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| Current Biosensor World Market (until
1996) |
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The information summarised below is based upon
Cranfield Biotechnology Centre's knowledge of world biosensor activity. This
knowledge was used to identify biosensor companies. The major companies are
listed below, with figures calculated or estimated from various published
information and company sources.
Note: Since the acquisition of the biosensor market leader, MediSense
Inc., by Abbott Diagnostics in March 1996, an accurate assessment of the
current world biosensor market cannot be attained by this approach since Abbott
have a policy of not publishing sectorial figures for sales. |
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| Major Biosensor
Companies: |
| Company |
(US$m) |
Comments |
| 1 MediSense /
(Abbott) |
170 |
Medical :
glucose |
| 2
Boehringer |
90 |
Medical :
glucose |
| 3 Kyoto Diiachi /
Bayer / Menarini |
165 |
Medical :
glucose |
| 4 BIAcore /
(Pharmacia) |
19 |
Affinity sensors for
pharmaceutical and general bioscience research |
| 5 YSI |
14 |
Approx. US$12m
medical: glucose and lactate, US$2m non-medical |
| 6
Eppendorf |
6 |
Medical: glucose and
lactate |
| 7 i-STAT |
6 |
Approx. US$3m
medical: glucose, US$3m medical other |
| 8
Omron-Tyobo |
6 |
Medical: glucose,
urea, lactate and creatinine |
| 9 Nova
Biomedical |
3 |
Medical: glucose,
urea, lactate and creatinine (part of larger menu) |
| 10 Molecular
Devices |
3 |
Pharmaceutical and
defence |
| 11 Others |
26 |
US$7m medical:
glucose, US$2m medical: other, US$7m non-medical: US$10
environmental |
| Total |
US$508 |
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| Biosensor Market by Sectors: |
| Sectors |
US$m |
% |
Comments |
| 1 Medical: glucose |
456 |
90% |
MediSense / (Abbott), Boehringer, Bayer, YSI, etc. |
| 2 Medical: other |
11 |
2% |
Lactate, urea, etc. |
| 3 Environmental |
10 |
2% |
Mainly BOD indicators |
| 4 Other |
31 |
6% |
Fermentation monitoring, food, alcohol,
BIAcore, IAsys, etc. |
| Total |
US$508 |
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