinformatics                                       78
      B.Market Analytics                                                79
        Table 13: US Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
        for Bioinformatics by Product Segment - Software, Biocontent
        and Hardware Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Sales
        Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      79

        Table 14: US Historic Review for Bioinformatics by Product
        Segment - Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    80

        Table 15: US 11-Year Perspective for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
        Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets for 2005, 2010 &
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       80
     
  12. CANADA                                                            81
      A.Market Analysis                                                 81
        Outlook                                                         81
        Bioinformatics in Recombinant Technology                        81
        Canadian Bioinformatics Industry                                81
      B.Market Analytics                                                82
        Table 16: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Market
        Analysis for Bioinformatics by Product Segment - Software,
        Biocontent and Hardware Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       82

        Table 17: Canadian Historic Review for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    83

        Table 18: Canadian 11-Year Perspective for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
        Software Biocontent and Hardware Markets for 2005, 2010 &
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       83
 
  13. JAPAN                                                             84
      A.Market Analysis                                                 84
        Overview                                                        84
        An Update on Japanese Bioinformatics Industry                   84
        JbiC Drives Japanese Bioinformatics Industry                    84
      B.Market Analytics                                                85
        Table 19: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Market
        Analysis for Bioinformatics by Product Segment - Software,
        Biocontent and Hardware Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       85

        Table 20: Japanese Historic Review for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    86

        Table 21: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
        Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets for 2005, 2010 &
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       86
     
  14. EUROPE                                                            87
      A.Market Analysis                                                 87
        Outlook                                                         87
        European Bioinformatics Market                                  87
        Major Public Science Institutes                                 87
        Regulatory Environment                                          88
      B.Market Analytics                                                88
        Table 22: European Recent Past, Current & Future Market
        Analysis for Bioinformatics by Geographic Region -France,
        Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Independently Analyzed
        with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007
        through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)               88

        Table 23: European Historic Review for Bioinformatics by
        Geographic Region -France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of
        Europe Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
        US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      89

        Table 24: European 11-Year Perspective for Bioinformatics by
        Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
        France, Germany, UK, Italy and Rest of Europe for Years
        2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          90

        Table 25: European Recent Past, Current & Future Market
        Analysis for Bioinformatics by Product Segment - Software,
        Biocontent and Hardware Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       91

        Table 26: European Historic Review for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    92

        Table 27: European 11-Year Perspective for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
        Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets for 2005, 2010 &
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       92
     
  14a. FRANCE                                                           93
       Market Analysis                                                  93
        Table 28: French Recent Past, Current & Future Market
        Analysis for Bioinformatics by Product Segments - Software,
        Biocontent and Hardware Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       93

        Table 29: French Historic Review for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    94

        Table 30: French 11-Year Perspective for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
        Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets for 2005, 2010 &
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       94
    
  14b. GERMANY                                                          95
       Market Analysis                                                  95
        Table 31: German Recent Past, Current & Future Market
        Analysis for Bioinformatics by Product Segments -Software,
        Biocontent and Hardware Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       95

        Table 32: German Historic Review for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    96

        Table 33: German 11-Year Perspective for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
        Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets for 2005, 2010 &
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       96
    
  14c. THE UNITED KINGDOM                                               97
      A.Market Analysis                                                 97
        Overview                                                        97
        Research Entities                                               97
      B.Market Analytics                                                98
        Table 34: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
        for Bioinformatics by Product Segment - Software, Biocontent
        and Hardware Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
        Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                            98

        Table 35: UK Historic Review for Bioinformatics by Product
        Segment - Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    99

        Table 36: UK 11-Year Perspective for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
        Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets for 2005, 2010 &
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       99
    
  14d. ITALY                                                            100
       Market Analysis                                                  100
        Table 37: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Market
        Analysis for Bioinformatics by Product Segments - Software,
        Biocontent and Hardware Markets Independently Analyzed with
        Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       100

        Table 38: Italian Historic Review for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    101

        Table 39: Italian 11-Year Perspective for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
        Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets for 2005, 2010 &
        2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                       101
    
  14e. REST OF EUROPE                                                   102
      A.Market Analysis                                                 102
        Outlook                                                         102
        National Service Center for Bioinformatics in Netherlands       102
      B.Market Analytics                                                103
        Table 40: Rest of Europe Market Analysis for Bioinformatics
        by Product Segment - Recent Past, Current & Future Market
        Analysis for Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    103

        Table 41: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Bioinformatics
        by Product Segment - Software, Biocontent and Hardware
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
        US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      104

        Table 42: Rest of Europe 11-Year Perspective for
        Bioinformatics by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets
        for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)      104
   
  15. ASIA-PACIFIC                                                      105
      A.Market Analysis                                                 105
        Outlook                                                         105
        Bioinformatics in Asia-Pacific                                  105
         India                                                          105
          India - An Emerging Player in Bioinformatics Offshoring
           Services                                                     106
          Emerging Trends in the Indian Bioinformatics Services Sector  107
         Taiwan                                                         107
         Australia                                                      107
          Market Drivers                                                108
          Market Inhibitors                                             108
         Singapore                                                      108
         Korea                                                          108
      B.Market Analytics                                                109
        Table 43: Asia-Pacific Market Analysis for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
        Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          109

        Table 44: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Bioinformatics by
        Product Segment - Software,Biocontent and Hardware Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    110

        Table 45: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for
        Bioinformatics by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets
        for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)      111
  
  16. REST OF WORLD                                                     112
      A.Market Analysis                                                 112
        Outlook                                                         112
      B.Market Analytics                                                112
        Table 46: Rest of World Market Analysis for Bioinformatics
        by Product Segment - Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
        for Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          112

        Table 47: Rest of World Historic Review for Bioinformatics
        by Product Segment - Software, Biocontent and Hardware
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
        US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      113

        Table 48: Rest of World 11-Year Perspective for
        Bioinformatics by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for Software, Biocontent and Hardware Markets
        for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)      114
   

  COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

     Total Companies Profiled: 206 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 218)

     ------------------------------------------
     Region/Country                     Players
     ------------------------------------------
     The United States                    146
     Canada                                 9
     Japan                                  2
     Europe                                46
      France                                2
      Germany                              14
      The United Kingdom                   12
      Spain                                 1
      Rest of Europe                       17
     Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)        13
     Africa                                 1
     Middle East                            1
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