Global Super-Resolution Microscope Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global Super-Resolution Microscope Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Super-resolution microscopy (SRM) encompasses multiple techniques that achieve higher resolution than traditional light microscopy. Scientists and technicians can use powerful super-resolution microscopy techniques to image living samples well beyond the established theoretical limit, allowing the study of far-ranging biological phenomena.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global Super-Resolution Microscope market finds that the global Super-Resolution Microscope market reached a value of USD 896.09 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 1413.03 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 7.89% during the forecast period.

The epidemic affects downstream demand. Super-resolution microscopes are microscopic observation instruments commonly used in modern science and technology. They are mainly used in life sciences, precision testing, and teaching and research needs. The market demand is stable, and the impact of economic cycle fluctuations is relatively small. In 2020, the global super-resolution microscopy market demand will be affected by the epidemic. In 2021, the epidemic will ease and market demand will gradually recover. The COVID-19 epidemic has prompted governments and companies around the world to further realize the importance of life science research, which will promote investment in scientific instruments such as super-resolution microscopes in the long run.

1 Driver

In the field of biology, Super-Resolution Microscope has higher resolution and lower phototoxicity. Super-Resolution Microscope is excellent in ultra-high resolution imaging of living cells, which is helpful for human beings to understand genes and their functions, and is convenient for human beings to overcome cancer and cure major diseases. At present, it has become an important prop in biomedical research field. In the future, as the government and private institutions increase R&D investment in emerging application fields such as nanotechnology and semiconductors, as well as the vigorous development of the life science field, the market demand for high-resolution microscopes will continue to increase.

2 Restraints and Challenges

Super-resolution microscopy has high research and development difficulties and thresholds, involving multidisciplinary fields such as optics, electronics, and mechanical manufacturing. In the development process, there are no ready-made standards and experience to follow in design, processing, assembly, testing, etc., and the processing difficulty of key optical components is beyond imagination. This has greatly hindered new entrants from entering the market, resulting in a high degree of concentration in the super-resolution microscope market, and key technologies are monopolized by a few manufacturers. At the same time, under the background of increasing R&D investment in this field, if companies in the industry cannot improve R&D capabilities, R&D conditions, and develop new products according to plan, or technology development fails or research projects cannot be industrialized, they will face market elimination.

Region Overview:

United States was the largest revenue market with a market share of 37.78% in 2017 and 36.82% in 2022, a decrease of 0.96%. In 2022, Europe market share was 32.74%, ranking second.

Company Overview:

Leica Microsystems develops and manufactures microscopes and scientific instruments for the analysis of microstructures and nanostructures. Ever since the company started as a family business in the nineteenth century, its instruments have been widely recognized for their optical precision and innovative technology. It is one the market leaders in compound and stereo microscopy, digital microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy with related imaging systems, electron microscopy sample preparation, and surgical microscopes.

ZEISS is one of the world's leading manufacturers of microscopes. In addition to excellent light and electron/ion microscopes, ZEISS also offers a broad range of optical sectioning systems as well as high-resolution X-ray microscopes. ZEISS Microscopy is a leading provider of microscope solutions in the life sciences, materials research, routine and industry markets.

Super-Resolution Microscope companies are mainly from Germany, Japan and the United States; the industry concentrate rate is relativity high. The market share of the top three companies in 2021 was 58.71%. The top three companies are Leica Microsystems, Zeiss AG and Nikon Corporation with a revenue market share of 22.50%, 20.28% and 15.93% in 2021.

Segmentation Overview:

Among different product types, SSIM/SIM segment is anticipated to contribute the largest market share in 2027.

Application Overview:

According to different application fields, super-resolution microscopy can be divided into semiconductor, research labs and academia, life science and others.

By application, the Life Science segment occupied the biggest share from 2017 to 2022.

Key Companies in the global Super-Resolution Microscope market covered in Chapter 3:

Leica Microsystems
Hitachi High Tech Corporation
Bruker Corporation
Olympus Corporation
JEOL Ltd.
Nikon Corporation
Carl Zeiss AG
PicoQuant group

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the Super-Resolution Microscope market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

PALM
FPALM
STORM
SSIM/SIM
STED
Others

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the Super-Resolution Microscope market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Semi-Conductor
Research Labs and Academia
Life Science
Others

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2018-2029) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)