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Global Market Study of Mass Spectrometry

Aug 14 2013

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Summary: This market analysis was carried out to provide business information to developers, manufacturers and suppliers in the mass spectrometry field. Its findings include:

Marketing and sales opportunities
End-user purchasing decisions
Market growth and shrinkage
Innovation and new product opportunities

This study was conducted through specialist groups of experienced mass spectrometry end-users and its findings are therefore based on 'real world' market data.

Market Analysis and Opportunities

A competitive market analysis of current practices and future developments across 25 key market areas in the mass spectrometry field. Examples include:

MS Techniques: Which MS techniques are the market leaders and what changes do end-users predict over the next three years. Which techniques are growing and which are reducing?
MS Applications: What are the dominant applications in the MS field, and what changes do end-users anticipate over the next three years? Which applications are seeing growth and which are declining?
Suppliers: Who are the major company suppliers in the MS field and who do MS end-users plan to purchase from over the next three years. Who are the top ten suppliers in this field, and what changes are predicted in three years from now.
Opportunities: The findings of this study are analysed to identify opportunities to suppliers in the MS field, in the 'Market Areas' indicated below.

Overview

Mass Spectrometry 2013 presents the findings of a global market study of mass spectrometry, involving the participation of 567 experienced end-users in this field. With a focus on sales growth, market development and commercial opportunities, this study profiled current and evolving areas of this market, as outlined below. Its findings provide valuable product and market information, and decision-making support to suppliers in the mass spectrometry field.

Market Areas

Participants: Name, organisation, department, job title, and country
Organisation type: Large international companies, research institutes, small and medium sized companies, universities or other.
Current mass spectrometer companies: The use of mass spectrometers purchased from 32 specified mass spectrometer companies.
Current ionisation methods: The use of 18 specified ionisation methods in mass spectrometry, namely atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation (APCI), atmospheric pressure photoionisation (APPI), chemical ionisation (CI), desorption chemical ionisation (DCI), desorption/ionisation on silicon (DIOS), direct analysis in real time (DART), electron ionisation (EI), electrospray ionisation (ESI), fast atom bombardment (FAB), field desorption (FD), field ionisation (FI), glow discharge (GD), inductively coupled plasma (ICP), ion attachment ionisation (IAI), matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation (MALDI), negative ion electron capture (NIEC), thermal ionisation (TI), thermospray or other (more than 30 ionisation methods were identified in this market study).
Current ion analysers: The use of 12 specified ion analysers in mass spectrometry, namely orbitrap, quadrupole mass filter (QMF), sector, linear quadrupole ion trap, 3D quadrupole ion trap, time of flight (TOF), TOFIMS, differential mobility analyzer (DMA), differential mobility spectrometer (DMS), fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS), ion-mobility mass spectrometry (IMS) and other (more than 30 ion analysers were identified in this market study).
Current data systems: Current use of integrated data systems (supplied with the MS systems purchased) or alternatively, independent data systems, in mass spectrometry.
Current databases: Current use of database software in mass spectrometry.
Current specialist software: Current use of other specialist software in mass spectrometry.
Current configurations: Current use of 18 specified configurations (e.g. LC MS/MS) in mass spectrometry, namely accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS), capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry (EC-MS), gas chromatography MS (GC-MS), gas chromatography tandem MS (GC-MS/MS),GC-IMS, glow discharge mass spectrometry (GD-MS),inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS),ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry (IMS/MS),isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS),liquid chromatography ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry (LC-IMS),liquid chromatography ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry/MS (LC-IMS/MS),liquid chromatography MS (LC-MS),liquid chromatography tandem MS (LC-MS/MS),spark source mass spectrometry (SSMS), stand-alone MS (MS), supercritical fluid chromatography MS (SFC-MS), tandem MS (MS/MS), thermal ionization-mass spectrometry (TIMS) and other (more than 100 MS configurations were identified in this market study).
Current fragmentation methods: Current use of 7 specified fragmentation methods (e.g. ECD) in mass spectrometry, namely blackbody infrared radiative dissociation (BIRD), collision-induced dissociation (CID), electron capture dissociation (ECD), electron transfer dissociation (ETD), electron-detachment dissociation (EDD), infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD), surface-induced dissociation (SID) and other (more than 20 fragmentation methods were identified in this market study).
Molecules analysed. Current analysis of 10 different molecule classes, namely, small molecules, polypeptides (proteins), polynucleotides (e.g. DNA), amino Acids, nucleotides, lipids, oils, carbohydrates, synthetic molecules, natural Molecules and other.
Fields: biotechnology, chemicals, clinical, defence, energy, environmental, food and drink, forensics, geology, healthcare, natural products, pharmaceuticals, security, university/institute and other.
Purpose: Purposes or reasons for using mass spectrometry across the 14 fields previously indicated. As the purposes or reasons differ with field, each was considered individually and presented to appropriate study participants. As an example, the potential reasons for using mass spectrometry in the clinical area were biomarkers, clinical trials, proteomics, cytogenetics, cytopathology, physiology, diagnostics, drug ADME, drug monitoring, endocrinology, enzymology, genetics, haematology, histology, histopathology, immunology, pathology, pathophysiology, toxicology and other [please contact Biopharm Reports if you require the full (14) industry-specific listings].
Samples: The analysis of different sample types by mass spectrometry across 14 fields previously indicated. As study samples differ with field, each was considered individually and presented to appropriate study participants. As an example, the study samples analysed by mass spectrometry in the clinical area were cerebrospinal fluid, plasma, saliva, serum, biological tissues, urine, metabolomics, in-vitro biological, solutions and other [please contact Biopharm Reports if you require the full (14) industry-specific listings].
Applications: The use of mass spectrometry for different applications across 14 fields previously indicated. As the applications differ with field, each was considered individually and presented to appropriate study participants. As an example, the specified applications for the use of mass spectrometry in the clinical area were air samples, amino acids, biological fluids, biological reaction kinetics, biological tissues, biomarkers, carbohydrates, chemical reaction kinetics, chemical reaction solutions, drug metabolites, drugs, imaging, in-vitro biological solutions, lipids, liquid drug formulations, metals, natural products, nucleotides, pathology samples, polynucleotides, proteins, peptides, residual chemicals, solid drug formulations, toxicology samples, toxins and other.
Quantitative vs. Qualitative: The percentage of current mass spectrometry applications that are either quantitative, qualitative or both.
Sample Preparation: Current use of 13 specified sample preparation methods in mass spectrometry, namely automated sample preparation, solid-phase extraction (SPE), liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), gas chromatography-MS (GC-MS), liquid chromatography-MS (LC-MS), capillary electrophoresis-MS (CE-MS), ion mobility spectrometry-MS (IMS-MS), size exclusion, organic solvent precipitation, direct injection, dialysis, affinity methods, filtration or other.
Most Challenging applications: The molecule (or molecule class) analysed using their most challenging or difficult mass spectrometry application, specifying sample or matrix.
Mass Spectrometry Systems: The ionisation, analyser, configuration and fragmentation methods in the most challenging mass spectrometry application previously referred to. Specified ionisation methods were atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation (APCI), atmospheric pressure photoionisation (APPI), chemical ionisation (CI), desorption chemical ionisation (DCI), desorption/ionisation on silicon (DIOS), direct analysis in real time (DART), electron ionisation (EI), electrospray ionisation (ESI), fast atom bombardment (FAB), field desorption (FD), field ionisation (FI), glow discharge (GD), inductively coupled plasma (ICP), ion attachment ionisation (IAI), matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation (MALDI), negative ion electron capture (NIEC), thermal ionisation (TI), thermospray or other; specified analysers were orbitrap, quadrupole mass filter (QMF), sector, linear quadrupole ion trap, 3D quadrupole ion trap, time of flight (TOF), TOFIMS, differential mobility analyzer (DMA), differential mobility spectrometer (DMS), fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS), ion-mobility mass spectrometry (IMS) and other; specified configurations were accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS), capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry (EC-MS), gas chromatography MS (GC-MS), gas chromatography tandem MS (GC-MS/MS),GC-IMS, glow discharge mass spectrometry (GD-MS),inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS),ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry (IMS/MS),isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS),liquid chromatography ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry (LC-IMS),liquid chromatography ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry/MS (LC-IMS/MS),liquid chromatography MS (LC-MS),liquid chromatography tandem MS (LC-MS/MS),spark source mass spectrometry (SSMS), stand-alone MS (MS), supercritical fluid chromatography MS (SFC-MS), tandem MS (MS/MS), thermal ionization-mass spectrometry (TIMS) and other; specified fragmentation methods were blackbody infrared radiative dissociation (BIRD), collision-induced dissociation (CID), electron capture dissociation (ECD), electron transfer dissociation (ETD), electron-detachment dissociation (EDD), infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD), surface-induced dissociation (SID) and other.
Sample Preparation: The most important sample preparation methods used in your most challenging mass spectrometry method previously referred to, from 13 specified sample preparation methods in mass spectrometry, namely automated sample preparation, solid-phase extraction (SPE), liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), gas chromatography-MS (GC-MS), liquid chromatography-MS (LC-MS), capillary electrophoresis-MS (CE-MS), ion mobility spectrometry-MS (IMS-MS), size exclusion, organic solvent precipitation, direct injection, dialysis, affinity methods, filtration or other.
Challenges: The main reasons for the challenges associated with the most challenging mass spectrometry methods.
Future mass spectrometer companies: The anticipated use of mass spectrometers from 32 specified mass spectrometer companies over the next three years, where the specified options were cease altogether, large decrease, small decrease, remain same, small increase, large increase.
Future ionisation methods: The anticipated use over the next three years of 18 specified ionisation methods in mass spectrometry, namely atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation (APCI), atmospheric pressure photoionisation (APPI), chemical ionisation (CI), desorption chemical ionisation (DCI), desorption/ionisation on silicon (DIOS), direct analysis in real time (DART), electron ionisation (EI), electrospray ionisation (ESI), fast atom bombardment (FAB), field desorption (FD), field ionisation (FI), glow discharge (GD), inductively coupled plasma (ICP), ion attachment ionisation (IAI), matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation (MALDI), negative ion electron capture (NIEC), thermal ionisation (TI), thermospray or other, where the specified options were cease altogether, large decrease, small decrease, remain same, small increase, large increase.
Future ion analysers: The anticipated use over the next three years of 12 specified ion analysers in mass spectrometry, namely orbitrap, quadrupole mass filter (QMF), sector, linear quadrupole ion trap, 3D quadrupole ion trap, time of flight (TOF), TOFIMS, differential mobility analyzer (DMA), differential mobility spectrometer (DMS), fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS), ion-mobility mass spectrometry (IMS) and other, where the specified options were cease altogether, large decrease, small decrease, remain same, small increase, large increase.
Future databases: Anticipated use over the next three years of (participant specified) database software in mass spectrometry, where the options were cease altogether, large decrease, small decrease, remain same, small increase, large increase.
Future specialist software: Anticipated use over the next three years of other (participant specified) specialist software in mass spectrometry, where the options were cease altogether, large decrease, small decrease, remain same, small increase, large increase.
Future configurations: Anticipated use over the next three years of 18 specified configurations (e.g. LC MS/MS) in mass spectrometry, namely accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS), capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry (EC-MS), gas chromatography MS (GC-MS),gas chromatography tandem MS (GC-MS/MS),GC-IMS, glow discharge mass spectrometry (GD-MS),inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS),ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry (IMS/MS),isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS),liquid chromatography ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry (LC-IMS),liquid chromatography ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry/MS (LC-IMS/MS),liquid chromatography MS (LC-MS),liquid chromatography tandem MS (LC-MS/MS),spark source mass spectrometry (SSMS), stand-alone MS (MS), supercritical fluid chromatography MS (SFC-MS), tandem MS (MS/MS), thermal ionization-mass spectrometry (TIMS) and other, where the options were cease altogether, large decrease, small decrease, remain same, small increase, large increase.
Future fragmentation methods: Anticipated use over the next three years of 7 specified fragmentation methods (e.g. ECD) in mass spectrometry, namely blackbody infrared radiative dissociation (BIRD), collision-induced dissociation (CID), electron capture dissociation (ECD), electron transfer dissociation (ETD), electron-detachment dissociation (EDD), infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD), surface-induced dissociation (SID) and other, where the options were cease altogether, large decrease, small decrease, remain same, small increase, large increase.
Future sample preparation: Anticipated future use over the next three years of 13 specified sample preparation methods in mass spectrometry, namely automated sample preparation, solid-phase extraction (SPE), liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), gas chromatography-MS (GC-MS), liquid chromatography-MS (LC-MS), capillary electrophoresis-MS (CE-MS), ion mobility spectrometry-MS (IMS-MS), size exclusion, organic solvent precipitation, direct injection, dialysis, affinity methods, filtration or other, where the options were cease altogether, large decrease, small decrease, remain same, small increase, large increase.
Important Innovation: The mass spectrometry areas anticipated to see the greatest innovation over the next three years, where the options are sample preparation, ionisation methods, ion analyzers, detection methods, data systems/specialist software, other. If other, please indicate.
Required Innovation: The mass spectrometry areas where innovation is most required, where the options are sample preparation, ionisation methods, ion analyzers, detection methods, data systems/specialist software, other. If other, please indicate.
Recent Innovation: The most important innovations in mass spectrometry over the last three years.
Future Innovation: From what is currently in development, the most important innovations anticipated over the next three years.
Emerging Applications: The most important emerging applications in mass spectrometry.
Mass Spectrometry Activities: Percentage of time spent on daily mass spectrometry activities, where the options are sample preparation, analysis and data handling.
Run time: The average run time (sample preparation + analysis + data handling) per sample using mass spectrometry.
Daily sample throughput: The average daily sample throughput using mass spectrometry.
Weekly sample throughput: The average weekly sample throughput using mass spectrometry.
Annual sample throughput: The average annual sample throughput using mass spectrometry.
System running costs: The average financial running costs of mass spectrometry systems (i.e. per system) namely, per hour, per day and per year.
Financial budget: The average annual financial budget for mass spectrometry activities.
Financial budget breakdown: The percentage breakdown of annual budgets for mass spectrometry relating to MS-related instruments, sample preparation instruments, consumables, data handling/specialist software and other.
Future Financial budget: Anticipated change in future financial budgets for mass spectrometry, where the options were cease altogether, large decrease, small decrease, remain same, small increase, large increase.
Consumables: The top three mass spectrometry consumables in terms of costs.