BioMEMS

The BioMEMS market is expected to grow rapidly, from $1.9B in 2012 to $6.6B in 2018! Microsystems integration is fast becoming a key added-value for system manufacturers.

Microsystem devices have become increasingly visible in the healthcare market by serving as solutions adapted to the requirements of various applications. The usefulness of these devices is two-fold: for one, they improve medical device performance for the patient; and secondly, they offer competitive advantages to system manufacturers. For example, the introduction of accelerometers in pacemakers has revolutionized the treatment of cardiac diseases.

The microsystem technologies market for Healthcare applications looks promising, and should reach $6.6B by 2018. Yole Développement has followed this market’s innovations and key players for the last several years, and based on an accurate analysis of the market’s last three years, this new report consolidates market data for 2010-2012 and provides forecasts for 2012-2018.

The devices considered in the BioMEMS 2013 report are:

• Pressure sensors
• Silicon microphones
• Accelerometers
• Gyroscopes
• Optical MEMS and Image sensors
• Microfluidic chips
• Microdispensers for drug delivery
• Flow meters
• Infrared temperature sensors
• Emerging MEMS (RFID, strain sensors, energy harvesting)

For each of the above, the report provides a market description, the main device and system manufacturers, current market data, and forecasts. Additionally, main technological trends are reviewed.