BioMEMS have been used for years, for plenty of applications. |
healthcare industry. Yole’ s analysts identified pressure |
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Some are linked to solid, mature, slow-growing industries, |
sensors, accelerometers, gyroscopes, microdispensers, |
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while others are part of booming applications that are adding |
temperature sensors and more … Their market dynamics |
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new fuel to the bioMEMS market. According to Yole |
highly depend on the related applications and on the ability of |
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Développement( Yole) analysts, this market will triple from |
MEMS makers to innovate. Lack of strong technical |
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US $ 2.7 billion in 2015 to US $ 7.6 billion in 2021. Indeed, with |
innovations and emerging applications are the characteristics |
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the barrier between consumer and healthcare blurring, an |
of certain BioMEMS markets. Yole’ s analysts give some |
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increasing number of healthcare-related applications are |
examples below: |
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using MEMS components, resulting in impressive market |
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The pressure sensors market for healthcare applications is |
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growth. Why is MEMS technology increasingly finding a sweet |
showing a slow growth. 75 % of the market is dedicated to |
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spot within the healthcare sector? What is the added-value of |
the blood monitoring applications. Established for |
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this technology? What are the drivers of this market? Who is |
decades, this market is mature with no real disruptive |
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developing what? Yole’ s analysts propose today a high added- |
technologies. Reduction of the number of players and |
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value survey of the BioMEMS components and their |
attempt to increase volumes are the main trends of this |
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applications within the healthcare industry. |
sector for the next years. |
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Faced with an aging“ baby boomer” population, healthcare is |
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Accelerometers market is also showing slow growth |
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more important than ever. In-vitro diagnostics, |
opportunities. Such devices are today mainly used for |
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pharmaceutical research, patient monitoring, drug delivery, |
CRM applications( implantable pacemakers and |
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and implantable devices: all of these fields is growing and |
defibrillators) which are growing slowly. New applications |
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system integrators need new innovative technologies. |
such as ballistocardiography or fall detection have the |
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Adopting bioMEMS including accelerometers, pressure |
potential to boost this market but still represent very low |
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sensors, flow sensors, micropumps and others bring improved |
volumes right now. |
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sensing and actuating functions for all of these healthcare |
However the emergence of consumer could change the game |
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fields.“ MEMS components are increasingly used by |
and become a real opportunity for MEMS manufacturers with |
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healthcare system integrators,” says Sébastien Clerc, |
huge volumes. MEMS companies, involved within the |
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Technology and Market Analyst at Yole.“ Indeed BioMEMS are |
consumer market are already considering the consumer |
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used to bring new functionalities, improve performances and |
healthcare sector. In the meantime, consumer giants acquire |
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costs and enable miniaturized devices.” |
promising healthcare and biotech startups and are positioning |
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Microfluidic devices will cover the largest part of the |
themselves to address this market. Despite the great promises |
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BioMEMS market in 2021 representing 86 % of the total |
of consumer healthcare, it will take some time to reach its full |
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market. Microfluidic chips are increasingly used in life |
potential, highlights the consulting company in its bioMEMS |
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sciences applications. These components will enjoy a |
report. Performance, consumer acceptance, reimbursement, |
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19.2 % every year between 2015 and 2021, driven by |
reliability, data security. Yole identified numerous barriers |
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applications such as Point-of-Care testing. |
preventing rapid explosion of consumer healthcare. Various |
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In parallel, silicon microphones and flow meters are |
players have to sit around the table and discuss to find |
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showing a double digit growth during the 2015 – 2021 |
solutions and thus knock down these barriers: Yole expects it |
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period( in value): respectively + 23.3 % and 18.3 %. Though |
will take a few years until consumer healthcare devices are |
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silicon microphones are still an emerging and small |
widely adopted. |
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market, Yole’ s analysts confirm the attractiveness of this MEMS technology for hearing aids application, where it brings higher performance than former technologies. They expect a fast penetration into these devices over the next five years. The trend is also positive for flow sensors: indeed the consulting company Yole highlights an increasing adoption of MEMS disposable devices for drug delivery applications. These disposable BioMEMS components are expected to take an important part of the MEMS flow sensor market in a near future. Until recently, flowmeters were relatively expensive devices and did not suit to drug delivery devices. However today the adoption of disposable sensors for this application opens new highvolumes opportunities for MEMS players. Price reduction was mandatory and MEMS technology successfully addressed the industry needs. |
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Many other bioMEMS components are also active within the | |||