U.S. In Vitro Diagnostics Market worth 25.99 Billion USD by 2020 U.S. In Vitro Diagnostics Market worth 25.99 Billi | Page 2

INTRODUCTION 1.2 MARKET DEFINITION • In vitro diagnostics (IVD) are laboratory tests that are performed to diagnose diseases and medical conditions, and to monitor the clinical status of a patient. IVD tests are performed in an artificial environment on various samples, such as blood, urine, and cells or other tissues collected from a patient. 1.3 MARKET SCOPE • The report discusses the IVD technologies market covering various products and services— instruments, reagents, data management software, and services (including support and maintenance services) • The outsourced IVD testing services market is not considered in the report for either qualitative or quantitative analysis purposes 1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED • This research report categorizes the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) market into the following segments: • FIGURE 1 U.S. IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS MARKET • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Note 1: Other IVD technologies include flow cytometry, In-situ hybridization and Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and self-blood glucose monitoring. 2: Other applications include blood analysis tests, urine analysis tests, pregnancy tests, and general clinical applications. 3: Other end users (include physician office laboratories, blood banks, home health agencies, nursing homes, ambulatory surgical centers, and patient self-testing) • U.S. IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS END USER MARKET, BY REGION • Clinical Laboratories/Independent Laboratories Market, by Region • South • West • Midwest • Northeast • [email protected] www.marketsandmarkets.com 2