Our industry experts believe three trends will change robotics and automation in the laboratory and life science markets.

1. Megatrends Impacting Designs of
Robotics in Life Sciences

2. Our industry experts believe
three trends will change
robotics and automation in the
laboratory and life science
markets.
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4. Did you know?
The aging population will grow by 33%
between 2010 and 2020, jumping from 18%
of total population to 22% in just ten years.
The 60-plus population uses three to
five times the healthcare services
provided to younger generations.

5. As demographics change, there will be
increased demand to develop, test, and
produce new drugs more efficiently.
Impact of aging population
Laboratory automation will go from “nice to
have” to “must do” to ensure:
• Increased efficiencies
• Improved throughput
• Reduced costs

7. Did you know?
Personalized medicine is healthcare
customization with medical decisions,
practices and/or products being
tailored to the individual patient.
Source: Wikipedia
It is becoming possible to understand
an individual’s genetic makeup to
predict their responsiveness to
certain drugs and therapies, allowing
the best individualized care

8. Laboratories will require “big data”
capabilities and personalized medicine
technologies
Impact of technology advancement
Laboratory automation is a major factor in
driving down the cost of personalized
medicine to the point where it is
commercially viable

10. Did you know?
More and more OEM instrument
manufacturers choose to outsource some or
all of their instrument design and
manufacturing.

11. When speed to market is a major factor,
outsourcing the entire design or key
subsystems allows a shorter design cycle.
Why OEMs choose outsourcing
When revenue comes more from sales of
the consumable compared to sales of the
instrument, OEMs now focus more on
innovations of revenue generating
consumables.

12. Successful outsourcing
Define core competency
Decide what you want to outsource
Engineering, Manufacturing, Components, Subsystems, System
Choose your partner

13. Successful Outsourcing
Operates as an
extension of the
development
team
Manufactures
where the OEM
is manufacturing
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The ideal outsourcing partner
Scales up
production on
schedule
Engineers where
the OEM is
engineering

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Brian Handerhan
Automation Group
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