Countries covered: Japan

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of the Japanese hematology and flow cytometry markets, including:
Major issues pertaining to the Japanese blood banking practice, as well as key economic, regulatory, demographic, social and technological trends with significant market impact during the next ten years.
Five- and ten-year volume and sales forecasts for over 30 hematology and flow cytometry procedures performed in Japanese hospitals and commercial laboratories.
Annual placements and installed base estimates for major hematology analyzers and flow cytometers.
Review of current instrumentation technologies, and a feature comparison of over 60 high-, medium, and low-volume/POC analyzers.
Five and ten-year reagent and instrument sales forecasts.
Sales and market shares of leading reagent and instrument suppliers.
Review of current and emerging technologies, and their potential market applications.
Product development opportunities for instruments, consumables, and auxiliary products.
Profiles of major current and emerging suppliers, including their sales, market shares, product portfolios, marketing tactics, technological know-how, new products in R&D, collaborative arrangements, and business strategies.
Business opportunities and strategic recommendations for suppliers.

I. Introduction
II. Worldwide Market and Technology Overview
A. Major Routine and Special Hematology Tests
1. Introduction
2. CBC Analysis
a. Hemoglobin Concentration
b. Hematocrit Determination
c. Red Blood Cell Count
d. Red Cell Indices
° MCV
° RDW
° MCHC
° CHCM
° HDW
° MCH
e. Red Cell Size Histograms
f. Platelets
° Platelet Count
° Platelet Size/MPV
° PDW
° Automated Systems
3. White Blood Cell Analysis
a. WBC Count
b. Five-Partial Differential
° Siemens Advia
° Beckman Coulter VCS
° Sysmex X-Class
° Abbott Cell-DYN Series
° Pattern Recognition Systems
* IRIS Diagnostics
° Comparison of Major Differential
Analyzers
4. Reticulocytes
5. Platelet Function Tests
6. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
7. Red Cell Analysis
8. DPG
9. Red Cell Deformability
10. Neutrophil Function Tests
11. Semen Analysis
12. Bone Marrow Analysis
13. Urinalysis
B. Major Flow Cytometry Applications
1. Cell Surface Markers
a. Lymphocyte Subclassification CD4/CD8
° Instrumentation and
Reagent Test Kits
* BD FACS Count
* Beckman Coulter VCS
* T Cells Diagnostics TRAx
b. Other Cell Markers
2. DNA Content Analysis
3. RNA Content Analysis
4. Chemotherapy Monitoring
5. Cell Cycle Analysis
6. Reticulocytes
7. Chromosome Analysis
8. Fetal Cell Analysis
9. HLA Typing
10. Microbiology
11. Protein Content Analysis
12. Multiparameter Analysis
13. Other Applications
C. Instrumentation Review
1. Hematology Analyzers
a. Overview
° Electrical Aperture-Impedance
Analyzers
° Light Scatter Analyzers
b. System Review
° Abbott Cell-Dyn 1800
° Abbott Cell-Dyn 3000
° Abbott Cell-Dyn 3200
° Abbott Cell-Dyn 3500
° Abbott Cell-Dyn 3700
° Abbott Cell-Dyn Ruby
° Abbott Cell-Dyn Sapphire
° Abbott Cell-Dyn Emerald
° Beckman Coulter Ac?T diff
° Beckman Coulter Ac?T diff2
° Beckman Coulter HmX
° Beckman Coulter LH 500
° Beckman Coulter LH 750
° Beckman Coulter LH 780
° Beckman Coulter LH 1500
° Beckman Coulter STKS
° Beckman Coulter UniCell DxH 800
° Biocode Hycel Celly Plus
° Biocode Hycel 9000
° Drew-Scientific 2280
° Drew-Scientific Excell 16 and 18
° Horiba ABX Helios LMG/5DIFF
° Horiba ABX Micros Series
° Horiba ABX Pentra Series
° Menarini BC Series
° Nihon Kohden MEK Series
° Siemens ADVIA/H Series
° Siemens Advia 120
° Siemens Advia 2120i
° Sysmex XE-2100
° Sysmex XE-5000
° Sysmex XE-AlphaN
° Sysmex HST-N
° Sysmex NE-8000
° Sysmex pocH-100i
° Sysmex SE-9000
° Sysmex VES-Matic Cube 200
° Sysmex XT Series
2. Flow Cytometers
a. Introduction
b. System Overview
° Beckman Coulter Epics Profile
° Beckman Coulter Epics XL
° BD FACSadvantage
° BD FACSAria III
° BD FACScan
° BD FACSCanto II
° BD FACSCalibur
° BD FACSCount
° BD Influx
° BD FACStar Series
° BD FACSort
° BD FACStrak
° BD FACS Vantage
° Beckman Coulter Epics Elite ESP
° Beckman Coulter Epics Elite Analyzer
° Beckman Coulter Epics C
° Beckman Coulter FC 500 Series
° Beckman Coulter Vi-CELL XR
3. Platelet Aggregometers
4. Sedimentation Rate Analyzers
° Polymedco Sedimat
° Diesse Ves Matic
D. Current Market Needs and Future Demand for
Hematology Analyzers
E. Reagents and Controls
F. Current and Emerging Technologies
1. Information Technologies
2. Automation and Robotics
3. Lasers
4. Artificial Intelligence
5. Monoclonal Antibodies
6. Molecular Diagnostics
7. Microdrop Technology
III. Japan
A. Executive Summary
B. Business Environment
C. Market Structure
D. Market Size, Growth and Major Suppliers’
Instrument Placements, Installed Base, Sales
and Market Share
X. Major Product Development Opportunities
A. Instrumentation
B. Reagent Kits and Test Systems/Panels
C. Information Technology
D. Auxiliary Products
XI. Design Criteria for Decentralized Testing Products
XII. Alternative Market Penetration Strategies
A. Internal Development
B. Collaborative Arrangements
C. University Contracts
D. Distribution Strategies for the Decentralized
Testing Markets
1. Four Marketing Approaches
2. Product Complexity Factor
3. Customer Preference Factor
4. Established Suppliers
5. Emerging Suppliers
6. Major Types of Distributors
7. Market Segmentation Factor
XIII. Potential Market Entry Barriers and Risks
A. Market Maturity
B. Cost Containment
C. Competition
D. Technological Edge and Limitations
E. Patent Protection
F. Regulatory Constraints
G. Decentralized Testing Market Challenges
XIV. Competitive Assessments
° Abbott
° Beckman Coulter
° Becton Dickinson
° Bio-Rad
° DakoCytomation
° Horiba
° Iris
° j&j Diagnostics
° Nihon Kohden
° Roche
° Siemens
° Sysmex
XV. Appendix: Major Universities and Research
Centers Developing Hematology/Flow Cytometry
Technologies and Applications

List of Tables

Summary Table I: Japan, All Market Segments,
Total Hematology and Flow Cytometry
Specimen Volume Forecasts
Summary Table II: Japan, All Market Segments,
Total Hematology and Flow Cytometry Test Volume
Forecasts
Summary Table III: Japan, All Market Segments,
Total Hematology and Flow Cytometry Market Forecast
Japan, Laboratories Performing Hematology and
Flow Cytometry Testing By Market Segment
Japan, Hospital Laboratories Performing
Hematology/Flow Cytometry Tests By Bed Size
Japan, Commercial/Private Laboratories
Performing Hematology/Flow Cytometry Tests
By Annual Test Volume
Japan, Total Routine Hematology Specimen
Volume Forecast By Market Segment
Japan, Total Flow Cytometry and Special
Hematology Specimen Volume Forecast
By Market Segment
Japan, Hospital Laboratories, Hematology
And Flow Cytometry Specimen Volume Forecast
Japan, Commercial/Private Laboratories,
Hematology and Flow Cytometry Specimen Volume
Forecast
Japan, Total Routine Hematology Test Volume, Forecast
By Market Segment
Japan, Total Flow Cytometry and Special
Hematology Test Volume Forecast By Market Segment
Japan, All Market Segments, Total Routine
Hematology Test Volume Forecast
Japan, Hospital Laboratories, Routine
Hematology Test Volume Forecast
Japan, Commercial/Private Laboratories
Routine Hematology Test Volume Forecast
Japan, All Market Segments, Total Flow
Cytometry and Special Hematology Test Volume Forecast
Japan, Hospital Laboratories, Flow
Cytometry and Special Hematology Test Volume Forecast
Japan,Commercial/Private Laboratories, Flow Cytometry
And Special Hematology Test Volume Forecast
Japan, Major Hematology Analyzers, Estimated
Placements and Installed Base
Japan, Major Flow Cytometers, Estimated
Placements and Installed Base
Japan, Total Hematology Market Forecast
By Market Segment
Japan, Hematology Instrument Market Forecast
By Market Segment
Japan, Hematology Consumable Market Forecast
By Market Segment
Japan, Total Flow Cytometry Market Forecast
By Market Segment
Japan, Total Flow Cytometry Instrument Market Forecast
By Market Segment
Japan, Total Flow Cytometry Consumable Market Forecast
By Market Segment
Japan, Total Hematology Diagnostics Market
By Major Supplier
Japan, Hematology Instrument Market
By Major Supplier
Japan, Hematology Consumable Market
By Major Supplier
Japan, Total Flow Cytometry Market
By Major Supplier
Japan, Total Flow Cytometry Instrument Market
By Major Supplier
Japan, Total Flow Cytometry Consumables Market
By Major Supplier