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Laboratory automation systems involve the use of instruments to carry out laboratory tasks with minimal human involvement. Clinical laboratories benefit from laboratory automation, which helps standardize tests and improve efficiency.
The main equipment and software in laboratory automation systems include automated liquid handling, microplate readers, standalone robots, and automated storage and retrieval. Microplate readers are instruments used to measure biological, chemical, or physical reactions of analytes within the wells of a microplate. The types of laboratory automation systems include modular automation and total lab automation, and they find applications in drug discovery, clinical diagnostics, genomics solutions, proteomics solutions, and other areas. End users of laboratory automation systems include biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, research institutes, hospitals, private labs, and academic institutes.
Tariffs are impacting the laboratory automation systems market by increasing costs of imported robotic components, sensors, automated analyzers, precision instruments, and control software hardware. Pharmaceutical and biotechnology laboratories in North America and Europe are most affected due to reliance on imported automation platforms, while Asia-Pacific faces pricing pressure on system integration projects. These tariffs are raising capital expenditure and slowing automation upgrades. However, they are also encouraging local manufacturing of automation modules, regional system integration capabilities, and long-term innovation in cost-efficient laboratory automation solutions.
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The laboratory automation systems market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $5.85 billion in 2025 to $6.31 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing test volume in clinical laboratories, rising need for standardized diagnostics, expansion of pharmaceutical research activities, shortage of skilled laboratory personnel, growing complexity of laboratory workflows.
The laboratory automation systems market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $8.4 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing adoption of AI-driven lab automation, rising investments in smart laboratories, growing demand for high-throughput testing, expansion of genomics and proteomics research, increasing focus on error reduction and efficiency. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of end-to-end laboratory automation, rising deployment of robotic sample handling systems, growing integration of data management platforms, expansion of modular automation solutions, enhanced focus on workflow standardization.
The expanding growth of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector is anticipated to drive the laboratory automation systems market in the coming years. The pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector comprises companies involved in drug discovery, development, biologics manufacturing, and advanced therapeutic research, and is characterized by high R&D intensity and rapid innovation. Growth in this sector is fueled by increasing investments in research and development, which require automation systems such as robotic liquid handlers, automated sample preparation, and high-throughput screening to improve efficiency, minimize errors, and accelerate discovery processes. For example, in June 2023, according to the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), a Belgium-based trade association representing the pharmaceutical industry in Europe, total pharmaceutical production in Europe reached €390,000 million ($422,803 million) in 2023, up from €363,300 million ($393,857 million) in 2022. Therefore, the growth of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors is contributing to the expansion of the laboratory automation systems market.
Major companies in the laboratory automation market are introducing innovative technologies, such as the Flex robot, to strengthen their competitive position. The Flex robot is designed as an advanced yet cost-effective automation platform for life scientists. For example, in May 2023, Opentrons, a US-based lab automation company, launched the Flex robot to expand access to advanced lab automation solutions. The robot is capable of performing a wide range of experiments, including those formulated by large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT.
In December 2023, Hudson Robotics, Inc., a US-based technology firm specializing in automation solutions for laboratory environments, acquired Tomtec Inc. for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition is intended to enhance Hudson Robotics' product offerings, broaden its market presence, and reinforce its leadership position in laboratory automation solutions. Tomtec Inc. is a US-based technology company that produces automated liquid handling systems and other laboratory automation solutions.
Major companies operating in the laboratory automation systems market are Abbott Laboratories, Danaher Corporation, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Agilent Technologies Inc., Tecan Group Ltd., PerkinElmer Inc., QIAGEN N.V., Becton Dickinson and Company, Siemens AG, Brooks Automation Inc., Hamilton Company, Eppendorf AG, Biotek Instruments Inc., Bee Robotics Ltd, Gilson Inc., Biomerieux, Sysmex Corporation, Formulatrix, Beckman Coulter, Roche Diagnostics
North America was the largest region in the laboratory automation systems market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the laboratory automation systems market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
The countries covered in the laboratory automation systems market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain
The laboratory automation systems market consists of sales of clinical laboratory machines, equipment, and instruments. 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.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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