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Research and Markets (www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f86ea8/the_world_microsco) has announced the addition of the "The World Microscopes Market: Optical, Electron and Scanning Probe" report to their offering.

Research and Markets: The World Microscopes Market: Optical, Electron and Scanning Probe - Updated 2011 Report

Dublin, Ireland | Posted on August 24th, 2011

The world microscopes market, encompassing optical (light), confocal, electron and scanning probe microscopes, generated an estimated $5.6billion in revenues in 2010. The market is expected to grow to over $9billion by 2017. Increased government and corporate funding in life sciences, materials research and nanotechnology is leading to sustained growth in microscopy. Optical microscopes currently account for the majority of the microscopy market but will lose market share to electron and scanning probe microscopes in the coming years. The largest end user market for microscopy is semiconductors, followed by life sciences, and nanotechnology and nanomaterials research.

The industry was adversely affected the global recession overall, especially in the semiconductors end-user sector (the largest consumer of advanced microscopes) but witnessed growth in the life sciences and healthcare. Electron and Scanning Probe are the fastest growing microscopy markets.

The main regional markets for electron and scanning probe microscopes are in Asia-Pacific and USA. Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing market, with robust sales in Japan and China and an emerging market in India.

WHAT DOES THE REPORT INCLUDE?

Comprehensive quantitative data and forecasts for the global microscopes market to 2017
Qualitative insight and perspective on the current market and future trends in end user markets based on interviews with key executives
End user market analysis
Tables and figures illustrating market size and by end user demand
Full company profiles of microscopes application developers including technology descriptions, revenues, contact details, and end user markets for their products

Key Topics Covered:

1 REPORT METHODOLOGY

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

3 OPTICAL (LIGHT) MICROSCOPES

4 ELECTRON MICROSCOPES

5 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES

6 MAIN MARKETS FOR OPTICAL, ELECTRON AND SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES

7 COMPANY PROFILES

Agilent Technologies
AIST, Inc.
Anfatec Instruments AG
A.P.E. Research
Aspex Corporation
Asylum Research
Bruker Corporation
Camscan Electron Optics, Ltd.
Carl Zeiss SMT
Evex Analytical
FEI Company
Hitachi High-Technologies
JEOL Ltd.
JPK Instruments AG
Leica Microsystems
Nanonic Imaging, Ltd.
Nanosurf AG
Nikon Instruments
Novascan Technologies, Inc
NovelX, Inc.
NT-MDT Co.
Olympus Corporation
Omicron Nanotechnology GmbH
Park Systems
RHK Technology
Shimadzu Corporation
SII Nanotechnology, Inc.
Tescan S.A.
Triple O Microscopy