Global Automated Liquid Handling Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2031

Global Automated Liquid Handling Market, By Product (Automated Liquid Handling Workstations, Reagents & Consumables, Others), Type (Automated Liquid Handling Systems, Semi-Automated Liquid Handling), Procedure (Serial Dilution, Plate Reformatting, Plate Replication, PCR Setup, High Throughput Screening, Cell Culture, Whole Genome Amplification, Array Printing, Others), Modality (Disposable Tips, Fixed Tips), Application (Drug Discovery, Genomic, Clinical Diagnostic, Proteomics, Others), End User (Biotechnology And Pharmaceutical Industries, Research Institutes, Hospitals and Diagnostic Laboratories, Academic Institutes, Other End Users), Distribution Channel (Direct Tender, Retail Sales, Third-Party Distributors) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2031.

Automated Liquid Handling Market Analysis and Size

The key factors that are expected to boost the growth of the automated liquid handling market in the forecast period are the increase in the alertness regarding automated liquid handling (ALH) in the advancing nations and the technological developments in the Automated Liquid handling (ALH) systems. Furthermore, the rise in the need for miniature process equipment and the increase in the alertness of the advantages of applying automated liquid handling (ALH) is further propelling the automated liquid handling market. The continuous growth of research activities in fields such as genomics, proteomics, and synthetic biology has driven the need for precise liquid handling, further accelerating the growth of the automated liquid handling market in the forecast period of 2024-2031.

Data Bridge Market Research analyzes that the global automated liquid handling market, which was USD 1,381.90 million in 2023, is likely to reach USD 2,163.50 million by 2031 and is expected to undergo a CAGR of 8.30% during the forecast period. “Hospitals and diagnostic laboratories” dominate the end-user segment of the automated liquid handling market owing to the wide range of products and applications in the hospitals. In addition to the insights on market scenarios such as market value, growth rate, segmentation, geographical coverage, and major players, the market reports curated by the Data Bridge Market Research also include depth expert analysis, patient epidemiology, pipeline analysis, pricing analysis, and regulatory framework.

Report Scope and Market Segmentation

Market Definition

Automated liquid handling (ALH) systems are precisely programmed to handle liquids and deliver accurate and reproducible results without any complexity in clinical and research settings. Efficient and accurate liquid handling techniques play an important role in clinical and research laboratories. Automated liquid handling systems can reduce processing time, decrease sample contamination, and increase accuracy in bioassays. These systems release researchers from long, repetitive, laborious tasks and free up time for other assays, lab reports, and other lab duties. Robotic arms distribute accurate measurements of liquids to vessels, such as microtiter plates, and change out plates or tubes, thus streamlining workflow.

Global Automated Liquid Handling Market Dynamics

Drivers

• Increasing Demand for High-Throughput Screening (HTS)

The need for efficient and high-throughput laboratory workflows, especially in drug discovery and genomics research, has driven the adoption of automated liquid handling systems. These systems can process large volumes of samples quickly and accurately. This acts as one of the major factors driving the growth of automated liquid handling market.

• Growing Drug Discovery and Development Activities

With the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries continually working on new drug candidates, automated liquid handling systems play a crucial role in compound management, assay preparation, and screening, accelerating drug development processes. This enhances the automated liquid handling market growth. 

• Rising Adoption of Personalized Medicine

The shift towards personalized medicine and precision diagnostics has led to increased demand for liquid handling systems in genomics and molecular diagnostics applications, as precise and reproducible handling of samples is crucial for these technologies. This increased adoption of personalised medicine can drive the use of advanced treatment, which will further act as driver that will lead to the growth of the automated liquid handling market in the forecasted year of 2024-2031 timeframe.

Moreover, the continuous growth of research activities in fields such as genomics, proteomics, and synthetic biology has driven the need for precise liquid handling, further accelerate the automated liquid handling market growth. 

Opportunity

• Increasing Use in Clinical Diagnostics

Automated liquid handling systems are employed in clinical diagnostics for tasks such as sample preparation, liquid transfer, and pipetting in applications like clinical chemistry and immunoassays, which can, in turn, will create lucrative market growth opportunities. Moreover, technological advancements, including the integration of robotics and software, have made automated liquid handling systems more flexible, user-friendly, and adaptable to a wide range of laboratory processes which will also work in the favor of the market.

Restraint/Challenge

• High cost associated with devices

On the other hand, the high cost of advanced automated workstations, when combined with calibration and maintenance costs, is anticipated to restrict adoption in small and medium-sized businesses high are expected to obstruct market growth. Moreover, the evaporation control in Automated Liquid handling systems is projected to challenge the automated liquid handling market in the forecast period of 2024-2031.

This automated liquid handling market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the automated liquid handling market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

Recent Developments

• In February 2020, Analytik Jena Gmbh launched the TOC Analysis of solid and liquid samples in one device. It is highly automated and without complex adjustments. The product has helped the company to widen its product portfolio
• In April 2019, Lonza launched a fully automated robotic solution, 'PyroTecPRO Robotic Solution,' for simple, fast, and reliable endotoxin detection. The product launch has helped the company to widen the company's product portfolio

Global Automated Liquid Handling Market Scope

The automated liquid handling market is segmented on the basis of product, type, modality, procedure, application, end-user, and distribution channel. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Product

• Automated Liquid Handling Workstations
• Reagents & Consumables
• Others

Type

• Automated Liquid Handling Systems
• Semi-Automated Liquid Handling

Procedure

• Serial Dilution
• Plate Reformatting
• Plate Replication
• PCR Setup
• High Throughput Screening
• Cell Culture
• Whole Genome Amplification
• Array Printing
• Others

Modality

• Disposable Tips
• Fixed Tips

Application

• Drug Discovery
• Genomic
•  Clinical Diagnostic
• Proteomics
• Others

End User

• Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries
• Research Institutes
• Hospitals and Diagnostic Laboratories
• Academic Institutes
• Other End Users

Distribution Channel

• Direct Tender
• Retail Sales
• Third-Party Distributors

Global Automated Liquid Handling Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The automated liquid handling market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, product, type, modality, procedure, application, end-user, and distribution channel as referenced above.

The countries covered in the market report are U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, rest of South America, Germany, France, Italy, U.K., Belgium, Spain, Russia, Turkey, Netherlands, Switzerland, rest of Europe, Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, rest of Asia-Pacific, U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Egypt, South Africa, Israel, and rest of Middle East and Africa.

North America is expected to dominate the market due to increasing awareness regarding automated liquid handling systems and high awareness among the population within the region.

Asia-Pacific is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period of 2024 to 2031 due to the presence of the highest number of automated liquid handling providers in the region.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impacts the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.   

Competitive Landscape and Global Automated Liquid Handling Market Share Analysis

The automated liquid handling market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to automated liquid handling market.

Some of the major players operating in the automated liquid handling market are:

• Agilent Technologies, Inc. (U.S.)
• Aurora Biomed Inc (Canada)
• AUTOGEN INC. (U.S.)
• Beckman Coulter, Inc. (U.S.)
• BioTek Instruments (U.S.)
• Analytik Jena GmbH (Germany)
• SPT Labtech Ltd. (U.K.)
• Eppendorf Corporate (Germany)
• Illumina, Inc. (U.S.)
• FORMULATRIX (U.S.)
• Gilson Incorporated (U.S.)
• Hamilton Company (U.S.)
• ACTIVE MOTIF (U.S.)
• LONZA (U.S.)
• PerkinElmer Inc. (U.S.)
• Diagenode Diagnostics (Belgium)
• Hudson Robotics (U.S.)
• DISPENDIX (Germany)