Global Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC) Systems Market

“Supercritical Fluid chromatography (SFC) reagents - Global Forecast and Analyses to 2012-2019”

The chromatography reagents market is expected to witness high growth in the coming years. A supercritical fluid is a substance that can withstand a temperature and pressure that is beyond its critical point. It exhibits properties, such as low viscosity and high diffusivity, because of which it is suitable for use as a mobile phase in chromatography. Thus, it is used in a wide range of separation and purification modes, such as natural products, drugs, foods, pesticides, herbicides, surfactants, polymers and polymer additives, fossil fuels, and agrochemicals, among others.

The supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) reagents market globally is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 12.0% from 2013 to 2018.

The rise in government investments, high demand of chromatography reagents in the pharmaceutical industry, innovation in chromatography reagents market, incessant rise in acquisitions/partnerships, and rampant usage of chromatography reagents are some of the significant factors, which drive the market growth of Super critical fluid chromatography reagents globally.

In addition, the increasing usage in monoclonal antibodies purification and relatively newer chromatography technique- the Green Chromatography also provide an opportunity for the growth of this market.

North America contributed the largest market share, majorly due to the increasing number of conferences and symposiums held on chromatography technologies, assisted by the rise in venture capital funding in the U.S., which is supporting the growth of the SFC market globally. The market in North America is followed by Europe, which is mainly driven by strict emphasis on drug and food safety and quality, along with increasing collaborations and agreements made among companies engaged in developing gas chromatography equipment. The Asia-Pacific region is the fastest-growing region with high growth potential in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry and rising R&D for drug development-based research.

The key market players operational in the global supercritical fluid chromatography reagents market include Agilent Technologies (U.S.), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.,(U.S.), GE Healthcare (U.K.), Phenomenex, Inc. (U.S.)., Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.(U.S.), Helena Laboratories (U.S.), PerkinElmer Inc., (U.S.), and W.R. Grace & Co. (U.S.), and Waters Corporation (U.S.)