实验室自动化的技术进步与成长机会

由机器人技术和人工智慧实现的远端和自主实验室工作范式转变

临床诊断、生命科学研究、基因组学、蛋白质组学和药物研发实验室正在实施实验室自动化解决方案，以克服高通量需求和技术人员短缺的巨大业务压力。解决方案可用于自动化分析前、分析和分析后流程。本报告将其范围限制为支援分析过程的实验室自动化创新。

该行业出现的大多数机器人创新都是液体处理机器人，可以实现精确的液体分配和包装。主要参与者专注于易用性、易于部署和扩展的模组化、远端操作、监控和维护。大多数支援实验室自动化的数位解决方案整合了AI/ML 演算法，用于智慧成像、分析、资料管理、实验室工作流程管理和机器人操作。 Cloud Labs 为实验室提供了一种经济高效且省时的选项，可在优质设备上执行自动化实验。

未来五到十年，实验室将变得越来越偏远、自动化和无人化。机器人、人工智慧、微流体技术和感测器的技术进步正在显着提高实验室自动化设备的功能，并使得能够在各种应用中采用来自各个领域的解决方案。新兴市场的日益普及为实验室自动化产业提供了成长机会。实验室软体（尤其是 LIMS）的易用性、功能和互通性的改进使得实验室自动化解决方案得以采用。

调查中回答的问题

• 实施实验室自动化解决方案的好处和挑战是什么？
• 哪些技术可以实现实验室工作流程中分析流程的自动化？
• 实验室自动化产业的成长促进因素和阻碍因素是什么？
• 有哪些参与企业机器人和数数位解决方案领域？它使用什么样的技术，提供什么样的应用？影响领域和目标商业性准备程度是什么？
• 按地区分類的趋势是什么？技术路线图是什么？资金筹措与併购趋势如何？产业专利申请趋势如何？
• 实验室自动化产业的成长机会有哪些？

目录

战略衝动

• 成长为何困难：策略要务 8 (TM) 阻碍成长的要素
• The Strategic Imperative 8（TM）
• 战略要务对实验室自动化产业的影响
• 成长机会是Growth Pipeline Engine（TM）
• 调查方法

成长机会分析

• 实验室自动化 - 概述
• 实验室自动化解决方案的主要最终用户市场
• 实验室工作流程各阶段的自动化
• 分析实验室流程自动化解决方案
• 实验和资料分析的实行技术- 细分
• 成长促进因素
• 成长抑制因素
• 分析范围

技术分析：机器人

• 实验室自动化中的机器人技术 - 技术概述
• 机器人技术 -竞争环境

技术分析：数位解决方案

• 实验室自动化数位解决方案 - 技术概述
• 数位解决方案 -竞争环境

创新指标

• 比较实验室自动化解决方案
• 实验室自动化开发和实施的区域趋势
• 实验室自动化解决方案的技术路线图
• 2021-2023年实验室自动化产业併购分析
• 2021-2023年政府对实验室自动化的资助分析
• 2021-2023 年实验室自动化私人资金筹措概览
• 2020-2023 年实验室自动化私人资金筹措分析

专利分析

• 2021-2023年实验室自动化产业智慧财产权活动分析
• 2021-2023年实验室自动化专利创新主题分析

成长机会宇宙

• 成长机会 1：将机器人、微流体、感测器和人工智慧结合，实现下一代实验室自动化
• 成长机会 2：扩大新兴市场的招聘
• 成长机会3：经济高效且便利的LIMS

附录

• 技术完备等级(TRL)：说明

下一步

Robotics and AI Enable a Paradigm Shift to Remote and Autonomous Lab Work

Clinical diagnostics, life science research, genomics and proteomics, and drug discovery labs are adopting lab automation solutions to overcome tremendous operational pressure because of the demand for high throughput and shortage of technicians. Solutions that automate pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes are available. The report limits its scope to the lab automation innovations enabling analytical processes.

Most robotic innovations emerging in the industry are liquid handling robots enabling precise liquid pipetting or dispensing. Principal players focus on ease of use, modularity for easy adoption and scalability, and remote operation, monitoring, and maintenance. Most digital solutions supporting lab automation integrate AI/ML algorithms for intelligent imaging, analysis, data management, lab workflow management, and robot operation. Cloud labs provide a cost-effective and time-efficient option for labs to conduct automated experiments on top-quality equipment.

Labs will become remote, autonomous, and unstaffed in the next 5 to 10 years. The technological advances in robotics, AI, microfluidic technologies, and sensors enable significant advancements in lab automation equipment capabilities, allowing various applications to adopt solutions across different sectors. The increasing adoption in emerging markets provides growth opportunities for the lab automation industry. The improvements in the ease of use, competencies, and interoperability of lab software, especially LIMSs, enable the adoption of lab automation solutions.

Questions Answered in the Research:

• What are the benefits and challenges of adopting lab automation solutions?

• What technologies enable the automation of analytical processes in lab workflow?

• What are the growth drivers and restraints of the lab automation industry?

• Who are the participants in the robotics and digital solutions segments? What technologies do they employ, and what are the applications of their solutions? What are their target impact sectors and commercial readiness levels?

• What are the regional trends? What is the technology roadmap? What are funding and M&A trends? What is the industry's patent filing trend?

• What are the growth opportunities for the lab automation industry?

Table of Contents

Strategic Imperatives

• Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Grow?The Strategic Imperative 8™: Factors Creating Pressure on Growth
• The Strategic Imperative 8™
• The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Lab Automation Industry
• Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
• Research Methodology

Growth Opportunity Analysis

• Lab Automation-An Overview
• Principal End-user Markets for Lab Automation Solutions
• Automation of Different Stages of Lab Workflow
• Automation Solutions for Analytical Lab Processes
• Experiment and Data Analytics Enabling Technologies-Segmentation
• Growth Drivers
• Growth Restraints
• Scope of Analysis

Technology Analysis: Robotics

• Robotics in Lab Automation-Technology Overview
• Robotics-Competitive Environment

Technology Analysis: Digital Solutions

• Digital Solutions in Lab Automation-Technology Overview
• Digital Solutions-Competitive Environment

Innovation Indicators

• Comparison of Lab Automation Solutions
• Regional Trends of Lab Automation Development and Adoption
• Technology Roadmap of Lab Automation Solutions
• Analysis of M&As in the Lab Automation Industry, 2021-2023
• Analysis of Government Funding for Lab Automation, 2021-2023
• Snapshot of Private Funding for Lab Automation, 2021-2023
• Analysis of Private Funding for Lab Automation, 2020-2023

Patent Analysis

• IP Activity Analysis in Lab Automation Industry (2018-2023)
• Innovation Themes Analysis on Lab Automation Patents, 2018-2023

Growth Opportunity Universe

• Growth Opportunity 1: Convergence of Robotics, Microfluidics, Sensors, and AI for Next-generation Lab Automation
• Growth Opportunity 2: Increasing Adoption in Emerging Markets
• Growth Opportunity 3: Cost-efficient and Convenient LIMS

Appendix

• Technology Readiness Levels (TRL): Explanation

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