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Liquid handling systems encompass the array of equipment and technologies employed for the transfer, dispensing, and manipulation of liquids across diverse volumes, commonly found in scientific, industrial, and laboratory environments. These systems are crucial for ensuring the precise and accurate management of liquids, which find applications in fields such as biology, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and diagnostics.
The primary types of liquid handling systems detailed in this report include manual liquid handling, automated liquid handling, and semi-automated liquid handling. Manual liquid handling entails the use of handheld equipment or pipettes for liquid transfer within laboratory settings. Various products within this category comprise automated workstations, pipettes, dispensers, burettes, and other related tools utilized across applications such as drug discovery, cancer and genomics research, clinical diagnostics, among others. These systems cater to diverse end-users including the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, contract research organizations, academic institutes, among others.
Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.
The sharp rise in U.S. tariffs and the resulting trade tensions in spring 2025 are having a notable impact on the services sector, particularly in business services, IT, and professional consulting. The increased costs of imported technology, office equipment, and critical digital infrastructure are driving up operating expenses for service providers, compelling them to either pass these costs on to clients or absorb the financial strain themselves. Outsourcing firms and IT service providers are grappling with higher hardware costs and supply chain delays, which are disrupting project timelines and squeezing profitability. Furthermore, retaliatory tariffs have weakened demand for U.S.-based professional services in key global markets, slowing export-driven revenues. To navigate these challenges, the sector must focus on accelerating digital transformation, optimizing costs, and strengthening domestic client relationships to sustain growth and remain competitive in an increasingly uncertain trade environment.
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The liquid handling systems market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $4.36 billion in 2024 to $4.61 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to the increasing biotech and pharmaceutical industries, the growing number of clinical trials, high growth potential in emerging markets, and the growing number of initiatives and research activities.
The liquid handling systems market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $5.81 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.0%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rising investment in drug development and research, increasing demand for high-throughput screening, increasing focus on drug discovery, and introduction of advanced solutions. Major trends in the forecast period include advancements in laboratory development and manufacturing, notable technological advancements, and launches of new products and services.
The forecast of 6.0% growth over the next five years reflects a modest reduction of 0.7% from the previous estimate for this market. This reduction is primarily due to the impact of tariffs between the US and other countries. The U.S. is likely to experience higher lab automation costs as electronic pipettes, robotic arms, and precision dispensing nozzles sourced from Germany and Japan become more costly to install in research environments. The effect will also be felt more widely due to reciprocal tariffs and the negative effect on the global economy and trade due to increased trade tensions and restrictions.
The expansion of the liquid handling systems market is anticipated to be driven by the increasing adoption of personalized medicine. Personalized medicine involves tailoring medical treatments to individual patients based on their unique genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. This approach to healthcare is gaining momentum, driven by advancements in genomic research, technology, and data analytics. Liquid handling systems play a crucial role in personalized medicine by facilitating precise dispensing of reagents and samples customized to individual patient profiles, thereby optimizing workflows and enhancing accuracy in sample preparation and analysis for diagnostics and therapeutics. For instance, according to the Personalized Medicine Coalition, in 2022, the FDA's CDER authorized 37 NMEs, with approximately 34% classified as customized medications, signaling a rise from 35% in 2021, thus underscoring the significance of personalized medicine in driving the liquid handling system market growth.
Leading companies in the liquid handling systems market are concentrating on developing innovative technologies, including automated liquid handling platforms, to strengthen their market position. Automated liquid handling platforms are indispensable tools in modern laboratories, improving efficiency, accuracy, and reproducibility in liquid handling tasks while allowing researchers to focus on more complex analyses and experiments. For example, SPT Labtech, a UK-based manufacturer of lab automation solutions, introduced Apricot DC1 in February 2022, a versatile, 4-in-1 automated platform for liquid management. This state-of-the-art liquid handling platform features user-friendly software interfaces for easy protocol design and optimization. Its compact, scalable design caters to laboratories of various sizes and applications, ensuring precise and accurate results across liquid handling tasks, thereby streamlining processes and expediting research and development efforts.
In February 2022, SPT Labtech acquired BioMicroLab Inc., a US-based company specializing in robotic solutions for laboratory automation and sample handling. The acquisition aims to enhance SPT Labtech's portfolio of laboratory automation solutions by leveraging BioMicroLab's expertise in sample management and liquid handling. By integrating BioMicroLab's capabilities, SPT Labtech seeks to offer customers more comprehensive and innovative workflow solutions to accelerate scientific discoveries.
Major companies operating in the liquid handling systems market are Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Danaher Corporation, Corning Incorporated, Lonza Group Ltd., PerkinElmer Inc., Sartorius AG, Mettler-Toledo International, Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Qiagen N.V., Integra Biosciences AG, Eppendorf, Tecan Trading AG, Promega Corporation, Metrohm A.G., Hamilton Company, 10x Genomics, Analytik Jena AG, BioTek Instruments, Hudson Robotics Inc., Gilson Inc., Orochem Technologies Inc, Aurora Biomed Inc., SciRobotics Ltd
North America was the largest region in the liquid handling systems market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the liquid handling systems market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
The countries covered in the liquid handling systems market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The liquid handling systems market consists of sales of automated liquid handlers, liquid handling software, automated pipetting, and plate handling. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
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