Latin America accounted for 4.3% of the global microscopy instruments market for the year 2009. This market portrays a significant growth potential and is anticipated to reach $173,932 thousand in the year 2015 from $87,416 in 2009 with a CAGR of 11.4% from 2010 to 2015.

Latin America witnesses substantial initiatives taken by the government to set in motion the development and promotion of nanotechnology research with growing interest shown by the pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to expand their global presence in this region for their global clinical projects. Countries such as Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina are forecasted to be the major hubs for clinical trials during 2010-2015.

Brazil leads the market of Latin America for microscopy instruments. The overall market for the microscopy instruments in Brazil was valued at $36.7 million in the
year 2009.

The growing clinical trials in Latin America and rising demand from the universities for state-of-the-art research facilities is one of the primary drivers for growth of microscopy instruments market in Mexico; while among RoLA (Rest of Latin America) segment, Chile represents the highest growth for microscopy instruments during 2010-2015.

Academics and research institutes are also the major consumers of microscopes and account for approximately 68.2% of the market share. Research activities at university level are acting as integral components of innovation systems in Latin America. Universities are largely funded by the research programs and grants from governments in respective countries. In addition to this, collaborative research efforts amongst university research centers and pharma and biotech companies have fulfilled capital investment needs of academic institutions.

This microscopy market can be segmented as optical microscopes, electron microscopes, and scanning microscopes based on the mechanism of their operation and functions.

Our study shows the optical microscopes accounting for the largest share of the advanced microscopy market; both in terms of value and volume. However, electron microscopes are expected to forge ahead in this segment in terms of value owing to rising demand for advanced microscopy instruments from the end user market consisting of academic research institution and universities, pharma & biotech companies, and government-owned research institutions. Along with growth of clinical research activities in Latin America, initiatives taken by the government to boost research activities and easy availability of research funding are expected to fuel the growth of microscopy market in Latin America.

Scope of the report

The report evaluates market for advanced microscopy technologies in Latin America with respect to revenues, growth, and industry focus in the following markets:

• Microscopy market by products
  
• Microscopy market by end users

TABLE OF CONTENTS
  
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  OBJECTIVE
  MARKET SCENARIO

1 INTRODUCTION
  1.1 KEY TAKE-AWAYS
  1.2 REPORT DESCRIPTION
  1.3 MARKETS COVERED
  1.4 STAKEHOLDERS
  1.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2 SUMMARY

3 MARKET OVERVIEW
 3.1 ADVANCED MICROSCOPY MARKET IN LATIN AMERICA
 3.2 NANOTECHNOLOGY TO DRIVE ADVANCED MICROSCOPY MARKET
 3.3 GROWTH IN CLINICAL TRIALS MARKET
 3.4 CONSUMER DEMANDS DRIVING THE MARKET
 3.5 KEY MARKET DYNAMICS
     3.5.1 DRIVERS
           3.5.1.1 Increase in R&D in life sciences
           3.5.1.2 Increase in the number of nanotechnology & biotechnology parks
           3.5.1.3 Increase in the number of pharmaceutical companies & clinical research organizations
     3.5.2 RESTRAINTS
           3.5.2.1 Pricing
           3.5.2.2 Lack of technical support
     3.5.3 OPPORTUNITY
           3.5.3.1 Growth in stem cell research
  3.6 MARKET SHARE OF KEY PLAYERS

4 MICROSCOPY MARKET BY PRODUCTS
  4.1 INTRODUCTION
  4.2 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY
      4.2.1 MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR PLAYERS
      4.2.2 STEREOMICROSCOPE
      4.2.3 PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE
      4.2.4 CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY
            4.2.4.1 Multi-photon confocal microscopy
            4.2.4.2 Confocal disk spinning microscopy
      4.2.5 NEAR-FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPE (NSOM)
      4.2.6 INVERTED MICROSCOPE
      4.2.7 FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE
            4.2.7.1 Total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy(TIRF)
            4.2.7.2 Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)
            4.2.7.3 Fluorescence recovery after photo-bleaching (FRAP)
            4.2.7.4 Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM)
      4.2.8 OTHERS
  4.3 ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
      4.3.1 MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR PLAYERS
      4.3.2 TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
      4.3.3 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
  4.4 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY
      4.4.1 SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPES (STM)
      4.4.2 ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES (AFM)
            4.4.2.1 Market share of major players
      4.4.3 OTHERS
  4.5 TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN MICROSCOPES
      4.5.1 OPTOFLUIDIC MICROSCOPY (OFM)
      4.5.2 EVOLVE LIQUID COOLED CAMERA (EMCCD)
      4.5.3 STOCHASTIC OPTICAL RECONSTRUCTION MICROSCOPY (STORM)
      4.5.4 STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPY TECHNOLOGY (SIM)
      4.5.5 STIMULATED EMISSION DEPLETION MICROSCOPY (STED)
      4.5.6 COHERENT ANTI-STROKES RAMAN SCATTERING MICROSCOPY (CARS)
      4.5.7 PHOTO-ACTIVATED LOCALIZATION MICROSCOPY (P.A.L.M)
      4.5.8 REVERSIBLE SATURABLE OPTICAL FLUORESCENCE TRANSITIONS (RELSOFT)
      4.5.9 NOVEL VIEWING TECHNOLOGIES
      4.5.10 ADVANCED DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

5 MICROSCOPY MARKET BY END-USERS
  5.1 INTRODUCTION
  5.2 ACADEMIC RESEARCH
  5.3 PHARMA & BIOTECH INDUSTRY
  5.4 OTHER RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS & LABORATORIES

6 GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
  6.1 INTRODUCTION
  6.2 BRAZIL
  6.3 MEXICO
  6.4 ARGENTINA
  6.5 REST OF LATIN AMERICA (ROLA)

7 COMPANY PROFILES
  7.1 CARL ZEISS
      7.1.1 OVERVIEW
      7.1.2 FINANCIALS
      7.1.3 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      7.1.4 STRATEGY
      7.1.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  7.2 FEI COMPANY
      7.2.1 OVERVIEW
      7.2.2 FINANCIALS
      7.2.3 PRODUCTS& SERVICES
      7.2.4 STRATEGY
      7.2.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  7.3 HITACHI HIGH TECHNOLOGIES LTD
      7.3.1 OVERVIEW
      7.3.2 FINANCIALS
      7.3.3 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      7.3.4 STRATEGY
      7.3.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  7.4 JEOL LTD
      7.4.1 OVERVIEW
      7.4.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      7.4.3 FINANCIALS
      7.4.4 STRATEGY
      7.4.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  7.5 LEICA MICROSYSTEMS GMBH
      7.5.1 OVERVIEW 
      7.5.2 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      7.5.3 STRATEGY
      7.5.4 DEVELOPMENTS
  7.6 NIKON CORP
      7.6.1 OVERVIEW
      7.6.2 FINANCIALS
      7.6.3 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      7.6.4 STRATEGY
      7.6.5 DEVELOPMENTS
  7.7 OLYMPUS CORP
      7.7.1 OVERVIEW
      7.7.2 FINANCIALS
      7.7.3 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
      7.7.4 STRATEGY
      7.7.5 DEVELOPMENTS

LIST OF TABLES

1 ADVANCED MICROSCOPY MARKET SCENARIO IN LATAM
2 ADVANCED MICROSCOPY MARKET IN LATAM, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
3 NANOTECHNOLOGY PUBLICATIONS IN LATAM (1990 – 2006)
4 REGISTERED CLINICAL TRIALS IN MAJOR MARKETS OF LATAM (2000 – 2011)
5 LATAM: MICROSCOPY MARKET BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
6 LATAM: OPTICAL MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
7 LATAM: OPTICAL MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
8 LATAM: STEREOMICROSCOPE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
9 LATAM: PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
10 LATAM: CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
11 LATAM: NSOM MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
12 LATAM: INVERTED MICROSCOPE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
13 LATAM: FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE MARKET,  BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
14 LATAM: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
15 LATAM: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
16 LATAM: TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY,  2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
17 LATAM: SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
18 LATAM: SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY TYPES, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
19 LATAM: SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
20 LATAM: SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
21 LATAM: ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
22 LATAM: OTHER MICROSCOPY INSTRUMENTS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
23 LATAM: MICROSCOPY MARKET, BY END-USERS, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
24 LATAM: MICROSCOPY MARKET FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
25 LATAM: MICROSCOPY MARKET FOR PHARMA & BIOTECH INDUSTRY, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
26 LATAM: MICROSCOPY MARKET FOR RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS & LABORATORIES, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSAND)
27 CARL ZEISS: TOTAL REVENUES, R&D EXPENSES ($THOUSAND)
28 CARL ZEISS: TOTAL REVENUES, BY GEOGRAPHY ($THOUSAND)
29 FEI COMPANY – TOTAL REVENUES AND R&D EXPENSES ($MILLION)
30 FEI COMPANY – TOTAL REVENUES BY SEGMENT ($MILLION)
31 HITACHI -TOTAL REVENUES & R&D EXPENDITURE ($THOUSAND)
32 HITACHI - TOTAL REVENUES BY SEGMENT ($THOUSAND)
33 JEOL – TOTAL REVENUES AND R&D EXPENDITURE  ($MILLION)
34 JEOL – TOTAL REVENUES BY SEGMENT ($MILLION)
35 JEOL – TOTAL REVENUES BY GEOGRAPHY ($MILLION)
36 NIKON - TOTAL REVENUES AND R&D EXPENDITURE ($THOUSAND)
37 NIKON - TOTAL REVENUES BY SEGMENT ($THOUSAND)
38 NIKON - TOTAL REVENUES BY GEOGRAPHY ($THOUSAND)
39 OLYMPUS-TOTAL REVENUES AND R&D EXPENSE ($MILLION)
40 OLYMPUS- TOTAL REVENUES BY SEGMENT ($MILLION)
41 OLYMPUS- TOTAL REVENUES BY GEOGRAPHY ($MILLION)

LIST OF FIGURES

1 ADVANCED MICROSCOPY MARKET REVENUE IN LATAM, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)
2 LATAM MICROSCOPY MARKET (2010 VS. 2015)
3 LATAM MICROSCOPY – END-USER MARKET (2010)
4 NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PROFILE IN LATAM (2007)
5 R&D EXPENDITUREIN LATAM (2007)
6 CLINICAL TRIALS IN MAJOR MARKETS OF LATAM (2006 – 2010)
7 IMPACT OF KEY MARKET DRIVERS & RESTRAINTS
8 LATAM MICROSCOPY MARKET SHARE OF KEY PLAYERS (2009)
9 MICROSCOPY INSTRUMENTS IN LIFE SCIENCES
10 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY- MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR PLAYERS (2009)
11 ELECTRON MICROSCOPY – MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR PLAYERS (2009)
12 ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY - MARKET SHARE OF  MAJOR PLAYERS (2009)
13 MICROSCOPY MARKET IN BRAZIL,  2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)
14 MICROSCOPY MARKET IN MEXICO, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)
15 MICROSCOPY MARKET IN ARGENTINA, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)
16 MICROSCOPY MARKET IN ROLA, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)

Microscopy Market in Latin America

The microscope forms the fundamental element of all the scientific research activities. With the intensified growth of nanotechnology, there has been an incessant need for the development of high magnification and resolution microscopy instruments. Latin America shows a significant growth potential and is expected to reach $173,932 thousand in 2015 from $87,416 thousand in 2009 at a CAGR of 11.4% during 2010-2015.

IMPACT OF KEY MARKET DRIVERS & RESTRAINTS


Source: MarketsandMarkets

This microscopy market can be largely segmented on the basis of types or mechanism of operation of microscopes such as optical microscopes, electron microscopes, and scanning probe microscopes.

The optical microscopes form the largest share of the advanced microscopy market; both in terms of value and volume. However, electron microscopes are expected to outpace this segment in terms of value owing to rising demand for advanced microscopy instruments from the end-user market consisting of academic research institution and universities, pharma and biotech companies, and government owned research institutions. Along with growth of clinical research activities in Latin America, initiatives taken by the government to boost research activities and easy availability of research funding are expected to fuel the growth of microscopy market in Latin America.

Olympus (U.S.), Carl Zeiss (Germany), Leica (Germany), Nikon (Japan), FEI (U.S.), Hitachi High Technologies (Japan), and JEOL (Japan) lead the microscopy instruments market in Latin America. Collectively, these top players contribute approximately 91% of the total market revenues.