The Lab Automation Market Overview 2025 report reveals that the market size has grown significantly over the past few years, with projections indicating further expansion.
The lab automation market has seen a swift growth in recent years. The market size is expected to increase from $7.33 billion in 2024 to $8.09 billion in 2025, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.5%.
The Lab Automation Global Market Report 2025 projects that by 2029, the market size for lab automation will reach $11.9 billion, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.1%.
Download Your Free Sample of the 2025 Lab Automation Market Report and Uncover Key Trends Now!The key drivers in the lab automation market are:
• Regulatory compliance requirements driving adoption of lab automation
• Demand for remote access and monitoring in laboratories
• Labor shortages and skills gap in the sector
• Increasing demand for high-throughput screening and cost reduction pressures
The lab automation market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Stage Of Automation: Pre-Analytical Stage, Analytical Stage, Post-Analytical Stage, Total Lab Automation
2) By Process: Discrete Processing, Continuous Flow
3) By Application: Diagnostics, Genomic Solutions, Microbiology, Drug Discovery, Proteomic Solutions, Other Applications
4) By End-User: Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies, Research and Diagnostic Laboratories, Other End-Users
The key trends in the lab automation market are:
• The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms is a key emerging trend.
• There is a growing trend of incorporation of robotic automation in the sector.
• The adoption of scalable and modular automation solutions is on the rise.
• The use of high-throughput screening technologies, advanced imaging, and microscopy techniques is seeing an upward trend.
Major companies in the lab automation market are:
• Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Becton Dickinson And Company (BD)
• Agilent Technologies Inc.
• PerkinElmer LLC
• Beckman Coulter Inc.
• Biomek Inc.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories
• QIAGEN N.V.
• Tecan Group
• Brooks Life Sciences
• Hamilton Company
• Promega Corporation
• Opentrons Labworks Inc
• Analytik Jena AG
• Gilson Inc.
• Eppendorf Corporate
• Hudson Robotics
• Cartesian Therapeutics
• Labcyte Inc. (now part of Beckman Coulter Life Sciences)
• Zymo Research Corp.
• Perceptive Instruments Ltd.
• Synthace Ltd.
• Festo Corp.
• Roche Diagnostics
• Peak Analysis & Automation (PAA)
North America was the largest region in the lab automation market in 2024