The US Administration’s imposition of sweeping new tariffs on April 2nd of last year – ‘Liberation Day’ – (and on some subsequent occasions) was the source of great agita within boardrooms and government houses. Many countries responded in kind, though often these reciprocal tariffs were set at lower levels than the US tariff. Much of […]
Market sizing offers businesses a foundational understanding of the scale and boundaries of a prospective market. Precise assessment of market size empowers companies to pinpoint avenues for growth, foresee challenges from competitors, and customize strategies to meet customer demands. In this blog, we provide quick tips for one specific method for conducting market sizing using […]
I’ve been excited about the prospect of Pittcon coming to San Diego since it was announced in the upcoming schedule some years ago. From my Los Angeles perspective, this is practically in my backyard – for once those early Monday meetings will not come with a vicious 3 hour time change. I’m sure many of […]
While the laboratory analytical and life science instrumentation industry has seen some significant business divestments in the past, such as the sale of GE Healthcare Life Sciences (now known as Cytiva) to Danaher in 2020, the overall trend in the industry for many years has largely been one of acquisition and consolidation. And this has […]
While M&A and IPO activity tends to ebb and flow in the laboratory industry, the current trend seems to be on the upswing. Just over the past few weeks, there seems to be a hotbed of activity particularly in the area of laboratory consumables. Most notably, near the end of July, PerkinElmer announced a $5.25 […]
The market for selected technologies and supplies commonly used in cell and gene therapy (CGT) research, development, clinical trial, and product manufacturing exceeded $2.1 billion in 2020. This was the finding made in Cell & Gene Therapy Technologies and Supplies, a market research report by Strategic Directions International, part of Science and Medicine Group. SDi’s report […]
Strategic Directions International (SDi) announced today the publication of its 2021 Global Assessment Report: The Laboratory Analytical & Life Science Instrumentation Industry. The report was released on February 28th. The report is widely considered to be the gold standard of market intelligence for the $60+ billion laboratory market for analytical and life science instruments. The report will […]
Artificial Intelligence has made something of a breakthrough in the prediction of protein structures. The results came about as part of the 14th Critical Assessment of Structure Prediction, a friendly contest and conference organized by the Protein Structure Prediction Center with sponsorship from the US NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS). The challengers […]
It’s an oft-told story that the fortune of Swedish chemist and businessman Alfred Nobel was founded on patented explosives, including dynamite. While his products were used beneficially in mining and construction applications, their wartime use in munitions gave him concern that he would be remembered solely as a ‘merchant of death’. Consequently, Nobel set aside […]
A new report from SDi (Strategic Directions International, part of Science and Medicine Group) says the sometimes overlooked market for consumable supplies used in laboratory research will reach 25.9 billion dollars in 2020. These products also represent the make-or-break portion of the business for many instrument companies; the business line where they earn their profits and increase […]
