Catalog number: 1213IMM
Publication date: February 2013
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Introduction
Immunoassays are commonly used laboratory tests for identification and quantification of proteins. With a range of applications in diagnosis of cancer, immunology and disease research, immunoassays are widely used by scientists in academia and industry. As life science suppliers continue improving products and services in the immunoassays market, immunoassay kits and reagents represent a key growth area in the life sciences industry.
The 2013 Quantitative Immunoassay Dashboard™ was developed from responses to a 24-question survey completed by 553 scientists located in North America and Europe. This Dashboard reveals key market indicators for the Immunoassay market as a whole as well as for the following methods representing market sub-segments:
- Colorimetric ELISA
- Chemiluminescent ELISA
- Fluorescent ELISA
- Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassays
- Bead-based Immunoassays
Percepta’s 2013 Quantitative Immunoassay Dashboard™ is the second in a series that characterizes the dynamic market for immunoassay methods. This 2013 Dashboard provides a snapshot of the current market landscape that is compared with data from the 2011 Quantitative Immunoassay Dashboard, providing an ongoing story of how the market is adapting to new products, new competitors and new sales and marketing strategies.
Survey Methodology
In October 2012, Percepta fielded an improved version of the Quantitative Immunoassay Survey to a subset of the company’s panel of more than 60,000 life scientists. Individuals were invited by e-mail blast to click through to a webpage at perceptabioanalytix.com where the survey was hosted. Invitations were delivered on October 30, 2012 and results collected through November 2, 2012. A total of 553 scientists completed the survey. Results based on the aggregate of collected responses are revealed in this Quantitative Immunoassay Dashboard.
Important Note: This report is focused on the use of immunoassays in the life science research market.
Respondent Demographics
Respondents from the academic, government and commercial market segments are well represented, with 63.8% of the respondents employed in an academic setting, 34.6% in an industrial setting and 1.8% of respondents work for government organizations. 71.4% of respondents are from North America, while 28.6% reside in Europe.
Junior (Lab Tech, Grad Students, Post-Doctoral Fellow), mid-level (Department Manager, Project Manager, Scientist, Core Manager, Professor, Instructor, Lab Manager) and senior (PI, Group Leader, Lab Director, Senior Scientist, CEO) scientists are well represented in the data set, with the most cited job titles being Principal Investigator (16.6% of respondents) and Post-Doctoral Fellow/Research Fellow (13.0%).
A wide variety of scientific areas of specialization is also evident, led by molecular biology (selected by 64.4% of respondents as their area of expertise), cell biology (57.3%) and biochemistry (45.4%). Immunology (38.3%), oncology (25.0%), microbiology/infectious disease/virology (24.4%), genetics (22.2%) and drug discovery (21.5%) are the only other areas of expertise selected by more than 20.0% of respondents.
Small (1 to 5 scientists), mid-size (6 to 10 scientists) and large laboratories (>10 scientists) are well represented in the respondent data set. A total of 41.0% of survey participants work in labs where one to five people perform experiments. 28.9% are employed in labs with six to ten scientists, while the remaining 30.0% of respondents work in labs where greater than 10 individuals work at the bench.
Table of Contents
- 8 Figures and Tables
- 12 Executive Summary
- 14 Key Findings and Implications
- 18 Immunoassay Dashboard
- 21 Immunoassay Market Opportunity Matrix
- 23 Survey Methodology
- 25 Survey Invitation Text
- 26 Respondent Qualification
- 28 Respondent Demographics
- 37 Frequency of Performance of Life Science Techniques
- 42 Frequency of Performance of Various Immunoassay Methods
- 66 Throughput and Market Growth Rates
- 86 Respondents’ Stated Price per Reaction
- 90 Total Market Size, Market Segment Sizes and Total Market Growth Rate
- 92 Market Shares by Segment (Share of Mentions)
- 119 Customer Satisfaction and Interest in Switching Suppliers
- 126 Product Features That Influence Purchasing Decisions
- 130 Primary Downstream Applications and Use of Protein Classes
- 138 Desired Changes to Immunoassay Products
- 148 Survey Questionnaire
- 157 Appendix I: Abbreviated Techniques
Figures and Tables
- 30 Figure 1: Respondents’ Place of Employment
- 31 Figure 2: Respondents’ Location
- 32 Figure 3: Respondents’ Job Title
- 34 Figure 4: Respondents’ Areas of Expertise/Specialization
- 36 Figure 5: Number of Employees in Respondents’ Laboratories
- 39 Figure 6: Percentage of Respondents Performing Various Life Science Techniques at Least a Few Times per Year
- 46 Figure 7: Percentage of Respondents Performing Immunoassay Methods
- 47 Figure 8A: Percentage of Respondents Performing Immunoassay Methods by Place of Employment
- 48 Figure 8B: Percentage of Respondents Performing Immunoassay Methods by Location
- 49 Figure 9: Percentage of Respondents Performing Additional Protein Related Methods At Least Once Every Six Months
- 51 Figure 10: Frequency of Performance of Colorimetric ELISA
- 53 Figure 11: Frequency of Performance of Chemiluminescent ELISA
- 55 Figure 12: Frequency of Performance of Fluorescent ELISA
- 57 Figure 13: Frequency of Performance of Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassays
- 59 Figure 14: Frequency of Performance of Bead-based Immunoassays
- 61 Figure 15: Preference for Immunoassay Reagent Formats
- 94 Figure 16: Primary Reagent Supplier – Colorimetric ELISA
- 98 Figure 17: Primary Reagent Supplier – Chemiluminescent ELISA
- 102 Figure 18: Primary Reagent Supplier – Fluorescent ELISA
- 106 Figure 19: Primary Reagent Supplier – Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassays
- 110 Figure 20: Primary Reagent Supplier – Bead-based Immunoassays
- 114 Figure 21: Respondents’ Use of Luminex Bead-based Immunoassays
- 115 Figure 22: Respondents’ Primary Supplier of Luminex X-MAP Assays
- 121 Figure 23: Respondent Satisfaction with Immunoassay Methods
- 125 Figure 24: Percentage of Respondents that have Switched Suppliers in the Last Six Months
- 128 25: Most Important Features of Products for Protein Analysis
- 136 Figure 26: Respondents’ Use of Protein Classes/Categories
- 139 Figure 27: Desired Changes to Immunoassay Products
- 40 Table 1: Frequency of Performance of Various Life Science Techniques
- 41 Table 2: Frequency of Co-Performance of Various Life Science Techniques
- 50 Table 3: Frequency of Performance of Various Immunoassay Methods
- 52 Table 4: Frequency of Performance of Colorimetric ELISA by Place of Employment and Location
- 54 Table 5: Frequency of Performance of Chemiluminescent ELISA by Place of Employment and Location
- 56 Table 6: Frequency of Performance of Fluorescent ELISA by Place of Employment and Location
- 58 Table 7: Frequency of Performance of Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassays by Place of Employment and Location
- 60 Table 8: Frequency of Performance of Bead-based Immunoassays by Place of Employment and Location
- 62 Table 9: Preference for Immunoassay Reagent Formats – by Place of Employment
- 64 Table 10: Frequency of Co-Performance of Life Science Techniques with Immunoassay Methods
- 65 Table 11: Frequency of Co-Performance of Immunoassay Methods with Life Science Techniques
- 69 Table 12: Median, Mean and Trim Mean Monthly Throughput for Various Immunoassay Methods
- 70 Table 13: Median, Mean and Trim Mean Monthly Throughput for Various Immunoassay Methods – by Place of Employment
- 71 Table 14: Percentage of Respondents Performing Various Numbers of Immunoassay Reactions per Month
- 72 Table 15: Percentage of Respondents Performing Various Numbers of Immunoassay Reactions per Month – Comparison to the 2011 Dashboard
- 74 Table 16: Projected Growth in the Performance of Various Immunoassay Methods
- 88 Table 17: Median, Mean and Trim Mean Price per Reaction for Various Immunoassay Methods
- 89 Table 18: Median, Mean and Trim Mean Price per Reaction for Various Immunoassay Methods – Comparison to the 2011 Dashboard
- 91 Table 19: Estimated Market Size for Immunoassays
- 96 Table 20: Primary Reagent Supplier – Colorimetric ELISA – by Place of Employment and Location
- 100 Table 21: Primary Reagent Supplier – Chemiluminescent ELISA – by Place of Employment and Location
- 104 Table 22: Primary Reagent Supplier – Fluorescent ELISA – by Place of Employment and Location
- 108 Table 23: Primary Reagent Supplier – Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassays – by Place of Employment and Location
- 112 Table 24: Primary Reagent Supplier – Bead-based Immunoassays – by Place of Employment and Location
- 117 Table 25: Respondents’ Primary Suppliers of Luminex X-MAP Assays – by Place of Employment and Location
- 118 Table 26: Market Share Leaders for Various Immunoassay Methods
- 122 Table 27: Satisfaction with Various Immunoassay Products
- 123 Table 28: Satisfaction with Various Immunoassay Products – Comparison to the 2011 Dashboard
- 129 Table 29: Most Important Features of Products for Protein Analysis – Comparison to the 2011 Dashboard
- 133 Table 30: Primary Focus/Application of Protein Analysis Research
- 135 Table 31: Primary Focus/Application of Protein Analysis Research – Comparison to the 2011 Dashboard
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