Table of Contents

Figures and Tables
Executive Summary
Key Findings and Implications
Nucleic Acid Amplification Dashboard
Nucleic Acid Amplification Market Opportunity Matrix
Survey Methodology
Survey Invitation Text
Respondent Demographics
Frequency of Performance of Molecular Biology Techniques
Frequency of Performance of Nucleic Acid Amplification
Reaction Throughput and Market Growth Rates
Respondent’s Stated Price Per Reaction
Total Market Size, Market Segment Sizes and Total Market Growth Rate
Market Shares for Products for Standard PCR
Market Shares for Products for qPCR with Genomic DNA Templates
Market Shares for Products for qRT-PCR with cDNA Templates
Market Shares for Instruments for Standard PCR and Real-Time PCR
Customer Satisfaction And Interest In Switching Suppliers
Product Features That Influence Purchasing Decisions
Primary and Secondary Downstream Applications
Desired Changes to Nucleic Acid Amplification Products
Survey Questionnaire

Figures and Tables
Figure 1: Respondent’s Place of Employment
Figure 2: Respondent’s Country/Region
Figure 3: Respondent’s Job Title
Figure 4: Respondent’s Areas of Expertise/Specialization
Figure 5: Number of Employees in Respondent’s Laboratories
Figure 6: Percentage of Respondents Performing Various Techniques at Least
                 a Few Times per Year
Figure 7: Percentage of Respondents Performing Nucleic Acid Amplification
Figure 8: Percentage of Respondents Performing Various Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques at Least a Few Times per Year
Figure 9: Percentage of Respondents Performing Standard PCR with
                 Taq Polymerase
Figure 10: Percentage of Respondents Performing Standard PCR with a Hot Start Taq Polymerase
Figure 11: Percentage of Respondents Performing Standard PCR with a
                    Proofreading (High Fidelity) Polymerase
Figure 12: Percentage of Respondents Performing qPCR (Genomic DNA
                    Template) Using Taq Polymerase
Figure 13: Percentage of Respondents Performing qPCR (Genomic DNA
                    Template) Using Hot Start Taq Polymerase
Figure 14: Percentage of Respondents Performing qRT-PCR (cDNA Template)
                    Using Taq Polymerase
Figure 15: Percentage of Respondents Performing qRT-PCR (cDNA Template)
                    Using Hot Start Taq Polymerase
Figure 16: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for Standard PCR with Taq
                    Polymerase
Figure 17: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for Standard PCR with Taq
                    Polymerase by Region
Figure 18: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for Standard PCR with Taq Polymerase by Organization Type
Figure 19: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for Standard PCR with a Hot Start
                    Taq Polymerase
Figure 20: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for Standard PCR with a Hot Start
                    Taq Polymerase by
Figure 21: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for Standard PCR with a Hot Start
                    Taq Polymerase by Organization Type
Figure 22: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for Standard PCR with a Proofreading
                    (High Fidelity) Polymerase
Figure 23: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for Standard PCR with a Proofreading
                    (High Fidelity) Polymerase by Region
Figure 24: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for Standard PCR with a Proofreading
                    (High Fidelity) Polymerase by Organization Type
Figure 25: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for qPCR (gDNA Template) Using Taq Polymerase
Figure 26: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for qPCR (gDNA Template) Using
                    Taq Polymerase by Region
Figure 27: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for qPCR (gDNA Template) Using
                    Taq Polymerase by Organization Type
Figure 28: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for qPCR (gDNA Template) Using
                    Hot Start Taq Polymerase
Figure 29: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for qPCR (gDNA Template) Using
                    Hot Start Taq Polymerase by Region
Figure 30: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for qPCR (gDNA Template) Using
                    Hot Start Taq Polymerase by Organization Type
Figure 31: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for qRT-PCR (cDNA Template) Using
                    Taq Polymerase
Figure 32: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for qRT-PCR (cDNA Template) Using
                    Taq Polymerase by Region
Figure 33: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for qRT-PCR (cDNA Template) Using
                    Taq Polymerase by Organization Type
Figure 34: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for qRT-PCR (cDNA Template) Using
                    Hot Start Taq Polymerase
Figure 35: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for qRT-PCR (cDNA Template) Using
                    Hot Start Taq Polymerase by Region
Figure 36: Respondent’s Primary Supplier for qRT-PCR (cDNA Template) Using
                    Hot Start Taq Polymerase by Organization Type
Figure 37: Respondent’s Primary Supplier of Instruments for Standard PCR
Figure 38: Respondent’s Primary Supplier of Instruments for Standard PCR
                    by Region
Figure 39: Respondent’s Primary Supplier of Instruments for Standard PCR
                    by Organization Type
Figure 40: Respondent’s Primary Supplier of Instruments for Real-Time PCR
                    Respondent’s
Figure 41: Respondent’s Primary Supplier of Instruments for Real-Time PCR
                    by Region
Figure 42: Respondent’s Primary Supplier of Instruments for Real-Time PCR
                    by Organization Type
Figure 43: Percentage of Respondents That Have Switched Suppliers in the
                    Last Six Months
Figure 44: Most Important Features of Nucleic Acid Amplification Products
Figure 45: Respondent’s Primary Application for End Products from
                    Standard PCR
Figure 46: Respondent’s Primary and Secondary Applications for End
                    Products from Standard PCR
Figure 47: Respondent’s Primary Application for End Products from Standard
                    PCR with a Proofreading Polymerase
Figure 48: Respondent’s Primary and Secondary Applications for End Products
                    from Standard PCR with a Proofreading Polymerase
Figure 49: Respondent’s Primary Application for End Products from qPCR with
                    a Genomic DNA Template
Figure 50: Respondent’s Primary and Secondary Applications for End Products
                    from qPCR with a Genomic DNA Template
Figure 51: Respondent’s Primary Application for End Products from qRT-PCR
                    with a cDNA Template
Figure 52: Respondent’s Primary and Secondary Applications for End Products
                    from qRT-PCR with a cDNA Template


Table 1: Frequency of Performance of Various Molecular Biology Techniques
Table 2: Frequency of Co-Performance of Various Molecular Biology Techniques
Table 3: Frequency of Performance of Various Nucleic Acid Amplification
                Methods
Table 4: Frequency of Co-Performance of Molecular Biology Techniques with
                Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods
Table 5: Frequency of Co-Performance of Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods
                with Molecular Biology Techniques
Table 6: Median and Average Monthly Throughput for Nucleic Acid Amplification
                Methods
Table 7: Percentage of Respondents Performing Various Numbers of
                Amplification Reactions Per Month for Nucleic Acid Amplification
                Methods
Table 8: Projected Growth in the Performance of Various Nucleic Acid
                Amplification Methods
Table 9: Median and Average Price Per Prep for Nucleic Acid Amplification
                Products
Table 10: Market Share Leaders for Standard PCR Amplification Products
Table 11: Market Share Leaders for qPCR (Genomic DNA) Amplification
                  Products
Table 12: Market Share Leaders for qRT-PCR (cDNA Template) Amplification
                  Products
Table 13: Market Share Leaders for Instruments for Standard PCR and for
                  Real-Time PCR
Table 14: Percentage of Respondents Satisfied with Various Nucleic Acid
                  Amplification Techniques and Reasons for Dissatisfaction