IVD Market Anticipated to Grow at a Rate of 5% Per Annum In Western Europe

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(PRWEB) January 18, 2004 --The global IVD market is worth an estimated EUR 19.5 billion, broken down as follows:

- Sector [EUR, million]
- Clinical Chemistry 5,271
- Infectious Diseases 5,627
- Rapid TestsCoagulationEndocrine TestingGlucose 4,209
- Haematology 1,253
- Blood Grouping/Typing

The largest IVD segments are infectious diseases, clinical chemistry and glucose. Glucose and rapid tests are the fastest growing. It is anticipated that the IVD market in Western Europe will grow at a rate of 5% per annum. Within this region, Germany has the biggest market share with sales of almost Euro 1.6 billion which accounts for 24% of the total European market. Italy has the next highest sales with revenues of Euro 1.1 billion and 18% of the market. After Italy come France, Spain, United Kingdom, Belgium and Switzerland.

This report profiles the Top 100 companies in the In Vitro Diagnostics market.

The Top 100 companies in this report have a combined employment of over 70,000 staff and a combined turnover of just over Euro 10 billion.

This report is designed to show a full company profile information for each company, including:

- Full Company Contact Information (Telephone and fax numbers, websites, addresses and headquarters/parent company)
- Key Company Decision Makers - From CEO and Main Board, to Key Senior Managers
- Specialised fields such as Product Descriptions and Product Listings, Turnover, Employment and Year Established
- SIC and
- Naics Classifications

Report Target Market:
1) IVD Companies
Usage: competitive/financial analysis, partner/alliance identification, and distributor/supplier selection

2) IVD Suppliers
This report is perfect for suppliers to IVD companies who wish to identify top potential customers.

3) IVD Buyers
It is also very useful for hospitals, private and research laboratories, and blood banks to identify suppliers

Companies in this report cover:

- Clinical Chemistry
- Infectious Diseases
- Rapid Tests
- Coagulation
- Endocrine Testing
- Glucose
- Haematology
- Blood Grouping/Typing
- Point of Care

Note: Most companies will be fully aware of the major players in this sector, like Abbott, Roche, etc. but this report looks at all 100
of the top companies in the sector

Report data field structure is as follows:

- Company Name
- Company Address
- Company Phone
- Company Fax
- Company Web Address
- Parent
Company
- Parent Company Phone
- Employment (Individual site/All sites)
- Top Executives
- SIC Code(s)
- Naics Code(s)
- Product(s)
- Location Status
- Turnover €m
- Year Established
- Ownership

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