Globalization and Market Shifts.

The article discusses the overall outlook for analytical instruments by 2010. Overall, analytical instrument shipments in the U.S. are expected to grow from just slightly more than $10 billion in 2006 to about $13.7 billion in 2010. The worldwide market for process spectroscopy instrumentation is also expected to increase from $198 million in 2006. It is also noted that electrophoresis will see continued growth in the field of proteomics.