Chromatography is the science of separation of mixtures into organic and inorganic compounds. This is done by passing the mixture in a solution or suspension through a medium in which the components move at different rates. Recently the application of chromatography has increased in many fields, especially in pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries. The growing use of chromatography in the pharmaceutical industry is for the separation of chiral compounds. These compounds have molecules that differ slightly in the way their atoms are oriented in space.

Chromatography is used for quality control in the food industry, by separating and analyzing additives, vitamins, preservatives, proteins, and amino acids. These factors have been the primary drivers for the growth of this market. Technological advancements in developing more accurate and efficient systems have also helped the market growth.

However, high cost of equipment and lack of skilled professionals in operating the equipment is expected to restrain the market growth.

Key Market Trends

Liquid Chromatography Systems are Expected to Dominate the Chromatography Instrumentation Market

Liquid chromatography (LC) is a separation technique in which the mobile phase is a liquid, where sample ions or molecules are dissolved. Conventional LC is commonly used in preparative scale work to purify and isolate some components of a mixture. Nowadays liquid chromatography generally utilizes very small packing particles and a relatively high pressure for analytical separations of solutions, detection & quantification, referred to as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

The diverse qualitative and quantitative applications of LC along with mass spectroscopy in the pharmaceutical industry are reported in four key fields, which are synthetic organic chemistry, combinatorial library parallel synthesis, bioanalysis in support of ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion), proteomics, and also pharmaceutical research.

Moreover, the global pharmaceutical industry investment in research and development has increased over the years, from USD 108.1 billion in 2006 to USD 156.7 billion in 2016, as per a 2017 report by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry. Hence, with the increasing expenditure in R&D the market is expected to grow.

North America is Expected to Dominate the Market

North America accounts for the largest share of the chromatography instrumentation market due to growing government investments and funding for research. Additionally, there are also several major pharmaceutical companies that are increasingly outsourcing their drug and development services.

The countries also have a developed and well-structured health care system. These systems also encourage research and development. These policies encourage global players to enter the US and Canada. Due to their developed healthcare systems, these economies spend high percentage of their gross domestic product in reseach and development. As a result, these countries enjoy the presence of many global market players and resarch laboratories, which are primarily the user of chromatography instrumentation. As demand is met by the presence of global players in the region, the market is further expected to increase.

Competitive Landscape

Majority of the chromatography instrumentation are being manufactured by the global key players. Market leaders with more funds for research and better distribution system have established their position in the market. Moreover, Asia-pacific is witnessing an emergence of some small players due to the rise of awareness. This has also helped the market grow.

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