Research and Markets: Brazil IVD Market Analysis to 2017 - The 5th Largest in the World

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rfc8zc/the_ivd_market_in) has announced the addition of the "The IVD Market in Brazil" report to their offering.

Brazil's in vitro diagnostic test market economic growth exceeded 1 billion in 2012 and will grow to 1.4 billion by 2017. A growing economy has fueled demand for new services, according to the healthcare market research firm's latest report on the industry. Growth in Brazil far exceeds growth in the world market for IVD, according to Kalorama's new report, IVD Market in Brazil.

Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, after Russia, Canada, China and the United States. The size of the country has made it a focus for IVD companies. The report says that all of the major IVD companies and many innovators have set up shop in the BRIC countries for some time. They share the market with a growing cohort of indigenous manufacturers and partners. The market is dominated by a few international companies, but there are local alternatives making reagents and instruments as well.

Though large international companies are present, the Brazilian IVD market offers interesting growth opportunities due to increasing healthcare, a higher number of private hospitals and rising income levels. Particular opportunities are present in the cities of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Brasilia, Salvador, Recife, Fortaleza and Curitiba. Products in demand include automated clinical laboratory systems, molecular test reagents, rapid microbiological tests, tumor markers and other products.

IVD Market in Brazil provides market estimates and forecasts for the main categories of in vitro diagnostics, and forecasts those markets to 2017. Information was obtained by both primary and secondary sources. Annual reports, trade publications, as well as telephone and email surveys of IVD manufacturers operating in Brazil were utilized to construct market estimates.

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter One: Executive Summary

Chapter Two: Brazil IVD Overview

Chapter Three: Market Analysis

Companies Mentioned

- Abbott

- bioMerieux

- Beckman Coulter

- DiaSorin

- Bio-Rad

- BioTechnica

- BD (Becton-Dickinson)

- Horiba ABX

- Labtest

- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

- Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics

- Wama

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