New in-vitro diagnostic systems, new therapy strategies, genetic disease treatment, targeted and intelligent drug delivery, artificial pancreas, drug discovery processes… are healthcare improvements promised to future generations. Many challenges are related to miniaturization, which will probably be enabled by Semiconductor and Microsystem technologies.

The Healthcare industry faces critical technical and economic challenges to develop these new technologies. The innovation process of the future starts, by understanding the current technologies, their limits and advantages, and especially how the healthcare industry applies them.

The BioMEMS 2010 report is a robust analysis of the Micro Devices with the most advances to develop solutions for vital bio-medical applications.

The devices considered are:

Pressure sensors
Silicon microphones
Accelerometers
Gyroscopes
Optical  MEMS and Image sensors
Microfluidic chips
Microdispensers for drug delivery
Flow meters
Infrared temperature sensors
Emerging MEMS (RFID, Strain sensors, Energy Harvesting)

Also addressed are the Regulation Aspects for medical device development.

The report includes a section dedicated to BioMEMS activities in China. For the past 5 years, lots of start-up biotechnology companies have launched in the Chinese market. In addition, large Biochip companies are expanding and exporting, such as CapitalBio, Health-Digital and Shanghai Biochip.

MARKET

The microsystem technologies market for healthcare applications will grow from $1.2 B in 2009 to $4.5 B in 2015, representing over 1 B units per year in 2015. In the Meanwhile wireless systems will exceed 50% market share. The medical home care market defined as “prescribed home care medical devices” is not expected to “explode” before 2015 but will increase by 125%.  This is due to the fact that most medical instruments are lent or rented, and not purchased by the patient. Consumer, over the counter products, and sport/fitness equipment do not fall under the scope of this analysis.

COMPANIES CITED IN THE REPORT

3M Healthcare, A and D, Abbott, Advanced Bionics, Agilent, Akustika (Bosch), Alcon, Althin, Analog Devices, Astellas, AstraZeneca, AviTA, Azbil, Baxter International, Beckman Coulter, Becton Dickinson, BioMérieux, BioRad, Bluechiip, Boehringer Ingelheim Microparts, Boston Scientific, Braun (P&G), Bristol-Myers Squibb, Caliper Life Science, CapitalBio, CareFusion, Cellectricon, Cepheid, Cobe, Cochlear Limited, Covalent, Covidien, Daiichi-Sankyo, Dalsa, Debiotech, DICP, e2v , ELA Medical, Eli Lilly, Fluidigm, Fresenius, GE Healthcare, Given, Golden Elephant of XinXiang, GSK, Hamamatsu, IMEC, IMS-chips, Insound Medical, Intuitive Surgical, Invacare, Inverness medical, Johnson&Johnson, Karl Storz, KAZ, Knowles Acoustics, Kodak, Kovio, Life Technologies, MED-EL, Medspray, Medtronic, Merk, Microlife, Micron, Nanopass, Nanopoint, National Institutes of Health, Novartis, Olympus, Omron, Oticon, Perkin Elmer, Pfizer, Philips, Phonak, Potomac Biotechnology, QINMING Medical, Radiant,  Respitronix, Roche, Sanofi-Aventis, Sensirion, SensorDynamics, Shanghai BaiO, Shanghai BioChip, Shanghai HealthDigital, Shanghai YuLong BioTech, Shanxi ChaoYing Biotechnology, Shanxi LifeGen, Shimadzu, Siemens Medical, SIMIT, Smith & Nephew, St Jude Medical, STMicroelectronics, Stryker, Sysmex, Takeda, TDK EPCOS, Terumo, Thermo fischer, Tianjin BioChip Corp, Trixel, TRONICS Microsystems, United Gene, Veratag, Vivago, VTI , Widex, YUYUE Medical Equipment,ZA Medical Devices, Zimmer

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary
BioMEMS 2010
Introduction
Foreword
Microsystems and BioMEMS definition(s)
Microsystems and BioMEMS in this report
Objectives of the report
What has changed since 2008

The market of microsystems for Healthcare applications

Geographical distribution of the medical device market (including IVD)-2009
The main markets considered
Microsystem devices for pharmaceutical research
Top 15 Pharmaceutical companies 2009 
Microsystem devices for IVD
Top 15 IVD companies 2009 
Medical Devices
Medical applications for microsystem technology 
Micro devices in medical 
Trends in medical device 
Top 20 Medical Devices 2009 
Microsystem devices for Medical Home care 
Micro devices in Medical Home Care
Some Home Care companies
Devices versus applications 
Market forecast data 2009 -2012
Market forecast data 2013 -2015

Market Forecast in $M

Medical MEMS market in $
Market distribution 2009-2015 in $M
Healthcare applications 2009 & 2015 Market in $M 
Market Growth 2009-2015, by application domain, in $M
Microsystem devices for healthcare applications; market 2009-2015 in $M
Microsystem devices for healthcare applications; market 2009-2015 in $M
CAGR 2009-2015 by device
Market Forecast in M$, by application
CAGR 2009-2015 by application
Evolution towards autonomous wireless systems, in M$ 
Evolution towards Autonomous wireless systems, market growth in M$ 

BioMEMS Market Forecast in Munits

Medical MEMS market in Munits
Market distribution 2009-2015 in Munits
Healthcare applications 2009 & 2015 Market in Munits 
Market Growth 2009-2015, by application domain, in Munits 
Microsystem devices for healthcare applications; market 2009-2015 in Munits 
Microsystem devices for healthcare applications; market 2009-2015 in Munits 
Market Forecast in Munits, by application
Evolution towards autonomous wireless systems, in Munits

Evolution towards Autonomous wireless systems, market growth in M$

Applications of microsystems and BioMEMS in healthcare 
Market trends
Miniaturization roadmap
Medical monitoring equipments
Kidney dialysis control
Implantable devices for monitoring
What are the components of a pacemaker?
Drug delivery and Infusion devices 
Surgery equipments
Medical imaging 
In Vitro Diagnostics
IVD Analysis Steps
Microsystem added value in IVD
Point of care diagnostic market
Medical Home Care

Microsystems & BioMEMS Current products

Pressure sensors overview
Silicon Microphones
Accelerometers
Gyroscopes 
Optical MEMS and Image Sensors 
Microfluidic Chips
Microdispensers for drug delivery 
Flow meters
Infrared temperature sensors
Emerging MEMS

BioMEMS Activities in China

Chinese medical systems overview
Overview of BioMEMS players in China
Chinese Research Centers
Chinese Pacemaker market 
Chinese Microarray & BioChip Market
Others BioMEMS:blood pressure monitors, needle-free injectors

Regulation Aspects for medical device development

Quality standards and approval agencies
Requirements
The Common Technical Document 
ISO 13485:2003
Regulation Process flow development
Life Science industries in China and India
Chinese regulations aspects 
Indian regulations aspects 
Standards for wireless systems
Standards for wireless in healthcare

Conclusion

Appendix