Global Market for Digital Pathology Systems is Projected to Reach US$545 Million by 2020
Technology Developments to Drive
the Global Digital Pathology Systems Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
GIA
launches comprehensive analysis of industry segments, trends, growth drivers, market
share, market size and demand forecasts on the global Digital Pathology Systems
market. Global
market for Digital Pathology Systems is projected to reach US$545 million by 2020,
driven by workflow efficiency benefits, cost reduction benefits, and technological
advances.
Digital pathology broadly refers to application of
digital information technologies to support pathology research and practice. A
dynamic, image-driven model, digital pathology helps pathologists, histology
personnel and laboratory managers to acquire, manage and interpret
pathology-related information derived from digitized glass slides of specimens
or tissue samples. Digital pathology systems are witnessing growth in adoption in
various end-use applications such as diagnostic tests, drug discovery &
development, education & training, and academic research in human
pathology, veterinary pathology, oral pathology and forensic pathology. Major
factors driving growth in demand include inherent benefits offered such as enhanced
workflow efficiency, reduced costs of operating pathological processes, quicker
acquisition of high resolution images, and faster and accurate diagnosis.
In addition, the need for compliance with regulatory
standards related to information management, improving efficiency in drug development,
emergence of companion diagnostics and benefits offered in the field of cancer
diagnosis are also driving growth. Benefits such as the ability to share pathology cases
among colleagues with ease, enable quick consultation with specialists, and
allow quick access to archived digital pathology information are driving
interest and adoption of digital pathology across clinical labs worldwide. Demand
is also being driven by scarcity of skilled pathologists and excess workloads
on pathology teams in research labs and hospitals.
Technological advances are playing a pivotal role in encouraging
adoption of digital pathology systems. Development in digital imaging
techniques and improvements in system processing speeds, are driving demand.
Significant advances have been achieved in the area of slide scanners,
including improvement in scanner throughput. Developments are also afoot in the
area of software, which is becoming progressively less complex.
As stated by the new market research report on Digital
Pathology Systems, the United States represents the single largest market
worldwide. Asia-Pacific is forecast to emerge as the fastest growing market
with a CAGR of 15.2% over the analysis period. Increasing awareness over the
benefits of digital pathology, establishment of dedicated pathology labs to
meet growing healthcare needs, increasing workload of pathologists and growing
use in cancer diagnosis, represent factors driving growth in the region.
Major players in the market include 3DHISTECH Ltd., AccelPath
Inc., Apollo PACS Inc., Corista LLC, Leica Microsystems GmbH, MikroScan
Technologies Inc., Olympus America Inc., Omnyx LLC, and Ventana Medical Systems
Inc., among others.
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