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Biochip Trends for Drug R&D and Diagnostics

Companies, Equipment, Consumables, Software, Services and World Market

Published by Fuji-Keizai and MRG, Inc.
April 2008, 233 pages

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Executive Summary

This report discusses new biochip products now reaching the market. DNA/ RNA products discussed include high-density tiling, copy number variation, SNPs, alternate splice variant, ChIP-Chip, CpG island, DNA methylation, microRNA, molecular diagnostic biochips and related areas such as sequencing. New lab-on-a-chip/ microfluidic biochips for Point-of-Care (POC) diagnostics, through credit card-size devices for liquid chromatography or for drug discovery optimization, will be reviewed. New commercial developments in protein biochips and related biosensors will also be examined.

The report breaks each biochip product segment into macro taxonomies, as shown in the table below. The table format serves as a very useful reference tools that brings important information to the surface and lets our reader quickly and clearly see the major trends.

By Product Segments	At A Glance
Business Outlook	Alliance type, Date, Buyer, Seller, Commentary
Strategic Alliances	Alliance type, Date, Buyer, Seller, Commentary
Current & Future Products	Company name, Technology, Current products, Future products, Technology advantage
Supply Chain	Company name, Technology, Product area, Supply chain process flow
Patents	Company name, Technology, Product area, # of Patents
Company Growth	Chip segment, Company name, Growth, Growth rank, Reason of growth

This report discusses these important topics with interesting findings. New data presented calculates that the total biochip market size might grow to about $4.9 billion in 2012 at 12.3% (CAGR). It reviews the activities of 30+ companies. The report uses 80 figures and tables to illustrate the findings, and features multiple "At-a-Glance" tables at the start of each biochip section to help the reader jump into details quickly.

Table of Contents

1	Market Overview
1.1	The Fast Paced Biochip Industry
1.1.1	Dynamic Biochip Market
1.1.2	Biochip Market Size and Forecasts: Total and Breakdown WW
1.1.3	Biochip Market Trends: Short Term and Long Term
1.2	Biochip Trends and Directions
1.2.1	Technology Trends
1.2.2	Next Generation Technology
1.2.3	Product Innovations and Developments
1.2.4	Company Activity - Diagnostic Area

2	DNA/ RNA Biochips, Equipment, Consumables, Software & Services
2.1	Current Status by Product Segments
2.1.1	Company Status At A Glance
2.1.2	Researcher Comment
2.2	Strategic Alliances by Product Segments
2.2.1	Strategic Alliances At A Glance
2.2.2	Researcher Comment
2.3	The Current & Future Products by Product Segments
2.3.1	Products At A Glance
2.3.2	Researcher Comment
2.4	Biochip Supply Chain
2.4.1	Supply Chain At A Glance
2.4.2	Researcher Comment
2.5	Patents by Product Segments
2.5.1	Patents by Segment At A Glance
2.5.2	Researcher Comment
2.6	Company's Growth and Analysis by Product Segments
2.6.1	Company Growth At A Glance
2.6.2	Researcher Comment
2.7	Worldwide DNA/ RNA Biochip Market Size and Forecast 2006-2012 by Product Segments
2.7.1	Methodology
2.7.2	Revenue Review
2.8	Market Shares of Major Commercial Vendors by Product Segments
2.9	The Current Status and Future Outlook by Product Segments
2.9.1	Price Trends
2.9.2	Sales and Distribution Roadmap
2.9.3	Healthcare Issues
2.9.4	Next Generation Technology Roadmap
2.10	DNA/ RNA Biochip Service Business Roadmap
2.10.1	Current & Future Service Providers
2.10.2	WW Biochip Service Provider Market Size & Forecast 2006-2012
2.10.3	The Share by the Service Providers
2.10.4	Current and Future: Service Provider's Roadmap

3	Lab-on-a-chip/ Microfluidic Biochips and Equipment
3.1	Current Status by Product Segments
3.1.1	Company Status At A Glance
3.1.2	Researcher Comment
3.2	Strategic Alliances by the Product Segments
3.2.1	Strategic Alliances At A Glance
3.2.2	Researcher Comment
3.3	Current & Future Lab-on-a-Chip Products by Product Segments
3.3.1	Products At A Glance
3.3.2	Researcher Comment
3.4	Lab-on-a-chip Vendor Supply Chain
3.4.1	Supply Chain At A Glance
3.4.2	Researcher Comment
3.5	Patents of Lab-on-a-Chip, Equipment & Content Vendors by Segment
3.5.1	Patents At A Glance
3.5.2	Researcher Comment
3.6	Growth & Analysis of Lab-on-a-Chip, Equipment & Content Companies by Segment
3.6.1	Company Growth At A Glance
3.6.2	Researcher Comment
3.7	Worldwide Market Size and Forecast 2006-2012 and Analysis by Product Segments
3.8	Market Share of Major Commercial Lab-on-a-Chip, Equipment, Consumables & Software Vendors by Segment
3.9	The Current Status and Future Outlooks by Product Segment
3.9.1	Product Price Trends
3.9.2	Sales and Distribution Roadmap
3.9.3	Healthcare Issues
3.9.4	Next Generation Technology Roadmap

4	Protein Biochips and Equipment
4.1	Current Status by Product Segments
4.1.1	Company Status At A Glance
4.1.2	Researcher Comment
4.2	Strategic Alliances by Product Segments
4.2.1	Strategic Alliances At A Glance
4.2.2	Researcher Comment
4.3.	Current & Future Products by Product Segments
4.3.1	Products At A Glance
4.3.2	Researcher Comment
4.4	Protein Biochip Supply Chain
4.4.1	Supply Chain At A Glance
4.4.2	Researcher Comment
4.5	Patents by the Product Segment
4.5.1	Patents At A Glance
4.5.2	Researcher Comment
4.6	Company Growth of Protein Biochip, Equipment & Content Vendors by Segment
4.6.1	Company Growth At A Glance
4.6.2	Researcher Comment
4.7	WW Protein Biochip Market Size and Forecast 2006-2012
4.8	Market Shares of Major Commercial Protein Biochip, Equipment, Consumables & Software Vendors by Segment
4.8.1	Company Market Shares, 2006
4.9	The Current Status and Future Outlooks by Product Segments
4.9.1	Price Trends
4.9.2	Sales and Distribution Roadmap
4.9.3	Healthcare Issues
4.9.4	Next Generation Technology Roadmap

5	Special Purpose Biochips and Equipment
5.1	Current Status by the Segments of Biochip, Equipment & Content Makers
5.1.1	Company Status At A Glance
5.1.2	Researcher Comment
5.2	Strategic Alliances by the Segment of Biochip, Equipment & Content Makers
5.2.1	Strategic Alliances At A Glance
5.2.2	Researcher Comment
5.3	The Current & Future Product by the Segment of Biochip, Equipment & Content Makers
5.3.1	Products At A Glance
5.3.2	Researcher Comment
5.4	Biochip Supply Chain
5.4.1	Supply Chain At A Glance
5.4.2	Researcher Comment
5.5	Patents by the Segment of Biochip, Equipment & Content Makers
5.5.1	Patents At A Glance
5.5.2	Researcher Comment
5.6	Companies" Growth and its Reason by the Segment of Biochip, Equipment & Content Makers
5.6.1	Company Growth At A Glance
5.6.2	Researcher Comment
5.7	WW Special Purpose Biochip Market Size and Forecast 2006-2012
5.8	Market Share by Major Commercial Vendors
5.9	The Current Status and Future Outlook by Major Commercial Vendors
5.9.1	Price Trends
5.9.2	Sales and Distribution Roadmap
5.9.3	Healthcare Issues
5.9.4	Next Generation Technology Roadmap

6	Profiles - Competitive Advantages of Major Biochip Companies
6.1	DNA/ RNA Biochip Companies
6.1.1 to 6.1.9	(Total 9 Companies)
6.2	DNA/ RNA Equipment Companies
6.2.1 to 6.2.6	(Total 6 Companies)
6.3	Lab-on-a-chip Companies
6.3.1 to 6.3.5	(Total 5 Companies)
6.4	Protein Biochip Companies
6.4.1 to 6.4.4	(Total 4 Companies)
6.5	Informatics and Solutions Companies
6.5.1	(Total 1 Company)
6.6	Biochip Service Provider Companies
6.6.1 to 6.6.3	(Total 3 Companies)
6.7	Specialty Biochip Companies
6.7.1 to 6.7.3	(Total 3 Companies)

7	Findings and High Growth Business Areas
7.1	Key Findings (11 Important points)
7.2	Top Growth Opportunities for Biochip Products
7.3	New Business Opportunities for American and European Companies
7.3.1	Molecular Diagnostics
7.3.2	Explore Other WW Regions for Cost Savings or New Customers
7.3.3	Check Out Asia for Business Opportunities
7.4	New Business Opportunities for Japanese and Asian Companies

8	Appendix - Company Contact Information by Category

Table of Illustrations

Figure 1	The Biochip Vendor Market
Figure 2:	Biochip Total Market Size and Forecasts
Figure 3:	Comparison of Biochip Segment Market Shares
Figure 4:	Different Types of Biochips
Figure 5:	DNA/ RNA Biochip WW Market Size and Forecast to 2012
Figure 6:	DNA/ RNA Biochip Market Shares By Application Segment
Figure 7:	Biochip Service Provider Market Size & Forecast
Figure 8:	Labchips Market Size and Forecast
Figure 9:	Labchips Market Size by Application
Figure 10:	Bio-Rad's Experion Automated Electrophoresis System
Figure 11:	Protein Biochip Market Size and Forecast
Figure 12:	Protein Biochip Market Share by Application
Figure 13:	GE/ Biacore Protein Biochip Instruments
Figure 14:	Market Size and Forecast for Special Purpose Biochips
Figure 15:	The Luminex 200 System
Figure 16:	Affymetrix 96-Array Plate Format GeneChip For R&D
Figure 17:	Bio-Rad's SPR-Based Protein Interaction Array System

Table of Tables

Table 1:	Biochip Market Size and Forecasts: Total and Breakdown WW
Table 2:	Biochip Market Trends: Short Term and Long Term
Table 3:	Technology Trends
Table 4:	Next Generation Technology
Table 5:	Product Innovations and Developments
Table 6:	Company Activity - Diagnostics
Table 7:	DNA Biochip, Equipment, Consumables & Software Companies At A Glance
Table 8:	Strategic Alliances At A Glance
Table 9:	Current and Future Products At A Glance by Segments
Table 10:	Biochip Supply Chain At A Glance
Table 11:	Patents by Segment At A Glance
Table 12:	Companies' Growth At A Glance
Table 13:	DNA/ RNA Biochip WW Market Size and Forecast to 2012
Table 14:	DNA/ RNA Biochip Market Share & Size by Application Segment
Table 15:	Vendors' Market Ranking & Shares By Segments
Table 16:	Affymetrix Biochip Roadmap to 2007
Table 17:	Agilent Technologies, Bio-Analytical Biochip Roadmap to 2009
Table 18:	Commercial Biochip Service Providers At A Glance
Table 19:	Academic Biochip Service Providers At A Glance
Table 20:	Biochip Service Provider Market Size & Forecast
Table 21:	Company Business Status by Segments At A Glance
Table 22:	Strategic Alliances By Product Segments At A Glance
Table 23:	Current and Future Products At A Glance
Table 24:	Lab-on-a-chip Vendor Supply Chain At A Glance
Table 25:	Patents At A Glance
Table 26:	Company Growth At A Glance
Table 27:	Labchips Market Size and Forecast
Table 28:	Labchips Market Size by Application
Table 29:	Major Commercial LabChip Vendor Market Shares
Table 30:	Current Business Status At A Glance
Table 31:	Protein Biochip Strategic Alliances At A Glance
Table 32:	Current & Future Protein Biochip Products At A Glance
Table 33:	Protein Biochip Supply Chain At A Glance
Table 34:	Selected Companies, Patents At A Glance By Segments
Table 35:	Selected Companies' Growth At A Glance
Table 36:	Protein Biochip Market Size and Forecast and its Reason
Table 37:	Protein Biochip Market Share & Size by Application
Table 38:	Leading Companies Market Shares by Maker
Table 39:	Current Status By Segment At A Glance
Table 40:	Strategic Alliances By Segment At A Glance
Table 41:	Current & Future Products At A Glance
Table 42:	Supply Chain At A Glance
Table 43:	Patent Summary At A Glance
Table 44:	Companies Growth At A Glance
Table 45:	Market Size and Forecast for Special Purpose Biochips
Table 46:	Special Purpose Biochips Market Share & Size by Application
Table 47:	Leading Makers' Market Shares
Table 48:	High-Density Whole Genome Biochips
Table 49:	Market Expansion to New Areas
Table 50:	Highlights of Biochip-based Diagnostics
Table 51:	WW Biochip Product Market Shares by Region
Table 52:	High-Throughput and Mid-Throughput Multiplex Arraying
Table 53:	Automated Lab-on-a-chip Systems
Table 54:	Completed Genetic Variation Studies
Table 55:	Biochip Substrates: Current Material vs. Plastic
Table 56:	The Biochip Growth Areas Sorted by CAGR
Table 57:	Commercial DNA/ RNA Biochip Manufacturers
Table 58:	Arraying and Liquid Handling Robotic Equipment Vendors
Table 59:	DNA Chip Scanner Vendors
Table 60:	Selected Commercial Biochip and Software Service Firms
Table 61:	Software and Services Vendors by Biochip Application
Table 62:	Companies Making Lab-on-a-Chip/ Microfluidics Products
Table 63:	Selected Specialized Biochip Developers 2

Biochip Trends for Drug R&D and Diagnostics — April 2008 is 233 pages and is available in a printed English language edition for $1,295 USD, a PDF single-departmental license for $1,495 USD and a PDF corporate-wide license for $2,995 USD. For more information or to order the report, contact Rob Smith at 1-408-453-5553 or rsmith@mrgco.com.

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