Mass Spec Market Ignites
A business consultancy report estimates that the global mass spectrometry market will reach $2.5 billion by 2017
“Strong research and development efforts by equipment manufacturers – a testament to the large market opportunity – have enabled improved qualitative and quantitative capabilities, giving rise to new applications,” says Christi Bird, Frost & Sullivan Life Sciences senior industry analyst and author of Global Mass Spectrometry Market (for full report, visit: tas.txp.to/1113/frost).
The report focuses on four key segments – single quadrupole liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), tandem LC-MS (triple quadrupole and ion trap), time-of-flight (TOF) LC-MS, and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI)-TOF – the combination of which, for the purposes of the report, defines the MS market as a whole.
Here, we present some of the trends that the report identified.
Adapted from the Frost & Sullivan Global Mass Spectrometry Market report
Rich Whitworth completed his studies in medical biochemistry at the University of Leicester, UK, in 1998. To cut a long story short, he escaped to Tokyo to spend five years working for the largest English language publisher in Japan. "Carving out a career in the megalopolis that is Tokyo changed my outlook forever. When seeing life through such a kaleidoscopic lens, it's hard not to get truly caught up in the moment." On returning to the UK, after a few false starts with grey, corporate publishers, Rich was snapped up by Texere Publishing, where he spearheaded the editorial development of The Analytical Scientist. "I feel honored to be part of the close-knit team that forged The Analytical Scientist – we've created a very fresh and forward-thinking publication." Rich is now also Content Director of Texere Publishing, the company behind The Analytical Scientist.
