Tissue processing is a procedure which
occurs between fixation of the tissue and the embedding as well as the
sectioning of the paraffin blocks. This procedure helps in the
preparation of the tissue for analysis by inserting the tissue in a
solid medium. It is an essential step in microscopic analysis of tissues
and cells, which requires very thin and high quality slices mounted on
the glass slides and properly stained to indicate normal and abnormal
structures.
Most of the fresh tissues are delicate
and can be easily contorted and damaged, and thus it is not possible to
prepare thin slices unless they are fixed or chemically preserved and
supported by some way while they are being cut. Tissue processing
outlines the steps that are required to take human or animal tissue from
fixation till the stage where the tissue is completely filled with an
appropriate histological wax so that it is ready for section cutting on
the microtome. The processing of tissues can either be performed
manually/hand processing. An automatic tissue processing machine/tissue
processor is used as it is more convenient and efficient than manual
processing when there are multiple specimens that needs to be processed.
The tissue processing equipment has been available in the market since
1940s and have gradually evolved to handle large number of specimens and
process more quickly with better quality results.
The major factor driving the growth of
the global tissue processing systems market is the growing incidence of
various types of diseases. The demand for tissue processing systems has
significantly increased owing to growth in prevalence of various types
of cancer such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, non-small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC), and gastric cancer. The other factors that are driving
the market growth are rapid rise in geriatric population and increase in
health care expenditure. On the other hand, stringent regulatory
compliance and requirements are projected to restrict the growth of the
market during the forecast period. However, the attractiveness of
emerging markets provides a high growth opportunity for the players in
the global tissue processing systems market.
The global tissue processing systems
market is segmented by product, volume, end-user, and geography. In
terms of product, the market is classified into tissue transfer
processors and fluid transfer processors. Based on volume, the market is
divided into small volume processors, medium volume processors, and
large volume processors. The market based on end-user is segmented into
hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, research laboratories, and others.
The hospitals segment is expected to have a key share of the market due
to easy accessibility and availability of test results in a relatively
shorter period of time.
In terms of geography, the tissue
processing systems market is distributed over North America, Europe,
Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. North America
is expected to account for a high share of the market primarily due to
factors such as new and emerging technologies, increase in number of
commercial health care institutions, advancements in the microscopy
technology, and higher emphasis on R&D activities in the life
sciences industry. The market is expected to grow in Asia Pacific due to
favorable government initiatives, rapid advancement in health care
infrastructure, and rise in investments by major players, especially in
emerging markets such as China and India, along with rise in medical
tourism in some of the Asia Pacific countries.
The prominent players operating in the
tissue processing systems market are Agilent Technologies, Inc.,
BioGenex Laboratories, Danaher Corporation, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Inc., Roche Diagnostics, Siemens AG, Merck KGaA, and Milestone Medical.
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