DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/xqc56k/global_isothermal) has announced the addition of the "Global Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification Technologies Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.
The analysts forecast the Global Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification Technologies market will grow at a CAGR of 17.49 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the technological advances being made in this domain. The Global Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification Technologies market has also been witnessing an increase in the miniaturization of nucleic acid-based diagnostics. However, the tough competition from PCR-based diagnostics could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
The key vendors dominating this space are Becton, Dickson and Co., bioMerieux S.A., Hologic Inc., Novartis International AG., and Quidel Corp.
The other vendors mentioned in the report are Alere Inc., Axxin Pvt Ltd., Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd., Great Basin Corp., Lucigen Corp., Meridian Bioscience Inc., New England Biolabs Inc., and Optigene Ltd.
Commenting on the report, an analyst from the team said: The Molecular Diagnostics industry is experiencing a rapid shift toward an increase in the process automation and integration of sample analysis in single miniaturized devices. Miniaturization offers scope for reduced sample volume, enabling the end-user to automate and analyze the sample. Among all the diagnostic methods, nucleic acid testing remains the method with the most potential for conducting analysis in miniaturized devices. Although PCR is one of the standard techniques for conducting amplification reaction, the method is quite complex due to the need for repeated thermo cycling and cooling, and it consumes more energy in the process.
As an alternative to PCR, isothermal nucleic amplification circumvents the need for repeated denaturation and cooling as the amplification reaction occurs under isothermal conditions. This greatly aids in the design of microfluidic chips for conducting molecular diagnostics. Most of these microfluidic devices adopting isothermal nucleic acid amplification methods are in the R&D phase. It is expected that the increase in miniaturization of nucleic acid-based diagnostics will boost the growth of the market.
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