Modern day sensors have come a long way from their predecessors, which used transistors made of bulky semi-conducting materials. Advent of micro fabrication technology has led to miniaturization of biosensors. Indeed under stages of development currently are nano-sized electronic components. However, biosensors market is characterized by slower pace of commercialization, which is primarily attributed to high cost, availability of effective alternative technologies, and issues related to stability, sensitivity, and quality assurance. Biosensors in medical applications remain a hugely untapped market, attracting several new players.
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

BIOSENSORS IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS		BMR-1107


                                       CONTENTS



  1. METHODOLOGY                                                           1
      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                          1
      Disclaimers                                                          2
      Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level                            3

  2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS                                   4
      Commercialization of Biosensors - Challenges Ahead                   4
      Facts and General Trends                                             4
      Regulations Encumber Biosensors Market Growth                        5
      Impediments to Commercialization                                     5
      Global Biosensors Market                                             6
      Medical Biosensors: A Promising Area                                 6
       Increasing Medical Applications for Biosensors                      6
       Painless Technologies Spark Evolution in Glucose Monitoring
        Segment                                                            7
       Biosensors Primarily Used in Blood Gas/ Electrolyte
        Analyzers, Glucose Meters and Metabolite Analyzers                 7
      Swift Growth of Biosensors Demand in Medical Diagnostics             7
      Growing Demand and R&D Activities Drive the Biosensors Market        7

  3. COMPETITIVE SCENARIO                                                  8
      Intensity of Competition                                             8

  4. PRODUCT FACTS                                                         9
      Medical Biosensors                                                   10
      Glucose Sensors                                                      10
      Other Medical Biosensors                                             10
      Environmental Biosensors                                             10
      Other Biosensors                                                     10

  5. APPLICATION AREAS                                                     11
      A. Medical Applications                                              11
        Glucose Meters                                                     11
         Biosensors in Home Glucose Monitors                               11
         PBGM Devices: Based on Photometric  or Biosensor Technology.      11
         Product Innovations Rule the Roost                                12
         Non-Invasive Products                                             12
        Blood Gas Market                                                   13
         Sensors Facilitate Analysis of Blood                              13
         Market for DNA Biosensors and  Genechips in Nascent Stage         13
      B. Environmental Biosensors                                          13
      C. Industrial Applications                                           15
        Summarization of Available Biosensors &  Technological
         Applications                                                      15
      D. Other Application Areas                                           16
        Biological Warfare- An Increasingly  Important Area for
         Biosensors                                                        16
         Fingerprinting - A Much Needed  Advantage?                        16

  6. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS                                                16
      WaveSense Europe Unveils New Jazz™ Blood Glucose Meter in UK         16
      Medtronic Receives FDA Clearance on OneTouch® Ultralink™             16
      Medtronic Bags FDA Approval on CGMS® iPro™                           17
      T+ Medical Partners LifeScan for Diabetes Management                 17
      Mexico Inventors Develop Integrated Optical Biosensor System         18
      New Biosensor Detects Avian Influenza Virus                          18
      US Scientists to Develop Nano-based Biosensor                        18
      Japanese Inventors Develop New Biosensor                             18
      US Scientists Develops New Biosensor                                 18
      NeoSensors Re-Introduces Biosensor Product Range                     18
      Siemens Medical Releases Rapidlab Version 2.0 Software               19
      Innovative Biosensors Unveils BioFlash Biological Detector           19
      Medtronic Introduces Guardian® Real-Time System for Diabetes
       Management                                                          19
      Nova Biomedical Introduces Nova Max™ Blood Glucose Monitor           20
      ARKRAY Introduces PocketChem EZ Blood Glucose Monitoring Device      20
      Medtronic Unveils Continuous Glucose Monitoring System               20
      Abbott Introduces FreeStyle Lite                                     20
      SPO Medical Launches Two Oximetry Devices                            21
      ForteBio Launches New Biosensors for Research and Development        21
      Aerotel Medical Systems Takes Over Tadiran LifeCare's Business
       Operations                                                          21
      Siemens Medical Completes Acquisition of Bayer's Diagnostic
       Division                                                            22
      Biosensors to Purchase 50% Stake in JWMS                             22
      Siemens Signs Merger Agreement with Dade Behring                     22
      Abbott to Divest Core Laboratory Diagnostics Business                23
      Axela and BioCheck Inks License and Supply Agreement                 23
      FDA Grants Waiver for Abbott's i-STAT CHEM8+                         23
      Aventir Receives FDA Approval for GlucosePilot                       24
      Inscent to Develop New Biosensor to Save Public Health               24
      Wellion Linus Receives TNO Approval                                  24
      Virogenomics Receives Grant of US$1.9M to Develop BioSensor
       Technology                                                          24
      Acacia Acquires Rights to Patent for Pointing Device Technology      24
      NanoSensors Grants Sub-Contract for Prototype Production of
       Biosensor                                                           25
      Axela and Toronto University to Develop Patient Bedside
       Testing Devices                                                     25
      Attana and Isogen Ink a Distribution Agreement                       25
      Biosense Webster Expands Alliance with Stereotaxis                   25
      Medtronic Enters into Exclusive Distribution Agreement with
       LifeScan                                                            26
      WaveSense to Launch European Subsidiary, WaveSense Europe            26

  7. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS                                               27
      Holograms - The Next Generation Biosensors                           27
      Smart Bandages- A New Way of Wound Care                              27
      PulseTracer Unveils PT100 Biosensor                                  28
      Molecular Biology- Increasingly Used in  the Biosensor Business      28
      Micro-System Platforms for Biosensor Applications                    28
      Microelectromechanical Systems- Creating New Horizons                28
      Biochips: Increasingly Being Used in Point-Of-Care Devices           29
      Implantable Biosensors: A Possibility in the Near Future             30
      Biosensors to Carry Out Medical-Checkups at Home                     30
      Immunosensors to Enhance Current Immunoassay Techniques              30
      Microfluidic Glucose Sensor                                          30
      Biosensors in Mycotoxin Detection                                    31
      Some Major Technological Developments inRecent Years                 31
       Animas into Development of Implantable Sensors for Blood Glucose    31
       Cytoplex' Develops Biosensor                                        32
       Immunosensor Ricin Detector                                         32
       Biosensor to Identify Viruses Electronically                        32
       Electrochemical Array Biosensor Technology                          32
       Polymer-Coated Microheaters Enters Market                           32
      Technology Archive                                                   32
       UCSD Instrumental in the Development of Polymer-based,
        Nanoscale Biosensors                                               33
       Applied Digital Solutions Launches VeriChip™                        33
       Applied Digital Solutions Inc. Incorporates Biosensors
        Technology in New Device                                           34
       University of Rhode Island Develops Biosensor to Detect
        Pathological Bacteria in Foods                                     34
       Cellomics Commences Development of Biowarfare Detection             34
       Biosensors- Speed Pathogen Detection                                35
       Optic Interferometic Sensor for Detecting Biological Hazards
        and Attacks                                                        35
       Digital Signal Processing Technology (DSP) in Biosensors            36
       The World's Smallest Biosensors                                     36
        MiniMed Gains FDA Approval for Its Subcutaneous Glucose Sensor     37
       The Nanomachine: The World's Smallest Machine                       37
       Knoxville Cancer Survival Center Develops Laser-based Sensor        37
       Genetic Engineering Creates Biosensors to Clean Environment         37
       New Horizons Develops Immunoassay Tests                             38
       John Hopkins University Develops New Alfa-Toxin Fab                 38
       Texas Instruments Develops a New Surface Plasmon Resonance
        Sensor                                                             39
       A New Biosensor to Confirm Pregnancy                                39
       Gold Biosensor to Detect Carcinogens                                39
       Drug Detecting Biosensor                                            40
       Functional Genomics Technology Uses Biosensors                      40

  8. MAJOR PLAYERS                                                         41
      Companies Developing Biosensor-Based Devices                         41
       Abbott Point Of Care, Inc. (USA)                                    41
       Affinity Sensors (USA)                                              41
       Neosensors Limited (UK)                                             41
       Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc (USA)                            41
       Animas Corporation (USA)                                            42
       LifeScan, Inc. (USA)                                                42
       Medtronic Diabetes (USA)                                            42
       Roche Diagnostics Ltd. (USA)                                        42
      Leading Developers of Biosensor Technology                           43
       AgaMatrix Inc. (USA)                                                43
       Cranfield Health (UK)                                               43
       LifeSensors Inc. (USA)                                              43
       M-Biotech (USA)                                                     44
       Nova Biomedical Corp. (USA)                                         44

  9. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS                                               45

  10. THE UNITED STATES                                                    52
      Other Facts and Figures                                              52
      The US Diabetes Monitoring Market                                    52
      Biosensors- Speeding Pathogen Detection                              52

  11. CANADA                                                               54
      Biosensor Researches in Canada                                       54
       Microfluidic Systems                                                54
       Biosensor Institutions                                              54

  12. JAPAN                                                                56

  13. EUROPE                                                               57

  a. France                                                                60

  b. Germany                                                               61

  c. Italy                                                                 62

  d. The United Kingdom                                                    63

  e. Rest of Europe                                                        65

  14. ASIA-PACIFIC                                                         66

  15. REST OF WORLD                                                        67


 EXHIBITS

      Table 1: Global Biosensors Market by Region for the Period
      2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 2: Percentage Breakdown of Global Biosensors Market by
      Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 3: Global Medical Biosensors Market by Region for the
      Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 4: Percentage Breakdown of Global Medical Biosensors
      Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 5: Global Medical Biosensors Market by Segment for the
      Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 6: Percentage Breakdown of Global Medical Biosensors
      Market by Segment for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 7: Global Glucose Biosensors Market by Region for the
      Period 2007- 2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 8: Percentage Breakdown of Global Glucose Biosensors
      Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 9: Global Other Medical Biosensors Market by Region for
      the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 10: Percentage Breakdown of Global Other Medical
      Biosensors Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 11: Global Environmental Biosensors Market by Region for
      the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 12: Percentage Breakdown of Global Environmental
      Biosensors Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 13: Global Other Biosensors Market by Region for the
      Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 14: Percentage Breakdown of Global Other Biosensors
      Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 15: Biosensors Market by Segment in the US: 2007-2015
      (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 16: Percentage Breakdown of Biosensors Market by Segment
      in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 17: Biosensors Market by Segment in Canada: 2007-2015
      (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of Biosensors Market by Segment
      in Canada for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 19: Biosensors Market by Segment in Japan: 2007-2015
      (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 20: Percentage Breakdown of Biosensors Market by Segment
      in Japan for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 21: Biosensors Market by Region in Europe: 2007-2015
      (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 22: Percentage Breakdown of Biosensors Market by Region
      in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 23: Biosensors Market by Segment in Europe: 2007-2015
      (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 24: Percentage Breakdown of Biosensors Market by Segment
      in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 25: Biosensors Market by  Segment in France: 2007-2015
      (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 26: Percentage Breakdown of Biosensors Market by Segment
      in France for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 27: Biosensors Market by Segment in Germany: 2007-2015
      (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 28: Percentage Breakdown of Biosensors Market by Segment
      in Germany for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 29: Biosensors Market by Segment in Italy: 2007-2015
      (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 30: Percentage Breakdown of Biosensors Market by Segment
      in Italy for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 31: Biosensors Market by Segment in the UK: 2007-2015
      (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 32: Percentage Breakdown of Biosensors Market by Segment
      in the UK for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 33: Biosensors Market by Segment in Rest of Europe:
      2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 34: Percentage Breakdown of Biosensors Market by Segment
      in Rest of Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 35: Biosensors Market by Segment in Asia Pacific
      (excluding Japan):  2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 36: Percentage Breakdown of Biosensors Market by Segment
      in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 37: Biosensors Market by Segment in the Rest of World:
      2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 38: Percentage Breakdown  of Biosensors Market by
      Segment  in the Rest of World for the Years  2008 & 2012


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