Over the next five years, Homeland Security Research Corporation (HSRC) forecasts that, led by the US, Germany, France, China, Japan and India, the cumulative global bio-detection market (systems, service and upgrades and R&D) will grow from $2.3 billion in 2009 to $4.9 billion in 2014 at a CAGR of 16%.

Bio-Detection Systems Market Share by
Technology Generation – 2009 and 2014

With terrorist organizations posting secure “how-to” bio-agent production manuals to the Internet for download by select individuals, governments have an urgent need to upgrade their bio-defense infrastructure. As President Obama stated: “Just as we must guard against the spread of nuclear terrorism, it is time for a comprehensive effort to tackle bio-terror”. Meeting this challenge will require, among other things, shortening the bio-attack alarm response time at a reasonable cost of ownership.

HSRC’s analyses, forecasts and projected business opportunities are presented in its November 2009 report: Global Bio-Detection HLS-HLD Technologies and Markets, 2010 – 2014. With more than 320 pages, 93 tables and 134 figures, this report represents the comprehensive bio-detection market report.

Developed using HSRC’s tested methodology, the report delves into:

• Global market by systems, upgrade and service segments
• Global market by first, second and third generation technology
• Global market by indoor, outdoor, hand-held and mobile labs segment
• Leading global bio-security projects
• Current and pipeline technologies: e.g. advanced collectors-concentrators, reagent-less triggers, DNA-based diagnostics, antigen/anti-body methods, signal analysis algorithms
• Competitive analysis: e.g. barriers to entry, barriers to substitution, competitive rivalry
• Regional market analysis : e.g. USA, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Singapore, Spain China, Taiwan, Japan, India, Middle East
• Business opportunities: e.g. emerging threats, human and animal sentinel surveillance, reagent-less detection assays, IC3
• Market drivers and inhibitors: e.g. government fears and government funds, inadequate detection technologies, strong public and media support for bio-defense
• And so much more…