Technology Advances and Growth Opportunities in Laboratory Automation

Technology Advances and Growth Opportunities in Laboratory Automation


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?


  • 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
  • Next Steps
    • Your Next Steps
    • Why Frost, Why Now?

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