This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Biotechnology Instrumentation in US$ Million by the following Product Segments: DNA Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America 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 162 companies including many key and niche players such as Affymetrix, Inc., Agilent Technologies, Inc., Beckman Coulter, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Dionex Corporation, GE HealthCare, Gilson, Inc., Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Life Technologies Corp., Perkin-Elmer, Inc., Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc., Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Varian Inc., and Waters Corporation.  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

BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTATION							MCP-3504
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
       A. DNA Synthesizers                                              4
       B. Protein/Peptide Synthesizers                                  4
       C. DNA Sequencers                                                4
       D. Protein/Peptide Sequencers                                    4
       E. HPLC Equipment & Supplies                                     4
       F. Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies                          4

  2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW                                                  5
      Global Market Analysis                                            5
       By Region                                                        5
       By Product Segment                                               6
      Market Trends                                                     6
       Liquid Chromatography Sees Growth in New Application             6
       Innovations and Discoveries Fuel Demand                          6
       Shift From High-Throughput to Medium-Throughput                  7
       Growth Drivers for HPLC Instrumentation                          7
       Increased Competition and Innovation Marks DNA Sequencers Market 8
       DNA Sequencers Re-Evolve                                         8
       Capillary Gel Electrophoresis - Gains Prominence                 8
       Low Replacement Sales Impact Profit Margins                      9
       2D Gel Electrophoresis - Growth in Proteomics Research Market    9

  3. ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS INDUSTRY:  A PERSPECTIVE                    10
      A Review of the Analytical Industry                               10
       North America - Far More Analytically Advanced                   10
       Pacific Rim - Emerging Markets Reveal Potential                  10
      Technological Developments Influence Market Growth                10
      Biotechnology - Major Impact on Analytical Instruments Market     11

  4. BIOTECHNOLOGY - AN OVERVIEW                                        12
      What is Biotechnology?                                            12
      End-Use based Classification of Biotechnology                     12
      A Large and Diverse Industry                                      13
      Emergence of Biotechnology                                        13

  5. COMPETITIVE SCENARIO                                               14
      Players Dominate Niche Segments                                   14
       Table 1: Leading Players in Global HPLC Systems & Accessories
       Market ( 2006): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for
       Waters, Agilent Technologies, Shimadzu, Hitachi, and  Others
       (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                             14

       Table 2: Leading Players in the Global Electrophoresis
       Equipment Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Value  Sales
       for Bio-Rad Laboratories, GE Healthcare/Amersham,  and Others
       (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                             15

       Table 3: Leading Players in the Global DNA Sequencer  Market
       (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for Applied
       Biosystems, GE Healthcare/Amersham, and  Beckman Coulter
       (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                             15

       Table 4: Leading Players in the Global Low- to Mid-Throughput
       DNA Sequencing Market (2004): Percentage Breakdown of Value
       Sales for Applied Biosystems,  GE Healthcare/Amersham, and
       Others (includes  corresponding Graph/Chart)                     15

  6. BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTATION:  PRODUCT OVERVIEW                   16
      DNA Sequencers                                                    16
       Low, Medium, and High Throughput Sequencers                      16
       DNA: Basis for Modern Biotechnology                              17
       DNA Sequencing                                                   17
        Automated DNA Sequencing                                        17
        Cost of Automated DNA Sequencers                                18
        Market Demand                                                   18
        Competition Among Players                                       18
         DNA Sequencers by Major Players                                19
      DNA Synthesizers                                                  19
       DNA Synthesizers: Manufacture DNA Chemically                     19
      Leaders in DNA Synthesizers                                       19
      Protein/Peptide Sequencers and Synthesizers                       20
       Protein/Peptide Sequencers - Simplifying  a Complicated Process  20
       Peptide Synthesis - A Prologue                                   20
       Peptide Synthesis Procedure                                      20
       Methods of Peptide Synthesis                                     20
      Chromatography - A Separation Technique                           21
       Leading Players                                                  21
       High-Performance Liquid Chromatography                           21
        Table 5: Global Market for High-Performance Liquid
        Chromatography (2008: Percentage Breakdown of Sales for
        Biopharmaceutical, Academic Institutions, Government,
        Agriculture/Food, Environmental  Testing Labs, and Others
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                            21
       Components of HPLC                                               22
      Electrophoresis                                                   22
       Pre-requisites for Electrophoresis                               22
       Types of Electrophoresis                                         23
        Conventional/Gel Electrophoresis                                23
         Slab Gel Electrophoresis                                       23
         Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis                             23
         Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis                            23
          2-D Gel Electrophoresis to Display Prokaryotic Proteins       24
        Capillary Electrophoresis                                       24
         Advantages of Capillary Electrophoresis                        25
        Application Areas for Electrophoresis                           25
         Table 6: Global Capillary Electrophoresis Equipment Market
         (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Sector -
         Pharmaceutical Industry, Bioscience,  Chemical Industry,
         Food/Beverages, and Others (includes corresponding
         Graph/Chart)                                                   26
      Technological Advances in Biotechnology Instrumentation           26
       Major Innovations in Biotech Instruments Industry                26

  7. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS                                  27
      PTI Unveils OVERTURE Robotic Peptide  Library Synthesizer         27
      CEM Unveils Liberty1(tm) Single Channel Microwave  Peptide
       Synthesizer                                                      27
      IBM to Develop a Nanoscale DNA Sequencer                          27
      Protein Technologies Introduces IntelliSynth System               28
      Bruker Daltonics Releases New Edmass MALDI-TOF  MS Systems        28
      Ozone Group Introduces India's First Protein Sequencer            28
      Agilent to Introduce New Advanced DNA Sequencer                   28
      Dionex Expands Acclaim(r) Product Line                            28
      Dionex Expands ProSwift(r) Monolithic HPLC  Columns Range         29
      Dionex Launches UltiMate(r) 3000 Titanium System                  29
      PerkinElmer Launches Series 275 HreS(tm) LC System                29
      Shimadzu Launches Novel Electrophoresis System                    29
      Varian Launches 920-LC HPLC System                                29
      Varian Launches 940-LC HPLC System                                30
      Varian Launches Novel LC Columns                                  30

  8. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS IN  RECENT PAST -
     A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER                                              31
      Agilent Launches Novel LC/MS Systems                              31
      Shimadzu Unveils Shim-pack XR HPLC Columns                        31
      Varian Introduces New Line of HPLC Columns                        31
      Supelco Launches Ascentis C8 HPLC Column                          31
      Shimadzu Scientific Introduces Prominence 2D HPLC Series          32
      Agilent Technologies Introduces ZORBAX Eclipse Plus HPLC Columns  32
      Waters Corp Releases New Columns for HPLC and UPLC                32
      Applied Biosystems Unveils TargetSeq(tm) Resequencing System      32
      Agilent Technologies Introduces 1200 Series LC                    32
      Waters Corporation Releases New Products for UPLC Applications    33
      Waters Corporation Unveils Peptide Separation Columns             33
      CombiMatrix Releases DNA Synthesizer for Microarrays              33
      Invitrogen Introduces Wide Format Gels                            33
      Applied Biosystems/MDS Sciex Introduces Tempo(tm) LC Systems      34
      Shimadzu Scientific Introduces Network-Enabled HPLC Controller    34
      Shimadzu Scientific Launches Network-ready HPLC                   34
      Dionex Introduces Acclaim(r) Columns                              34
      Agilent Introduces HPLC-Chip/MS System                            35
      ZirChrom Launches ZirChrom-SELECT HPLC Columns                    35
      Applied Biosystems Launches VariantSEQr(tm) Resequencing System   35
      Nanostream to Introduce Veloce Micro-Parallel HPLC Systems        35

  9. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY                                           36
      AB SCIEX Takes Over Liquid Chromatography  Business of Eksigent   36
      IBM to Develop Nano-Scale DNA Sequencer                           36
      Dionex to Acquire ESA Life Sciences Tools                         36
      Elon U to Invest in DNA Sequencer and PCR  Thermal Cycler         37
      MultiSynTech and Biotage Enter Into Agreements                    37
      Applied Biosystems and Invitrogen Merge to form  Life
       Technologies Corp.                                               38
      Applied Biosystems to Develop Advanced DNA  Sequencer Software    38
      Agilent Acquires Colloidal Dynamics, TILL Photonics               38

  10. CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN THE RECENT  PAST - A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER    39
      GE Acquires Wave Biotech                                          39
      Agilent to Acquire Velocity11                                     39
      Agilent Acquires Stratagene                                       39
      Thermo Fisher Takes Over La-Pha-Pack                              39
      QIAGEN Acquires eGene                                             39
      Waters Corp Takes Over VICAM                                      40
      Applied Biosystems Acquires APG                                   40
      Thermo Electron Merges with Fisher Scientific, Forms Thermo
       Fisher Scientific                                                40
      AB and Hitachi Join for DNA Analysis Technologies                 40
      Waters Corp. Collaborates with Applied Biosystems/ MDS SCIEX      41
      Eksigent Signs Distribution Agreement with Applied Biosystems     41
      Waters Corp Signs Agreement with Thermo Electron                  41
      Applied Biosystems and Eagle Research Forge Alliance              41
      Eksigent's Strategic Alliance with Phenomenex                     42
      Dionex Expands Business Operations in Germany                     42
      Invitrogen Takes Over Dynal Biotech                               42
      Affymetrix Acquires ParAllele BioScience                          42
      Dionex Acquires Technology and LC Media Products from Teledyne
       Isco                                                             42
      Varian Acquires PL International                                  43
      CombiMatrix Associates with Biodesign Institute                   43
      Affymetrix's Licensing Agreement with Abbott                      43
      Invitrogen's Distribution Agreement with Nonlinear Dynamics       43
      Wyeth's Technology Agreement with Affymetrix                      43
      Agilent Enters into Agreement with Bruker Daltonics               44
      ESA Biosciences Purchases Richard Scientific                      44
      Ciphergen Divests Life Science Research Business                  44
      Furuno Electric and CombiMatrix to Form Alliance                  44
      Amersham Biosciences Becomes Part of GE                           44

  11. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS                                    45
      Affymetrix Inc. (USA)                                             45
      Agilent Technologies, Inc. (USA)                                  45
      Beckman Coulter (USA)                                             46
      Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (USA)                                  46
      Dionex Corporation (USA)                                          47
      GE HealthCare (UK)                                                47
      Gilson, Inc. (USA)                                                48
      Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. (Japan)                           48
      Life Technologies Corp. (US)                                      49
      PerkinElmer, Inc. (USA)                                           49
      Shimadzu Corp. (Japan)                                            50
       Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. (USA)                      50
      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (USA)                              51
      Varian, Inc. (USA)                                                51
      Waters Corp. (USA)                                                52

  12. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE                                         53
      Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      Biotechnology Instrumentation by Geographic Region - US,
      Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),  Latin
      America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with
      Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for  Years 2007 through
      2015 (includes corresponding  Graph/Chart)                        53

      Table 8: World Historic Review for Biotechnology
      Instrumentation by Geographic Region - US, Canada,  Japan,
      Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),  Latin America, and
      Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
      Sales Figures in US$ Million for  Years 2000 through 2006
      (includes corresponding  Graph/Chart)                             54

      Table 9: World 11-Year Perspective for Biotechnology
      Instrumentation by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
      Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets
      for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015  (includes corresponding
      Graph/Chart)                                                      55

      Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis  for
      DNA Synthesizers by Geographic Region - US,  Canada, Japan,
      Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),  Latin America, and
      Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
      Figures in US$ Million for  Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
      corresponding  Graph/Chart)                                       56

      Table 11: World Historic Review for DNA Synthesizers by
      Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
      Million for Years 2000  through 2006 (includes corresponding
      Graph/Chart)                                                      57

      Table 12: World 11-Year Perspective for DNA Synthesizers by
      Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar  Sales for
      US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
      Latin America, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010
      & 2015 (includes corresponding  Graph/Chart)                      58

      Table 13: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      Protein/Peptide Synthesizers by Geographic Region - US,
      Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin
      America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with
      Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through
      2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                         59

      Table 14: World Historic Review for Protein/Peptide
      Synthesizers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
      Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America,  and
      Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with  Annual
      Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000  through 2006
      (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                              60

      Table 15: World 11-Year Perspective for Protein/Peptide
      Synthesizers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
      Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets
      for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
      Graph/Chart)                                                      61

      Table 16: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for DNA
      Sequencers by Geographic Region - US, Canada,  Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of
      World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
      in US$ Million for Years2007 through 2015 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                        62

      Table 17: World Historic Review for DNA Sequencers by
      Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets
      Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
      Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
      Graph/Chart)                                                      63

      Table 18: World 11-Year Perspective for DNA Sequencers by
      Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales  for
      US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding  Japan),
      Latin America, and Rest of World Markets for  Years 2005, 2010
      & 2015 (includes corresponding  Graph/Chart)                      64

      Table 19: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      Protein/Peptide Sequencers by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
      Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America,
      and Rest of World Markets  Independently Analyzed with Annual
      Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015
      (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                              65

      Table 20: World Historic Review for Protein/Peptide
      Sequencers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,  Europe,
      Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of
      World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
      in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                        66

      Table 21: World 11-Year Perspective for Protein/Peptide
      Sequencers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
      Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets
      for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
      Graph/Chart)                                                      67

      Table 22: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      HPLC Equipment & Supplies by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
      Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America,
      and Rest of World Markets  Independently Analyzed with Annual
      Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 through 2015
      (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                              68

      Table 23: World Historic Review for HPLC Equipment & Supplies
      by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,  Europe,
      Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and  Rest of
      World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual  Sales
      Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                        69

      Table 24: World 11-Year Perspective for HPLC Equipment &
      Supplies by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
      Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
      Japan), Latin America, and Rest of World Markets for Years
      2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)            70

      Table 25: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies by Geographic Region -
      US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
      Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently
      Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
      2007  through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)           71

      Table 26: World Historic Review for Electrophoresis  Equipment
      & Supplies by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and Rest of
      World Markets Independently Analyzed with  Annual Sales
      Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000  through 2006 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                        72

      Table 27: World 11-Year Perspective for Electrophoresis
      Equipment & Supplies by Geographic Region - Percentage
      Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
      Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America, and  Rest of
      World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015  (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                        73

  13. THE UNITED STATES                                                 74
      A.Market Analysis                                                 74
        Current & Future Analysis                                       74
        Market Trends                                                   74
         Sales of DNA Sequencers Surge Amid Recession                   74
         Growing Importance of Hyphenated Technologies                  75
         DNA Synthesizers Market                                        75
         Growth in Separation Technologies                              75
         Fast LC Systems Support HPLC Market Growth                     75
        Regulatory Mechanisms                                           76
         Regulations of EPA for HPLC                                    76
         Food and Drug Administration                                   76
        Competitive Scenario                                            76
         Table 28: Leading Players in the US Electrophoresis
         Equipment Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Volume
         Sales for Bio-Rad Laboratories, Amersham/ GE Healthcare,
         and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                77
      B.Market Analytics                                                78
        Table 29: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
        Biotechnology Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA
        Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers,
        Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC  Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for  Years
        2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          78

        Table 30: US Historic Review for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/
        Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          79

        Table 31: US 11-Year Perspective for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown
        of Dollar Sales for DNA Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide
        Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/Peptide Sequencers,
        HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and Electrophoresis Equipment &
        Supplies Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &  2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      80

  14. CANADA                                                            81
      A.Market Analysis                                                 81
        Current & Future Analysis                                       81
        Biotechnology Industry                                          81
      B.Market Analytics                                                82
        Table 32: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
        for Biotechnology Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA
        Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers,
        Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies  Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales  Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          82

        Table 33: Canadian Historic Review for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/
        Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2000 through 2006  (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         83

        Table 34: Canadian 11-Year Perspective for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown
        of Dollar Sales for DNA Synthesizers, Protein/ Peptide
        Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/Peptide Sequencers,
        HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and Electrophoresis Equipment &
        Supplies Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &  2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      84

  15. JAPAN                                                             85
      A.Market Analysis                                                 85
        Current & Future Analysis                                       85
        Biotechnology Industry                                          85
         Research Entities                                              85
      B.Market Analytics                                                86
        Table 35: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
        for Biotechnology Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA
        Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers,
        Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies  Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales  Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          86

        Table 36: Japanese Historic Review for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers,
        Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2000 through 2006  (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         87

        Table 37: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for DNA Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide
        Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/ Peptide Sequencers,
        HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and Electrophoresis Equipment &
        Supplies Markets for  Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      88

  16. EUROPE                                                            89
       A.Market Analysis                                                89
        Current & Future Analysis                                       89
        Recession Favors Demand of 2-D Gel Electrophoresis  Systems     89
       B.Market Analytics                                               90
        Table 38: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
        for Biotechnology Instrumentation by Geographic Region -
        France, Germany, Italy, UK, Rest of Europe Markets
        Independently Analyzed  with Annual Sales Figures in US$
        Million for  Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      90

        Table 39: European Historic Review for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Geographic Region - France,  Germany,
        Italy, UK, Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed
        with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for  Years 2000
        through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)               91

        Table 40: European 11-Year Perspective for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown
        of Dollar Sales for France, Germany, Italy,  UK and Rest of
        Europe Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &  2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      92

        Table 41: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
        for Biotechnology Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA
        Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers,
        Protein/ Peptide Sequencers,HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies  Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales  Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          93

        Table 42: European Historic Review for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers,
        Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in  US$ Million for Years
        2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          94

        Table 43: European 11-Year Perspective for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for DNA Synthesizers, Protein/ Peptide
        Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/Peptide Sequencers,
        HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and Electrophoresis Equipment &
        Supplies Markets for Years  2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      95

  16a. FRANCE                                                           96
      A.Market Analysis                                                 96
        Current & Future Analysis                                       96
        Biotechnology Industry                                          96
      B.Market Analytics                                                97
        Table 44: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis  for
        Biotechnology Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA
        Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers,
        Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC  Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          97

        Table 45: French Historic Review for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/
        Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          98

        Table 46: French 11-Year Perspective for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown
        of Dollar Sales for DNA Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide
        Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/Peptide Sequencers,
        HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and Electrophoresis Equipment &
        Supplies Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &  2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      99

  16b. GERMANY                                                          100
      A.Market Analysis                                                 100
        Current & Future Analysis                                       100
        Biotechnology Industry                                          100
        Analytical Equipment Market                                     101
      B.Market Analytics                                                102
        Table 47: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
        Biotechnology Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA
        Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers,
        Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies  Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          102

        Table 48: German Historic Review for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/
        Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for  Years
        2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          103

        Table 49: German 11-Year Perspective for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for DNA Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide
        Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/Peptide Sequencers,
        HPLC Equipment & Supplie, and Electrophoresis Equipment &
        Supplies Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      104

  16c. ITALY                                                            105
      A.Market Analysis                                                 105
        Current & Future Analysis                                       105
        Biotechnology Industry                                          105
      B.Market Analytics                                                106
        Table 50: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
        for Biotechnology Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA
        Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers,
        Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC  Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis  Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million  for Years
        2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          106

        Table 51: Italian Historic Review for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers,
        Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies  Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          107

        Table 52: Italian 11-Year Perspective for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for DNA Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide
        Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/Peptide Sequencers,
        HPLC Equipment &  Supplies, and Electrophoresis Equipment &
        Supplies Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &  2015 (includes
        corresponding  Graph/Chart)                                     108

  16d. THE UNITED KINGDOM                                               109
      A.Market Analysis                                                 109
        Current & Future Analysis                                       109
        Biotechnology Industry                                          109
         Research Entities                                              109
         Outlook                                                        110
      B.Market Analytics                                                110
        Table 53: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
        Biotechnology Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA
        Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide Synthesizers,  DNA Sequencers,
        Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual  Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2007  through 2015 (includes corresponding  Graph/Chart)        110

        Table 54: UK Historic Review for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/
        Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies,  and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures  in US$ Million for Years
        2000 through 2006  (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         111

        Table 55: UK 11-Year Perspective for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown
        of Dollar Sales for DNA Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide
        Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/Peptide Sequencers,
        HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and Electrophoresis Equipment &
        Supplies Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &  2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      112

  16e. REST OF EUROPE                                                   113
      A.Market Analysis                                                 113
        Current & Future Analysis                                       113
        Focus on Select Markets                                         113
         Sweden                                                         113
         Switzerland                                                    114
      B.Market Analytics                                                114
        Table 56: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future
        Analysis for biotechnology Instrumentation by Product
        Segment - DNA Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide Synthesizers,
        DNA Sequencers, Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment &
        Supplies, and Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual  Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2007 through  2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    114

        Table 57: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/
        Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          115

        Table 58: Rest of Europe 11-Year Perspective for
        Biotechnology Instrumentation by Product Segment -
        Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for DNA Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/
        Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets for  Years
        2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          116

  17. ASIA-PACIFIC                                                      117
      A.Market Analysis                                                 117
        Current & Future Analysis                                       117
        Focus on Select Markets                                         117
         Australia                                                      117
         China                                                          117
          A Retrospect of the Chinese Biotech Industry                  117
          Biotechnology Instruments - High Growth Potential             118
         India                                                          118
          Liquid Chromatography Market Surges  Despite Recession        118
          Manufacturers Respond to Growing Market  Demand With New
           Products                                                     118
          Gas Chromatography Market on a Growth Spree                   118
          Solexa Leads the Indian Market for Next  Generation
           Sequencing Technologies                                      119
          Applied Biosystems Leads DNA Sequencing  Technologies Market  119
          Biotechnology Industry in India - An Overview                 119
         Taiwan                                                         120
      B.Market Analytics                                                121
        Table 59: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
        Analysis for biotechnology Instrumentation by Product
        Segment - DNA Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide Synthesizers,
        DNA Sequencers, Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment &
        Supplies, and Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    121

        Table 60: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/
        Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
        2000 through 2006  (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)         122

        Table 61: Asia Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Sales for DNA Synthesizers, Protein/ Peptide
        Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/Peptide Sequencers,
        HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and Electrophoresis Equipment &
        Supplies Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &  2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      123

  18. LATIN AMERICA                                                     124
      A.Market Analysis                                                 124
        Current & Future Analysis                                       124
        Brazil                                                          124
      B.Market Analytics                                                125
        Table 62: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future
        Analysis for biotechnology Instrumentation by Product
        Segment - DNA Synthesizers, Protein/Peptide Synthesizers,
        DNA Sequencers, Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment &
        Supplies, and Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual  Sales Figures in US$
        Million for Years 2007 through  2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    125

        Table 63: Latin American Historic Review for  Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment -  DNA Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers,  DNA Sequencers,
        Protein/Peptide Sequencers,  HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million  for Years
        2000 through 2006 (includes  corresponding Graph/Chart)         126

        Table 64: Latin American 11-Year Perspective for
        Biotechnology Instrumentation by Product Segment -
        Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for DNA  Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA  Sequencers,
        Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC  Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis  Equipment & Supplies Markets for Years
        2005,  2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding  Graph/Chart)        127

  19. REST OF WORLD                                                     128
      A.Market Analysis                                                 128
        Current & Future Analysis                                       128
      B.Market Analytics                                                128
        Table 65: Rest of World Recent Past, Current &  Future
        Analysis for Biotechnology Instrumentation  by Product
        Segment - DNA Synthesizers, Protein/  Peptide Synthesizers,
        DNA Sequencers, Protein/ Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment
        & Supplies,  and Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies
        Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual  Sales Figures in
        US$ Million for Years 2007  through 2015 (includes
        corresponding  Graph/Chart)                                     128

        Table 66: Rest of World Historic Review for Biotechnology
        Instrumentation by Product Segment - DNA Synthesizers,
        Protein/Peptide Synthesizers, DNA Sequencers, Protein/
        Peptide Sequencers, HPLC Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis Equipment & Supplies Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for  Years
        2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)          129

        Table 67: Rest of World 11-Year Perspective for
        Biotechnology Instrumentation by Product Segment -
        Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for DNA  Synthesizers,
        Protein/ Peptide Synthesizers, DNA  Sequencers,
        Protein/Peptide Sequencers, HPLC  Equipment & Supplies, and
        Electrophoresis  Equipment & Supplies Markets for Years
        2005,  2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding  Graph/Chart)        130


 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

     Total Companies Profiled: 162 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 184)

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     Region/Country                     Players
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     The United States                    128
     Canada                                 2
     Japan                                  6
     Europe                                44
      France                                4
      Germany                              14
      The United Kingdom                   11
      Italy                                 1
      Spain                                 1
      Rest of Europe                       13
     Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)         4
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