Biobank MarketSize and Trends

Automation of storage processes is the latest trend adopted by the key players

Key players operating the global biobank market includes Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., BioLife Solutions, Inc., Beckman Coulter, Inc., Panasonic Biomedical Sales and Tecan AG. New product launches, increasing collaborations, mergers and acquisitions and partnerships among the market players are some of the strategies observed in global biobanks market.

For instance in April 2019, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. expanded its analytical instruments portfolio by introducing Thermo Scientific Vanquish MD High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) system, the Thermo Scientific TSQ Altis MD Series mass spectrometer, and the Thermo Scientific Quantis MD Series mass spectrometer. These instruments have a wide application in processing of cells and tissues obtained from biobanks.

In March 2019, Becton, Dickinson and Company launched automated flow cytometry sample preparation instrument with CE-IVD certification known as, BD FACSDuet. This instrument helps in understanding the characteristics of cell as well as counting.

Furthermore, in February 2019, Promega Corporation launched Maxwell RSC miRNA plasma and serum kits, which help in the purification of nucleic acids for researchers in the field of oncology. These kits can be specifically utilized in processing samples and specimens obtained from biobanks.

Moreover, Biomatrica, IntegenX, radiofrequency identification, and micro electromechanical systems are the innovative reagents and products launched for the storage and stabilization of DNA and RNA at room temperature. The other companies operating in the global biobank market are BioCision, Taylor-Wharton International, VWR International and So-Low Environmental Equipment Co. among others.