European Microscopy Market by Product, Application, End User - Forecast to 2020

Rising Focus on Nanotechnology, Technological Advancements, and Increasing Federal Support to Drive Growth of the European Microscopy Market
Developing markets in countries such as U.K., Germany are lucrative markets for microscopy, owing to favorable government incentives and corporate funding.
The report segments the European microscopy market by product, application, end user, and geography. The optical microscopy segment accounted for the largest share of the microscopy market, by product. However, the electron microscopes segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR in the forecast period. Super-resolution microscopes are the key playing field in the microscopy product market, owing to ongoing technological advancements in this segment.
On the basis of applications, the microscopy market is categorized into semiconductors, life sciences, nanotechnology, and material science. Nanotechnology is expected to be the new revenue pocket in the application market. Rising focus on nanotechnology, favorable government and corporate funding, and technological advancements are propelling the growth of these segments.
Academic institutes are the major end user of the microscopy market, followed by industries. The large share of this segment can be attributed to increase in research activities and favorable government funding.
New and innovative product launches was the dominant strategy adopted by key industry participants to increase their market share and cater to unmet needs.
The deviations and overlap of revenue between applications and products in a number of sources was the major challenge faced while estimating market size. This challenge was overcome by validating data through a large number of industry experts and key opinion leaders.
From an insight perspective, this research report focuses on qualitative data, market size, and growth of various segments and subsegments, competitive landscape, and company profiles. The qualitative data covers various levels of industry analysis such as market dynamics (drivers, restraints, opportunities, and threats), winning imperatives, and burning issues. The report also offers market sizes and data on the growth of various segments in the industry. It focuses on emerging and high-growth segments, high-growth regions, and initiatives of governments. The competitive landscape covers growth strategies adopted by industry players in the last three years. The company profiles comprise basic views on key players in the microscopy market and the product portfolios, developments, and strategies adopted by market players to maintain and increase their market shares in the near future. The above-mentioned market research data, current market size, and forecast of future trends will help key players and new entrants to make the necessary decisions regarding product offerings, geographical focus, change in approach, R&D investments for innovations in products and technologies, and levels of output in order to remain successful.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 14
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 14
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 14
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 15
1.3.1 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 15
1.4 CURRENCY 15
1.5 LIMITATIONS 15
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 15
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 17
2.1 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 18
2.2 MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 21
2.2.1 KEY DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES 22
2.2.2 KEY DATA FROM PRIMARY SOURCES 22
2.2.2.1 Key industry insights 23
2.2.3 ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE STUDY 23
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 24
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 30
4.1 EUROPEAN MICROSCOPY MARKET TO GROW AT A STEADY RATE 30
4.2 EUROPEAN MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY PRODUCT 31
4.3 EUROPEAN MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY COUNTRY/REGION 32
4.4 EUROPEAN MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY APPLICATION 33
4.5 EUROPEAN MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY END USER 34
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 35
5.1 INTRODUCTION 36
5.2 MARKET DYNAMICS 36
5.2.1 DRIVERS 37
5.2.1.1 Rising focus on nanotechnology 37
5.2.1.2 Favourable government and corporate funding 37
5.2.1.3 Technological advancements 37
5.2.2 RESTRAINTS 38
5.2.2.1 High costs of advanced microscopes 38
5.2.3 OPPORTUNITIES 39
5.2.3.1 High-growth markets in Europe 39
5.2.3.2 New application areas such as quantum dots and optogenetics 39
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5.2.4 CHALLENGES 40
5.2.4.1 Time-consuming sample preparation process 40
5.2.4.2 Requirement of high degree of technical expertise 40
5.2.5 WINNING IMPERATIVES 41
5.2.5.1 Customized microscopy solutions 41
5.2.5.2 Superior customer support 41
5.2.6 BURNING ISSUES 41
5.2.6.1 Super–resolution microscopy 41
5.2.6.2 Low adoption rate 41
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 42
6.1 INTRODUCTION 42
6.2 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 42
6.2.1 KEY INFLUENCERS 43
6.3 PEST ANALYSIS 43
6.3.1 POLITICAL FACTORS 43
6.3.2 ECONOMICAL FACTORS 43
6.3.3 SOCIAL FACTORS 44
6.3.4 TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS 44
6.4 INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 44
6.5 STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING 45
6.5.1 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 45
7 EUROPEAN MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY PRODUCT 46
7.1 INTRODUCTION 47
7.2 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY 48
7.2.1 FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPES 50
7.2.1.1 Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy (TIRF) 50
7.2.1.2 Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) 50
7.2.1.3 Fluorescence Recovery After Photo-Bleaching (FRAP) 51
7.2.1.4 Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) 51
7.2.2 SUPER-RESOLUTION MICROSCOPES 51
7.2.2.1 Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM) 51
7.2.2.2 Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM) 51
7.2.2.3 Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopy (STED) 52
7.2.2.4 Coherent Anti-Strokes Raman Scattering (CARS) Microscopy 52
7.2.2.5 Photo-Activated Localization Microscopy (PALM) 52
7.2.2.6 Reversible Saturable Optical Fluorescence Transitions (RESOLFT) 52
7.3 ELECTRON MICROSCOPY 53
7.3.1 TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM) 54
7.3.2 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (SEM) 55
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7.4 CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY 56
7.4.1 MULTI-PHOTON CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY 58
7.4.2 SPINNING DISK CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY 58
7.5 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY 58
7.5.1 SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY (STM) 60
7.5.2 ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM) 61
7.5.3 NEAR-FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY (NSOM) 62
8 EUROPEAN MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY APPLICATION 64
8.1 INTRODUCTION 65
8.2 SEMICONDUCTORS 66
8.3 LIFE SCIENCES 67
8.4 MATERIAL SCIENCES 68
8.5 NANOTECHNOLOGY 69
9 EUROPEAN MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY END USER 71
9.1 INTRODUCTION 72
9.2 ACADEMIC INSTITUTES 73
9.3 INDUSTRIES 75
9.4 OTHER END USERS 77
10 GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS 79
10.1 INTRODUCTION 80
10.2 GERMANY 82
10.3 U.K. 85
10.4 FRANCE 88
10.5 ITALY 91
10.6 SWEDEN 94
10.7 SWITZERLAND 96
10.8 THE NETHERLANDS 98
10.9 REST OF EUROPE (ROE) 101
11 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 104
11.1 OVERVIEW 105
11.2 COMPETITIVE SITUATION AND TRENDS 106
11.2.1 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 106
11.2.2 AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS 107
11.2.3 EXPANSIONS 108
11.2.4 OTHER DEVELOPEMNTS 109
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12 COMPANY PROFILE 110
12.1 INTRODUCTION 110
12.2 BRUKER CORPORATION 111
12.2.1 BUSINESS OVERVIEW 111
12.2.2 BRUKER CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 111
12.2.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 112
12.2.4 KEY STRATEGY 113
12.2.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 113
12.3 CARL ZEISS AG 114
12.3.1 BUSINESS OVERVIEW 114
12.3.2 CARL ZEISS AG: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 114
12.3.3 PRODUCTS & SERVICES 115
12.3.4 KEY STRATEGY 116
12.3.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 117
12.4 DANAHER CORPORATION 118
12.4.1 BUSINESS OVERVIEW 118
12.4.2 DANAHER CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 118
12.4.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 119
1.2.4 KEY STRATEGY 121
12.4.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 121
12.5 DANISH MICRO ENGINEERING 123
12.5.1 PRODUCTS & SERVICES 123
12.5.2 KEY STRATEGY 123
12.6 FEI COMPANY 124
12.6.1 BUSINESS OVERVIEW 124
12.6.2 FEI COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 124
12.6.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 125
12.6.4 KEY STRATEGY 125
12.6.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 126
12.7 HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 127
12.7.1 BUSINESS OVERVIEW 127
12.7.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 128
12.7.3 KEY STRATEGY 128
12.7.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 129
12.8 JEOL, LTD. 130
12.8.1 BUSINESS OVERVIEW 130
12.8.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 131
12.8.3 KEY STRATEGY 131
12.8.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 131
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12.9 NIKON CORPORATION 132
12.9.1 BUSINESS OVERVIEW 132
12.9.2 NIKON CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 132
12.9.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 133
12.9.4 KEY STRATEGY 133
12.10 OLYMPUS CORPORATION 134
12.10.1 BUSINESS OVERVIEW 134
12.10.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 135
12.10.3 KEY STRATEGY 135
12.11 VISION ENGINEERING 136
12.11.1 BUSINESS OVERVIEW 136
12.11.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 136
12.11.3 KEY STRATEGY 137
12.11.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 137
13 APPENDIX 138
13.1 INSIGHTS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS 138
13.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 139
13.3 OTHER DEVELOPMENTS 142
13.4 INTRODUCING RT: REAL-TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 147
13.5 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 148
13.6 RELATED REPORTS 149