Lens On The Scientific Market
Key findings from our industry experts.
Key findings from our industry experts.
The Strategic Edge: How Custom Competitive Intelligence (CI) Research Fuels Growth in Life Sciences
February 13, 2025 1:33 pm
BioInformatics, part of the Science and Medicine Group, is the leading research and advisory firm serving the life science and diagnostic industries. Our expertise includes primary quantitative and qualitative research in addition to secondary research and published reports. We own a proprietary, international community of more than 55,000 scientists and biomedical researchers to provide insights that grow businesses and move markets. Our multi-disciplinary team is comprised of industry veterans, market research experts, and survey statisticians.

AACR: Sessions Detail Advances in Liquid Biopsies, Machine Learning and Technology Transfer
This year, AACR took place in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Georgia World Congress Center from March 29 to April 3. The conference brought together 21,000 scientists and life science professionals, and 533 exhibiting companies. Sessions not only covered the newest clinical and translational research, but also how AI and machine learning are improving our ability […]
Laboratory Fume Hoods Market Parallels Lab Construction, BioPharma Trends
Many chemical and biological processes of a laboratory’s work release hazardous gases into the air and protection for personnel and the lab environment is required. The most common way to do this is with the use of a fume hood. This has created a market of hundreds of millions of dollars, as detailed in our […]
AACR: Presenting New Instruments for Precision Oncology
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) held its annual meeting March 29-April 3, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting, the largest cancer research conference in the world, brought together approximately 21,000 attendees from a diverse cross section of the cancer research community, with researchers and clinicians spanning academia, government, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, […]
Digital Marketing: Life Science Influencers, Experiential Marketing, and Smart Instrumentation
Digital marketing is the art and science of promoting products and services using a variety of digital channels to target prospects at the right time through their preferred channel. Scientists access these different channels via desktops, tablets, and smartphones. When executed properly, a digital marketing program will deliver highly personalized content and promotions rendered appropriately […]
Pittcon 2019 Preview – Philadelphia: Cheesesteaks and Chinatown
Next week, Philadelphia will host Pittcon 2019 – now in its 70th year! – a show that has always been a major spot on the calendar for the SDi team. The companies and products exhibited at the show has about an 80% overlap with the technologies covered in our flagship Global Assessment Report, encapsulating our analysis of market […]
Pharma & Biotech, Chemicals and Energy Drive Growth
Strategic Directions International (SDi), just released the 2019 Global Assessment Report: The Analytical and Life Science Instrumentation Industry. In this article we discuss some key trends our analysts observed in 2018 and where we believe the industry will find opportunities for growth in 2019 and the upcoming years. The 1000+ page report details updated size, growth and […]
2019 ASM Biothreats Conference Highlights Biosecurity and Epidemics Research
“What’s the first thing you think of when you hear Ebola?” asked speaker John Dye, PhD, of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at the American Society for Microbiology’s (ASM) Biothreats conference, held last week in Arlington, Virginia. Ebola was one of the most talked about high-consequence pathogens at the event. However, the […]
Process Instrumentation — Overview and SWOT Analysis of a $5.4 Billion market
Process analytical instruments (PAI) are used for monitoring, modeling, analyzing, and controlling manufacturing processes through timely measurements of critical process parameters with the goal of controlling process safety and optimization while maintaining product quality. These instruments have been used for some time in various manufacturing industries. Significant research and development has been done in past […]
DTC Laboratory Testing Market Totaled $208 Million in 2018
Consumers are directing healthcare in many ways, but ordering clinical testing was, until recently, the exclusive purview of physicians. That’s changing as many services now exist for patients to order tests without a physician’s okay. The global direct to consumer (DTC) laboratory testing market totaled $208 million in 2018, according to our colleagues at Kalorama […]
Trends in Life Science Marketing: Generation, Geography, & Personalization Matter
Age may be “just a number” but it’s an important one when you’re trying to connect with a group of scientists from varying generations. Whether you’re distributing product information through advertisements or at conferences or empowering your salesforce, the key to grabbing a target audience’s attention is to provide them with a personalized journey based […]