Global Laboratory Automation Market Size, Share, Growth Analysis Report - Forecast 2034

Laboratory Automation Market Size

The global laboratory automation market size was worth around USD 6.82 Billion in 2024 and is predicted to grow to around USD 14.45 Billion by 2034 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of roughly 7.2% between 2025 and 2034. The report analyzes the global laboratory automation market's drivers, restraints/challenges, and the effect they have on the demands during the projection period. In addition, the report explores emerging opportunities in the laboratory automation industry.

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Laboratory Automation Market: Overview

Laboratory automation is the use of diverse hardware and software to carry out a variety of scientific research tasks automatically. It consists of robotics, conveyor systems, machine vision, and computer hardware & software, and it assures the precision and safety of numerous research operations and sample management. By removing human mistakes and significantly decreasing human workload, it aids with the real-time analysis of testing. It entails the automation of several crucial steps in the research process, including sample centrifugation, storage, sorting, decapping, and recapping. Additionally, it helps research laboratories increase their testing capacity and workflow, lower their cost per test, and shorten their turnaround time.

Key Insights

• As per the analysis shared by our research analyst, the global laboratory automation market is estimated to grow annually at a CAGR of around 7.2% over the forecast period (2025-2034).
• Regarding revenue, the global laboratory automation market size was valued at around USD 6.82 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 14.45 Billion by 2034.
• The laboratory automation market is projected to grow at a significant rate due to demand for faster, error-free diagnostics, increasing R&D activity, and the need to streamline workflows in clinical labs.
• Based on Product Type, the Equipment (Robotic Arms segment is expected to lead the global market.
• On the basis of Process, the Sample Preparation segment is growing at a high rate and will continue to dominate the global market.
• Based on the Application, the Clinical Diagnostics segment is projected to swipe the largest market share.
• By End-user, the Hospitals segment is expected to dominate the global market.
• Based on region, North America is predicted to dominate the global market during the forecast period.

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Laboratory Automation Market: Growth Drivers

Increasing adoption of automated workstations drives market growth

Laboratory performance and productivity are growing because of the usage of automated workstations. Automated workstations free lab employees from demanding severe attention and fatigue that may come from doing multiple tests. By allowing workers to use their time more productively, these automated workstations aided their productivity. Additionally, customized automated lab liquid-handling workstations will keep laboratories operating even when staff is not present and will keep tests going over the weekend so that the research labs may do the majority of their work before the first working day of the week. Customized laboratory workstations are used more frequently now. While transporting plates manually on and off the stage to storage incubators in many big laboratories, automatic liquid handlers are used, and readers employ automated workstations. The majority of laboratories are upgrading their liquid-handling benchtop analyzers with new capabilities to enable automation by switching to workstations. Total lab automation is costly to implement, but workstations can boost lab productivity and decrease manual mistakes. Thus, this is expected to propel the global laboratory automation market growth over the forecast period.

Laboratory Automation Market: Restraints

High initial investment and complex integration hamper market growth

The high initial cost of implementing laboratory automation technologies is one of the main obstacles to the laboratory automation industry growth. Due to the high cost of these systems' installation, setup, and integration into current workflows, smaller laboratories with fewer resources may be discouraged from investing in automation. Additionally, it can be difficult and time-consuming to integrate automated technologies into current laboratory setups. Implementation problems may arise from compatibility problems, modification demands, and the need to instruct staff on how to use the new systems. Thus, this is expected to act as a major restraint to the market growth over the forecast period.

Laboratory Automation Market: Opportunities

Growing innovative product launches provide a lucrative opportunity for market growth

The growing innovative product launches are expected to offer a lucrative opportunity for laboratory automation market growth during the forecast period. For instance, in June 2023, with the help of its potent new Light Array Module (LAM) for the well-liked BioLector XT Microbioreactor, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, is illuminating microbioreactor research. This new development makes it possible to deal with light-dependent creatures that require photosynthesis to flourish for the first time. The Light Array Module offers daytime and nighttime illumination options with adjustable light settings between 400 and 700 nm in the photosynthetic spectrum. The 16 various LED types used to provide spectrum flexibility may each be independently adjusted to give maximal irradiances and photon flux densities of up to 3500 mol/m2/s (micromoles reaching one square meter per second). Thus, driving the market growth.

Laboratory Automation Market: Challenges

Data security and compliance pose a challenge to market growth

In clinical labs and pharmaceutical labs, sensitive data handled by laboratories includes patient information and private research data. Using automated systems might make it difficult to ensure data security and regulatory compliance, such as HIPAA in the healthcare industry. Thus, this is expected to pose a major challenge to the laboratory automation market growth during the forecast period.

Laboratory Automation Market: Segmentation Analysis

The global laboratory automation market is segmented based on Product Type, Process, Application, End-user, and region.

Based on Product Type, the global laboratory automation market is divided into Equipment (Robotic Arms, Automated Workstations, Microplate Readers), Software, Services.

On the basis of Process, the global laboratory automation market is bifurcated into Sample Preparation, Assay Automation, Liquid Handling, Storage & Retrieval.

By Application, the global laboratory automation market is split into Clinical Diagnostics, Genomics, Proteomics, Drug Discovery, Microbiology.

In terms of End-user, the global laboratory automation market is categorized into Hospitals, Research Labs, Diagnostic Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Companies.

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Laboratory Automation Market: Regional Analysis

North America is expected to dominate the market growth over the forecast period

North America is expected to dominate the global laboratory automation market over the forecast period. The market growth in the region is attributed to the presence of major players such as Abbott, ThermoFisher Scientific, and others. These market players continuously launch innovative products to cater to end-user industries. For instance, in May 2023, the GLP Systems Track Laboratory Automation Solution was introduced by Abbott Laboratories. The GLP TLA system exhibits extraordinary efficiency by effortlessly processing 900 samples per hour by leveraging an automated sample delivery track system.

On the other hand, the Asia Pacific is expected to grow at the highest CAGR over the forecast period. With an emphasis on medication discovery and development, APAC's pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are expanding significantly. The need for automation solutions is being driven by the critical role that laboratory automation plays in expediting the drug development process. Thus, this is expected to drive the market growth in the region.

Laboratory Automation Market: Competitive Analysis

The report provides a company market share analysis to give a broader overview of the key market players. In addition, the report also covers key strategic developments of the market, including acquisitions & mergers, new product launches, agreements, partnerships, collaborations & joint ventures, research & development, and regional expansion of major participants involved in the laboratory automation market on a global and regional basis.

The global laboratory automation market is dominated by players like:

• Danaher Corp.
• Agilent Technologies Inc.
• BMG Labtech GmbH
• Becton
• Dickinson and Company
• BioMerieux SA
• Aurora Biomed Inc.
• Abbot Laboratories
• Endress+Hauser Group Services Ag
• Hudson Robotics Inc.
• F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag
• General Biologicals Corp.
• Hamilton Company
• Eppendorf Ag
• Siemens Ag
• PerkinElmer Inc.
• QIAGEN GmbH
• Roche Diagnostics
• Merck KGaA
• Tecan and Thermo Fisher Scientific
• and others.

The global laboratory automation market is segmented as follows;

By Product Type

• Equipment (Robotic Arms
• Automated Workstations
• Microplate Readers)
• Software
• Services

By Process

• Sample Preparation
• Assay Automation
• Liquid Handling
• Storage & Retrieval

By Application

• Clinical Diagnostics
• Genomics
• Proteomics
• Drug Discovery
• Microbiology

By End-user

• Hospitals
• Research Labs
• Diagnostic Laboratories
• Pharmaceutical Companies

By Region

• North America
  • The U.S.
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • France
  • The UK
  • Spain
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • Australia
  • South Korea
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
• The Middle East & Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
  • Egypt
  • Kuwait
  • South Africa
  • Rest of the Middle East & Africa
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Rest of Latin America