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KN33001 KEY NOTE LABORATORY EQUIPMENT APRIL 2001

ISBN 1-84168-193-8

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This report covers: laboratory equipment, instrumentation, consumables, balances, radiation detectors, oscilloscopes, chromatographs, electrophoresis, spectrometry, pH meters, rH meters, microscopes, centrifuges, incubators, freezers, sterilisers, furniture, containment equipment, pipettes, glassware, ceramics, protective clothing, plastic consumables, paper consumables, private pathology laboratories, NHS, National Health Service, pharmaceutical industry, research, chemical industry, independent acute care,

Companies covered include: Abbott Laboratories, Agilent Technologies Inc, Hewlett Packard, APBiotech, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Nycomed Amersham, Beckman Coulter, Becton Dickinson, BD, Bibby Sterilin, Carl Zeiss, Fisher Scientific UK, ORME Technologies, Millipore UK, Perkin-Elmer, PE (GB), Thermo Life Sciences, Whatman International,

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary 1
1. Market Definition 2
REPORT COVERAGE 2
MARKET SECTORS 2
Equipment and Instrumentation 2
Consumables 3
User Groups 3
MARKET TRENDS 3
Rising Expenditure 3
Research and Development Tax Credit 4
Funding and Market Activity 4
Polarisation of the Marketplace 4
Product Characteristics 4
Globalisation of the Marketplace 4
Technology Assessment 5
MARKET POSITION 5
KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS 5
Association of British Healthcare Industries 5
Association of the Laboratory Supply Industry 5
British In-Vitro Diagnostics Association 6
GAMBICA 6
Other Trade Associations 6
2. Market Size 7
THE TOTAL MARKET 7
Table 1: The Total UK Market for Laboratory Equipment by Sector by Value (£m), 1996-2000 7
MARKET SECTORS 7
Instrumentation and Equipment 7
Table 2: The UK Instrumentation and Equipment Sector by Value (£m and percent), 1996-2000 8
Laboratory Consumables 8
Table 3: The UK Laboratory Consumables Sector by Value (£m and percent), 1996-2000 8
SALES BY USER GROUP 9
Table 4: UK Expenditure on Laboratory Equipment by User Group ( percent of total), 2000 9
Table 5: UK Expenditure on Laboratory Equipment by User Group (£m), 1996-2000 10
OVERSEAS TRADE 10
Exports 10
Table 6: UK Exports of Laboratory Equipment by Value (£m), 1996-2000 11
Imports 11
Table 7: UK Imports of Laboratory Equipment by Value (£m), 1996-2000 11
Balance of Trade 12
Table 8: UK Balance of Trade in Laboratory Equipment by Value (£m), 1996-2000 12
3. Industry Background 13
Recent History 13
Decentralised and Remote Use of Equipment 14
Miniaturisation and Portability 14
Health Technology Assessment 14
Number of Companies 15
Table 9: VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture of Instruments and Appliances for Measuring, Checking, Testing and Other Purposes by Turnover (number and percent), 2000 15
Employment 15
Table 10: VAT-Based Local Units Engaged in the Manufacture of Instruments and Appliances for Measuring, Checking, Testing and Other Purposes by Employment Size, (number and percent), 2000 16
REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE 16
DISTRIBUTION 17
Online Ordering and Purchasing 17
HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET? 17
LEGISLATION 18
The Medical Device Agency 18
The CE Mark 18
Notified Bodies 18
Table 11: Notified Bodies in the UK, 2001 19
Table 12: Relevant Regulation for Laboratory Equipment, 2001 19
European Standards for Laboratory Equipment 19
In-Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices 20
4. Competitor Analysis 21
THE MARKETPLACE 21
MARKET LEADERS 21
Abbott Laboratories Ltd 21
Agilent Technologies Incorporated 22
APBiotech 23
Beckman Coulter UK Ltd 24
Becton Dickinson UK Ltd 25
Bibby Sterilin Ltd 26
Carl Zeiss Ltd 26
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd 27
Millipore (UK) Ltd 28
PE (GB) Ltd 29
Thermo Life Sciences 30
Whatman International Ltd 30
Other Companies: 31
OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS 32
The Electronics Industry 33
The Computer Industry 33
ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 34
Trade Publications 34
EXHIBITIONS 35
Table 13: Major Exhibitions, 2001 35
5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats 37
THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE 37
THE INDEPENDENT HEALTHCARE MARKET 38
GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES 39
EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES 40
THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY 41
THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 42
6. Buying Behaviour 43
CUSTOMER PROFILE 43
Table 14: Principal Users of Laboratory Equipment by Sector, 2001 43
The National Health Service 44
Table 15: NHS Expenditure in England (£bn), 1997/1998-2000/2001 44
NHS Trusts 44
Primary Care Groups and Trusts 45
Private Finance Initiative 45
Pathology Laboratory Services 45
Funding for the NHS 45
NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency 46
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence 47
The Public Health Laboratory Service 47
NHS Expenditure on Laboratory and Medical Equipment 48
Table 16: NHS Expenditure on Laboratory and Medical Equipment in the UKby Sector (£m), 1996-2000 48
The Independent Healthcare Sector 48
Private Pathology Services 49
Table 17: Major Commercial Pathology Testing Providers in the UK, 1999-2000 49
Independent Acute Care Expenditure on Laboratory and Medical Equipment 50
Table 18: Independent Acute Care Expenditure on Laboratory and Medical Equipment in the UK (£m), 1996-2000 50
Government and Higher Education 51
Research Councils 51
Research Council’s Purchasing Consortium 51
Table 19: Research Councils’ Science and Engineering Budgets(£m), 1998/1999-2000/2001 52
The Research Equipment Affinity Group 53
Government Research Expenditure on Laboratory Equipment 54
Table 20: Government Expenditure on Laboratory Equipment for Scientific Researchin the UK (£m), 1996-2000 54
Industry 54
The Pharmaceutical Sector 54
Table 21: The Top Ten Pharmaceutical Companies in the UKby Research and Development Expenditure (£m), 1995-1999 55
Table 22: Pharmaceutical Industry Expenditure on Laboratory Equipmentin the UK (£m), 1996-2000 56
The Chemical Industry 57
Table 23: The Top Ten Chemical Companies in the UK by Research and Development Expenditure (£m), 1995-1999 57
Table 24: Chemical Industry Expenditure on Laboratory Equipment in the UK (£m), 1996-2000 58
Other Users of Laboratory Equipment 59
Table 25: Research and Development Expenditure by Other Major Company Usersof Laboratory Equipment in the UK (£m), 1995-1999 59
Table 26: Other Industrial Expenditure on Laboratory Equipment in the UK (£m), 1996-2000 60
7. Current Issues 61
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 61
Miniaturisation 61
Live Cell Imaging 61
The ‘Electronic Nose’ 61
Fluorescent Nanoparticles 62
CORPORATE ACTIVITY 62
APBiotech 62
Beckman Coulter 62
Becton Dickinson 62
CambridgeSoft.Com 62
Carl Zeiss Group 63
Dade Behring 63
DiaSys Corporation 63
Fisher Scientific International 63
Hartest Holdings 64
HF Instruments 64
Invitrogen Corporation 64
Labsystems 64
New Brunswick Scientific 64
Orchid Biosciences 64
PerkinElmer 65
Roche Diagnostics 65
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES 65
In-Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices 65
8. The Global Market 66
TOTAL MARKET SIZE 66
EUROPE 66
Germany 66
France 66
Italy 67
Spain 67
The US 67
ASIA 67
Japan 67
Major Global Trends 68
The Future 68
9. Forecasts 69
INTRODUCTION 69
Investments in Healthcare 69
Research and Development 69
FUTURE TRENDS 69
FORECASTS 2001 TO 2005 70
Table 26: Forecast UK Expenditure on Laboratory Equipmentby User Group (£m), 2001-2005 71
10. Company Profiles 73
Abbott Laboratories Ltd 74
Beckman Coulter UK Ltd 76
Becton Dickinson UK Ltd 78
Bibby Sterilin Ltd 80
Carl Zeiss Ltd 82
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd 84
11. Further Sources 86
Associations 86
Periodicals 88
Directories 89
General Sources 90
Bonnier Information Sources 91
Government Publications 92
Other Sources 93
Key Note Research 94
The Key Note Range of Reports 95

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The UK market for laboratory equipment is highly diverse, including a broad range of scientific equipment and instruments, and laboratory consumables. It is both competitive and cost-sensitive, and is heavily dependent on government-run organisations and services, such as the National Health Service (NHS), government research establishments and higher education. In the industrial sector, the pharmaceutical industry is by far the largest user of laboratory equipment, followed by the chemical industry.

In 2000, the market was worth an estimated £1.75bn, following annual growth of 5.5 percent. Restrictions in government spending and in the public sector have significantly affected growth in the marketplace, particularly in capital expenditure. However, the Government has been allocating significant extra funding to the health service and the higher education system, and to encourage initiatives in research and development (R&D) via the Research Councils.

The NHS was the largest single user group in 2000. The independent acute care sector, although the smallest individual sector, showed more rapid growth, reflecting the trend in the independent sector to build up specialist services and develop partnerships through the Private Finance Initiative (PFI).

Of the industrial sectors, the pharmaceutical industry was by far the largest. This sector has confounded predictions that consolidation in the marketplace - through the high levels of merger and acquisition activity - would lead to a reduction in R&D activity. In contrast, other industrial sectors are showing relatively sluggish growth, reflecting the UK's low investment in R&D - compared with that of many other developed countries.

The total market for laboratory equipment is forecast to increase in value by 30.7 percent between 2001 and 2005. Demand from the healthcare sector is set to continue rising, as the result of both demographic pressures and technology-driven expansion of treatment. The pharmaceutical industry is forecast to show continued growth, since R&D is considered crucial to success in that particular marketplace. It is predicted that the pharmaceutical industry will overtake the NHS as the single largest sector in this market. Also contributing to future growth, the Government is attempting to foster R&D activities in research organisations and the higher education system.

Text © 2001 Key Note

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