Small Business Resources, Business Advice and Forms from AllBusiness.com

Market Profile: Biosensors.

Biosensors measure several biological properties, including biomolecular kinetics, presence and concentration of biomolecules, strength of molecular interreactions, and location of cellular binding sites. Instrumentation typically includes a detection system, biosensor chips, and reagents.

Academia accounts for over a third of worldwide demand for biosensors, which are used primarily in biochemistry and molecular biology, in the study of cell communication, immune response, neurobiology, and mechanisms of infection. The pharmaceutical and food/beverage industries also account for a significant portion of biosensors demand. 

Column Graph: Worldwide Demand for Biosensors ($m)
1998   68
1999   80
2000   92
Pie Chart: Demand for Biosensors by Industry 1998
Government   9%
Independent Testing Labs   10%
Agriculture/ Food/Beverage   16%
Pharmaceuticals/ Biotech   27%
Academia   38%

In addition, make sure to read these articles:

  • NEWSTREAM.Com Digest: Summer Fun and Travel FeaturePackages, FDA Licenses Amgen's New...
    • Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-July 6, 2000--There's new material available to journalists from Newstream.com. Journalists can visit http://www.newstream.com now to download FREE multimedia content (video, ......
  • New Spotfire DecisionSite Delivers on Functionality, Flexibility and Deployment.
    • Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SOMERVILLE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2004 DecisionSite for Functional Genomics and Lead Discovery provide new Ontology Browser and enhanced support for chemical intelligence ......
  • Intervolve Delivers on Aggressive Route Accounting System Reporting Strategy for Beverage...
    • Number of Transaction-Based Reports Doubles to Nearly 170 and Ad Hoc Reporting Capability Added RALEIGH, N.C. -- Intervolve, Inc., the pioneer in providing on demand ......
  • Job security: confidence and caution.
    • In a nationwide telephone poll, 1,000 American workers were asked about their attitudes toward job security in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks....
  • Correction.
    • In the January 15, 2002 issue of IBO, the percentages in the pie chart on page 6 entitled "2001 Mass Spectrometry Product Segmentation by Technique" ......
  • Federal Agency Obligations.
    • GAO-04-884SP June 25, 2004 This e-publication supplements the report, Federal Budget: Agency Obligations by Budget Function and Object Classification in Fiscal 2003 (GAO-04-834) by providing ......
  • Fiscal reform.
    • Fiscal reform Would you like to see President Vicente Fox's fiscal reform package approved? Yes 60% No 40% Note: Table made from pie chart If ......
  • Spending on new ideas.
    • As confidence grows; executives realize the importance of investing now in order to grow in the future. Here's what they had to say about increasing ......
  • Web poll.
    • What are your most critical manufacturing concerns for 2006? Food safety 35% Energy 16% Automation 14% Environmental issues 10% Logistics 9% Plant security 8% Labor ......
  • Getting it done
    • Management Network's "Getting it Done" addresses a few simple steps or pointers related to a concern or trend in the credit union industry This month, ......
  • The education of the average Angeleno.
    • The Education of the Average Angeleno Population 25 Years and Over Bachelor's degree 16.1% Graduate or professional degree 8.8% Less than 9th grade 16.2% 9th ......
  • Only on M.E. magazine online: @ www.memagazine.org.
    • Responses to the December Question of the Month: Could renewable energy sources--solar, wind--greatly reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil imports? Yes 61% No 31% Not ......
  • TREND SETTER.
    • Worldwide xSP infrastructure spending, 2000 and 2005 Worldwide xSP infrastructure spending CAGR=19% 2000 88 2005 212 Note: Table made from bar graph. Worldwide xSP infrastructure ......
  • Corrections
    • In the February 2002 issue, the key to the pie chart on page 63 ("New Management Techniques: An International Comparison") was inadvertently miscoded.The key should ......
T T T
art_print_gray Print art_email Email 16x16-digg-guy  Digg It delicious-small  del.icio.us

Related Resources

icon - press release

Press Releases

Business Resources

Sponsored Links

Site Map | Contact Us | FAQs | About Us | Media Kit | Reprints | RSS Directory | Sign Up for Free Newsletters | Disclosure Policy

Copyright © 1999 - 2008 AllBusiness.com, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this content or the data or information included therein may be reproduced,
republished or redistributed without the prior written consent of AllBusiness.com.
Use of this site is governed by our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy, Terms of Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.

© Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
© Copyright © 1999 Strategic Directions International Inc. (SDI)


You may not repost, republish, reproduce, package and/or redistribute the content of this page,
in whole or in part, without the written permission of the copyright holder.

Get In-Depth Company Information from Hoover's | Buy a D&B Credit Report | What is in Your Company's D&B Credit Report? | Article Archives
Online Business Database | Online Business Information | Email Marketing Lists | Sales and Marketing Solutions | Business Mailing Lists
Information and opinions on AllBusiness.com solely represent the thoughts and opinions of the authors and are not endorsed by, or reflect the beliefs of,
AllBusiness.com, its parent company D&B, and its affiliates.