Entries by Alice Kan

Three Policy Shifts That Will Affect European Demand for Analytical Instrumentation 

The European market for analytical and life science instrumentation is an evolving landscape that is strongly influenced by the policy decisions of the various governmental entities. Within the region, each individual country has its own mixture of research focuses and strengths, industries, and policies that shape analytical instrumentation needs. But Europe is unique in that […]

The State of the Laboratory Instrumentation Market in 2022 & Beyond

SDi is pleased to have recently published the latest edition of our flagship annual report, the 2023 SDi Global Assessment Report. As always, Global is the industry’s gold standard in market data for the laboratory instrumentation market. This year, the highest quality market information and forecasting is more important than ever; the market is strongly […]

The Laboratory Instrumentation Market in 2021 & Beyond

As publicly traded companies that participate in the laboratory instrumentation space begin to release their annual reports, the SDi team of expert analysts is hard at work compiling data to prepare the highly anticipated 2022 edition of our flagship annual report, the SDi Global Assessment Report. As always, we strive to provide the gold standard […]

Cell & Gene Therapies: CROs and CMOs Bridge the Gap from Innovation to Approval

Cell and gene therapy (CGT) is a rapidly evolving field producing powerful new treatments for cancers and genetic diseases, with promising developments expanding into autoimmune disease, cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disease, and many others as well. The CGT field has generated great interest and hope among researchers, patient groups, and regulators, which has led to huge […]

COVID-19 Testing at the Community Level – Digital PCR is a Key Tool

This month marked the anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak as a pandemic. Virtually all aspects of normal life and business were quickly disrupted by the novel and deadly coronavirus as it spread across the world. But researchers and the analytical instrumentation companies that supply them rose to the occasion. […]

Fetal Bovine Serum: Growing Demand, But Challenging Supply

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the supply chain for meat has made the headlines numerous times, as COVID-19 outbreaks at meat processing plants have intermittently disrupted food supplies. While this has caused occasional inconvenience to consumers hoping to enjoy a delicious steak for diner, many other industries that rely on animal products are […]

Declining Markets Amid Pandemic, But Some Bright Points Found

The world has changed in ways that would have been difficult to imaging just five months ago, when SDi released its flagship Global Assessment Report in February 2020. In that time, COVID-19 has dominated our lives, leaving no one untouched health wise, economically, or socially. For most involved in laboratory research and development, the first […]

Analytical Instrument Companies See Opportunity in the CRO Market

The companies that manufacture the analytical instruments used in drug discovery and development are eyeing a market opportunity in the Contract Research Organization (CRO) industry. According to our latest report, the rush to develop new therapeutics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a flurry of activity in the pharma/bio sector, even as many […]