2012 Germany Flow Cytometry Market Outlook: Growth Opportunities and Strategies

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of the German flow cytometry market, including :

• Major issues pertaining to the German flow cytometry practice, as well as key economic, regulatory, demographic, social and technological trends with significant market impact during the next five years.
• Five-year volume and sales forecasts for major flow cytometry tests performed in German hospitals and commercial laboratories.
• Annual placements and installed base of major flow cytometers.
• Review of current instrumentation technologies and a feature comparison of leading systems.
• Five-year reagent and instrument sales forecasts.
• Sales and market shares of leading reagent and instrument suppliers.
• Review of current and emerging diagnostic technologies, and their potential market applications.
• Product development opportunities for new instruments, consumables, and auxiliary products.
• Profiles of current and emerging suppliers, including their sales, product portfolios, marketing tactics, technological know-how, new products in R&D, collaborative arrangements, and corporate strategies.
• Business opportunities and strategic recommendations for suppliers.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. Worldwide Market and Technology Overview7

A. Major Flow Cytometry Applications

1. Cell Surface Markers
a. Lymphocyte Subclassification CD4/CD8
Instrumentation and
Reagent Test Kits
BD FACS Count
Beckman Coulter VCS
T Cells Diagnostics TRAx
b. Other Cell Markers
2. DNA Content Analysis
3. RNA Content Analysis
4. Chemotherapy Monitoring
5. Cell Cycle Analysis
6. Reticulocytes
7. Chromosome Analysis
8. Fetal Cell Analysis
9. HLA Typing
10. Microbiology
11. Protein Content Analysis
12. Multiparameter Analysis
13. Other Applications

B. Instrumentation Review

a. Introduction
b. System Overview
BD FACSadvantage
BD FACSAria III
BD FACSCalibur
BD FACScan
BD FACSCanto II
BD FACSCount
BD FACSort
BD FACStar Series
BD FACStrak
BD FACS Vantage
BD Influx
Beckman Coulter Epics C
Beckman Coulter Epics Elite Analyzer
Beckman Coulter Epics Elite ESP
Beckman Coulter Epics Profile
Beckman Coulter Epics XL
Beckman Coulter FC 500 Series
Beckman Coulter Vi-CELL XR

C. Current Market Needs and Future Demand for
Hematology Analyzers

D. Reagents and Controls

E. Current and Emerging Technologies
1. Information Technologies
2. Automation and Robotics
3. Lasers
4. Artificial Intelligence
5. Monoclonal Antibodies
6. Molecular Diagnostics
7. Microdrop Technology

IV. Germany
A. Executive Summary
B. Business Environment
C. Market Structure
D. Market Size, Growth and Major Suppliers’
Instrument Placements, Installed Base, Sales
and Market Share

X. Major Product Development Opportunities
A. Instrumentation
B. Reagent Kits and Test Systems/Panels
C. Information Technology
D. Auxiliary Products

XI. Design Criteria for Decentralized Testing Products

XII. Alternative Market Penetration Strategies
A. Internal Development
B. Collaborative Arrangements
C. University Contracts
D. Distribution Strategies for the Decentralized
Testing Markets
1. Four Marketing Approaches
2. Product Complexity Factor
3. Customer Preference Factor
4. Established Suppliers
5. Emerging Suppliers
6. Major Types of Distributors
7. Market Segmentation Factor

XIII. Potential Market Entry Barriers and Risks
A. Market Maturity
B. Cost Containment
C. Competition
D. Technological Edge and Limitations
E. Patent Protection
F. Regulatory Constraints
G. Decentralized Testing Market Challenges

XIV. Competitive Assessments
Abbott
Beckman Coulter/Danaher
Becton Dickinson
Bio-Rad
Dako
Horiba
Iris
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Nihon Kohden
Roche
Siemens
Sysmex

XV. Appendix:
Major Universities and Research
Centers Developing Hematology/Flow Cytometry
Technologies and Applications

List of Tables

Germany, Laboratories Performing Hematology and
Flow Cytometry Testing By Market Segment
Germany, Hospital Laboratories Performing
Hematology and Flow Cytometry Tests By Bed Size
Germany, Commercial/Private Laboratories
Performing Hematology and Flow Cytometry Tests
By Annual Test Volume
Germany, Total Flow Cytometry and Special
Hematology Test Volume Forecast By Market Segment
Germany, Total Flow Cytometry and Special
Hematology Test Volume By Market Segment
Germany, Hospital Laboratories, Flow Cytometry
And Special Hematology Test Volume Forecast
Germany, Major Flow Cytometers, Estimated
Placements and Installed Base
Germany, Total Flow Cytometry Diagnostics Market
Forecast By Market Segment
Germany, Flow Cytometry Instrument Market Forecast
By Market Segment
Germany, Flow Cytometry Consumable Market Forecast
By Market Segment
Germany, Total Flow Cytometry Market
By Major Supplier
Germany, Flow Cytometry Instrument Market
By Major Supplier
Germany, Flow Cytometry Consumables Market
By Major Supplier