2008 Flow Cytometry Report: Market Overview and Industry Survey

The 2008 Flow Cytometry Report is composed of an in-depth Market Overview, an introduction to the 2008 Flow Cytometry Survey and methodology used, and analysis of the survey results. The flow cytometry market is composed of instruments, reagents, devices, and services used across the research and clinical life sciences areas that span the academic and biomedical, bio¬technology, and pharmaceutical business market sectors. The 2008 Flow Cytometry Market is estimated at $1.5Billion and is estimated to grow to $3.7Billion by 2015 with estimated growth rates of existing product. Sixty-eight percent of the 2008 product revenue is from Instruments and Reagents make up 32% of the revenue. Cell-based Flow Cytometry is estimated at $1.3 Billion with a CAGR of 10-15%. Market leaders Becton Dickinson and Beckman Coulter comprise about 70% of the Research and Clinical areas of the Cell-based Flow Cytometry Market. Bead-based Flow Cytometry is estimated at $215 Million with a CAGR of 25-30%. Luminex and part¬ners comprise approximately 90% of the bead-based flow cytometry market.

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Survey Introduction and Methodology
The 2008 Flow Cytometry Survey is designed to provide life science suppliers of flow cytometry instruments, reagents, and software with information about the current needs of researchers and their future purchasing plans. Data were gathered from questions regarding their usage habits including research goals, facility type, number of flow experiments performed per week, types of flow cytometry products commonly used, average number of samples per experi¬ment currently used and how this will change in one year, applications, and sample and cell types frequently used. Other questions were related to brand preference of instruments, kits and reagents, and software. Participants were asked to identify key features considered when purchasing a flow cytometer instrument and flow cytometry software. Specific questions ad¬dressed which fluorophores are utilized, which molecule families are studied, and number of colors/lasers used in each experiment and how that is predicted to change in three years. Other questions uncovered cell sorting needs and how many colors are used for sorting, how often sterile conditions are required, and what fluid type is most commonly used. Participants were given the opportunity to provide open-ended suggestions for next generation flow cytometry instruments, kits and reagents, and software. Demographic information was collected for each participant including country, institution type, job title, areas of research focus, highest degree attained, and purchasing authority.

The survey consisted of 34 questions, two of which were open-ended. The survey was adminis¬tered online from June 23rd - July 11th, 2008, and the data tabulated and presented as part of this market report.