Materials Characterization

The chemical industry, sandwiched downstream of oil & gas and upstream of pharmaceuticals, foods, and other manufacturing industries, is the backbone of most industrial processes, providing the key raw materials needed for the vast majority of end-use consumer products. Encompassing commodity chemicals, specialty chemicals, and fine chemicals, laboratories within this industry comprise about 5% of…

For most manufacturing facilities in the food industry, laboratories must first test the raw materials that are purchased from an external supplier or farm. This must occur before they are allowed to be processed by the manufacturer. As the raw materials are processed, they are usually tested or monitored in some way. Samples tested during…

Environmental testing is a key area of the global analytical instrumentation market that looks at qualitatively and/or quantitatively analyzing contaminants in the environment. These contaminants can take many forms, from toxic chemicals in drinking water as the result of industrial processes to small particulate matter in the air we breathe. In order to protect from…

The SDi Global Assessment Report 2020: The Laboratory Analytical & Life Science Instrumentation Industry is the gold standard for market research reports in the analytical and life science instrument market.

Updated June 2020 to reflect the COVID-19 and related lab closure situation.

This report provides detailed data on every major life science and analytical instrument technology…

Contract research organizations (CROs) are essential partners in the drug development field. As companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries shift their development pipelines towards more targeted therapies, the cost of development has significantly increased while the patient pool for each drug is smaller. This has resulted in leaner R&D infrastructures and increasing reliance on…

The greater Asia Pacific region is home to a number of extremely diverse countries ranging from advanced technological hubs to emerging economies. Countries like Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia are already major players on the world stage in industries like pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, semiconductors, and mining. Elsewhere some of the fastest growing…

Laboratory instrumentation is ubiquitous throughout all stages of drug development, aiding scientists involved in a wide variety of workflows, including drug discovery, clinical trials, translational research, and the quality control testing of input materials and finished products. The inherent need for precise and accurate data on pharmaceutical and biotherapeutic compounds throughout their development, combined with the…

The oil and gas industry as a whole remains the largest single source of energy in terms of global consumption.  Fossil fuels, including coal, make up more than 80% of the world’s energy supply.  Despite conservation efforts and research into alternative fuel sources, even the most ‘optimistic’ scenarios for reducing global dependence on fossil fuels…

With its large and diverse economy, Europe remains a key market for analytical instrument manufacturers. The report features data on market size and five-year (2018 – 2023) growth rates for 81 analytical technologies in the European market. These market sizes are consolidated into 10 categories of laboratory instrumentation and segmented by the European region and end…