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Life Science Technology Trends 2008 Reader Survey
Bioscience Technology - May 1, 2008



Life Science Technology Trends

2008 Reader Survey:
Trends in the Adoption of Life Science Technology

Drug Discovery & Development and Bioscience Technology magazines surveyed researchers to learn how they use technology and supplies for a range of research processes. What tools are vital to running a lab? Are vendors providing cutting-edge technologies?




Demographics | view
Research Budget
Experience in Life Science Research
Types of Organizations
Titles
Areas of Interest/Research



Research Challenges | view
Challenges Faced by Life Science Researchers
The Role of New Technology in Overcoming Challenges
Researcher Skills vs. Technology


Organizations and Growth | view
Expectations for Growth
Ratings of Respondents' Organizations on Subjective Factors


Purchasing Dynamics | view
Software Drives the Selection of a New Lab System
Methods for Ordering Lab Products and Equipment
Types of Lab Products/Equipment Purchased Online
Trends in Purchasing Lab Products/Equipment Online
Frequency of Purchasing Used Lab Products/Equipment


Capital Expeditures for Emerging Technologies
| view
Age and Technological Capabilities of Research-related Capital Equipment
Changes That Will Require Capital Investments
Expected Change in Research-related Capital Expenditures 2007 to 2008
Organization's Adoption of Emerging Technologies


Outsourcing of Laboratory Activities | view
Types of Services Being Outsourced
Issues That Drive the Decision to Outsource Lab Activities
Quality of Work Delivered by Outsource Organizations


Relationships with Vendors | view
Criteria Used To Select Vendors
Ways in Which Relationships with Vendors Have Changed


About This Survey
This survey was prepared and conducted by Martin Akel & Associates, Chester, N.J., for the Advantage Business Media Science Group's publications, Bioscience Technology and Drug Discovery & Development magazines. The survey was sent to a random sample of readers in November, 2007.






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Resources
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Academic Sourcebook
Advantage Science Group's Academic Sourcebook


Storefronts
Cell Sciences, Inc.
Immunochemicals for life science research, Recombinant cytokines, cytokine receptors, chemokines, kinases, phosphatases, ELISA and ELISPOT kits ...

MP Biomedicals, LLC
Sells over 55,000 products including biochemicals, molecular biology, cell biology and immunology products, and others like our FastPrep sample ...

Labrepco Inc.
Source for laboratory appliances and sophisticated instrumentation designed for the life sciences, biotechnology, biomedical and ...

Eppendorf North America
Develops, manufactures and markets instrumentation, consumables, reagents and kits for research and routine applications in Molecular ...

Esco Technologies, Inc.
Global leader in containment, clean air and laboratory equipment technology.

R&D Systems
Manufacturer supplying research tools and diagnostics for biotechnology and hematology.

FiberCell Systems Inc.
Biotech company offering hollow Fiber bioreactors. Obtain 100X greater productivity using Hollow Fiber Bioreactors.

Nichiryo America, Inc.
Pipettes, dispensers and automatic liquid handling systems.

Fluid Metering, Inc.
Manufactures precision, valveless metering pumps having inert ceramic internal parts for laboratory, analytical, industrial process ...

Ludl Electronic Products Ltd.
Provides the most precise and reliable microscope automation componenets.

Airfiltronix Corp.
Innovators in Ductless Fume Hood and Laminar Flow Hood Technology since 1992.

Aqua Solutions, Inc.
Dedicated to providing its customers with laboratory water. Water purification systems are manufactured in the USA.

Boekel Scientific
Manufactures life science and general lab products, including hybridization equipment, bench top coolers and freezers, platform mixers ...

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.
Manufacturer of balances and scales for laboratory and industrial applications, aircraft components, medical devices, spectroscopy and other laboratory ...

AirClean Systems
Innovators in Ductless Fume Hood and Laminar Flow Hood Technology since 1992.

CARON Products & Services, Inc.
High performance Environmental Chambers, Photostability Chambers, Incubators, and closely-related Scientific Products that produce consistent and reliable results.

NUAIRE, Inc.
Makers of biological safety cabinets, CO2 water jacketed incubators, laminar Air Flow equipment, ultraflow freezers and Pharmacy Isolators.

Labconco Corp.
Laboratory equipment including chemical fume hoods, HEPA-filtered safety cabinets, carbon-filtered and laboratory animal enclosures...

Sutter Instrument
Manufacturer of biomedical research instrumentation. Includes product and software catalog and specifications, order and distributor information.

Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Instruments, chemistry, software and supplies to simplify and automate laboratory processes used in all phases of the battle against disease.

Drummond Scientific Co.
Manufactures precision micro liquid transfer devices such as pipets, pipet-aids, capillary tubing, oocyte injectors ...

Prior Scientific
Motorized stages in particular are leaders in the field and are supplied to leading microscope manufacturers worldwide.

Sonics & Materials, Inc.
The world-wide leader in ultrasonic technology for plastics assembly, liquid processing and food cutting.

Omega Engineering, Inc.
Your source for process measurement and control. Everything from thermocouples to chart recorders and beyond. Temperature, flow and level, data acquisition ...

Physitemp Instruments Inc.
Manufactures electronic digital thermometers for accurate temperature measurement and control. Small, fast and accurate temperature microprobes ...

Worthington Biochemical Corporation
Enzymes, Biochemicals, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Technical ...

Wheaton Science Products
Fully integrated business, offering both commidity-like and leading edge products for the pharmaceutical and life-sciences ...

The Baker Company, Inc.
For more than 50 years, has pioneered the design and manufacture of biological safety cabinets, clean benches and fume hoods ...

ViroStat, Inc.
Manufacturer of infectious disease antibodies and recombinant antigens. These include Monoclonal & Polyclonal Antibodies to ...

Pro Scientific Inc.
Manufacturer and distributor of laboratory equipment: homogenizers and accessories, hi-tech centrifuges and accessories, microcentrifuges, rockers ...

New Brunswick Scientific
Global leader in the design and manufacturing of advanced biotechnology equipment.

Antigenix America Inc.
Monoclonal and Polyclonal antibodies to Human, Mouse, Rat, and Rat CD markers, cytokines, adhesion markers, and cell markers for immunology research ...

Spectronics Corporation
Manufacturer of ultraviolet equipment and fluorescent materials for the laboratory, biotechnology, industrial, electronics, semiconductor, X-ray, financial ...

Cell Sciences, Inc.
Immunochemicals for life science research, Recombinant cytokines, cytokine receptors, chemokines, kinases, phosphatases, ELISA and ELISPOT kits ...

MP Biomedicals, LLC
Sells over 55,000 products including biochemicals, molecular biology, cell biology and immunology products, and others like our FastPrep sample ...

Labrepco Inc.
Source for laboratory appliances and sophisticated instrumentation designed for the life sciences, biotechnology, biomedical and ...

Eppendorf North America
Develops, manufactures and markets instrumentation, consumables, reagents and kits for research and routine applications in Molecular ...

Esco Technologies, Inc.
Global leader in containment, clean air and laboratory equipment technology.

R&D Systems
Manufacturer supplying research tools and diagnostics for biotechnology and hematology.

FiberCell Systems Inc.
Biotech company offering hollow Fiber bioreactors. Obtain 100X greater productivity using Hollow Fiber Bioreactors.

Nichiryo America, Inc.
Pipettes, dispensers and automatic liquid handling systems.

Fluid Metering, Inc.
Manufactures precision, valveless metering pumps having inert ceramic internal parts for laboratory, analytical, industrial process ...

Ludl Electronic Products Ltd.
Provides the most precise and reliable microscope automation componenets.

Airfiltronix Corp.
Innovators in Ductless Fume Hood and Laminar Flow Hood Technology since 1992.

Aqua Solutions, Inc.
Dedicated to providing its customers with laboratory water. Water purification systems are manufactured in the USA.

Boekel Scientific
Manufactures life science and general lab products, including hybridization equipment, bench top coolers and freezers, platform mixers ...

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.
Manufacturer of balances and scales for laboratory and industrial applications, aircraft components, medical devices, spectroscopy and other laboratory ...

AirClean Systems
Innovators in Ductless Fume Hood and Laminar Flow Hood Technology since 1992.

CARON Products & Services, Inc.
High performance Environmental Chambers, Photostability Chambers, Incubators, and closely-related Scientific Products that produce consistent and reliable results.

NUAIRE, Inc.
Makers of biological safety cabinets, CO2 water jacketed incubators, laminar Air Flow equipment, ultraflow freezers and Pharmacy Isolators.

Labconco Corp.
Laboratory equipment including chemical fume hoods, HEPA-filtered safety cabinets, carbon-filtered and laboratory animal enclosures...

Sutter Instrument
Manufacturer of biomedical research instrumentation. Includes product and software catalog and specifications, order and distributor information.

Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Instruments, chemistry, software and supplies to simplify and automate laboratory processes used in all phases of the battle against disease.

Drummond Scientific Co.
Manufactures precision micro liquid transfer devices such as pipets, pipet-aids, capillary tubing, oocyte injectors ...

Prior Scientific
Motorized stages in particular are leaders in the field and are supplied to leading microscope manufacturers worldwide.

Sonics & Materials, Inc.
The world-wide leader in ultrasonic technology for plastics assembly, liquid processing and food cutting.

Omega Engineering, Inc.
Your source for process measurement and control. Everything from thermocouples to chart recorders and beyond. Temperature, flow and level, data acquisition ...

Physitemp Instruments Inc.
Manufactures electronic digital thermometers for accurate temperature measurement and control. Small, fast and accurate temperature microprobes ...

Worthington Biochemical Corporation
Enzymes, Biochemicals, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Technical ...

Wheaton Science Products
Fully integrated business, offering both commidity-like and leading edge products for the pharmaceutical and life-sciences ...

The Baker Company, Inc.
For more than 50 years, has pioneered the design and manufacture of biological safety cabinets, clean benches and fume hoods ...

ViroStat, Inc.
Manufacturer of infectious disease antibodies and recombinant antigens. These include Monoclonal & Polyclonal Antibodies to ...

Pro Scientific Inc.
Manufacturer and distributor of laboratory equipment: homogenizers and accessories, hi-tech centrifuges and accessories, microcentrifuges, rockers ...

New Brunswick Scientific
Global leader in the design and manufacturing of advanced biotechnology equipment.

Antigenix America Inc.
Monoclonal and Polyclonal antibodies to Human, Mouse, Rat, and Rat CD markers, cytokines, adhesion markers, and cell markers for immunology research ...

Spectronics Corporation
Manufacturer of ultraviolet equipment and fluorescent materials for the laboratory, biotechnology, industrial, electronics, semiconductor, X-ray, financial ...


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