1. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Nucleic Acid Isolation Market Low Cost of Commercially Available Products to Wean Users away from Traditional Methods Drug Discovery Technologies Group “The growth of the nucleic acid isolation market will result from the increase of sequencing initiatives and expanding field of functional genomics.”

2. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Industry Trends Trend towards increased marketing for clinical laboratories Life science supply companies are developing comprehensive product lines Growing use of magnetic particle technologies has been noticed Manufacturers have been developing low throughput, fully automated instrumentation Versatile instrumentation is under development

3. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Features Frost & Sullivan Provides: Detailed insights into recent developments Analysis of market, technology, and end-user trends Drivers, restraints, challenges, and strategic recommendations Analyst insights on technological innovations Market sizing and competitive structure analysis Market forecasts and opportunity analysis

4. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. What We Offer Coverage: The United States Proven methodology encompassing extensive primary and secondary data and research Focused information and strategies that cover business and technology issues Credible data and analysis highlighting industry dynamics Winning strategies to help you create precise business plans

5. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Who Will Benefit? Current Market Participants Find out how you compare to the competition Assess current and future drivers and restraints Determine and exploit market share opportunities New Entrants Analyze challenges associated with the industry Calculate forecasts for end-user growth potential Position yourself to capitalize on the market’s unmet needs Investment Community Analyze long-term strategies of nucleic acid isolation kits companies Determine which participants will outperform the competition Assess attractiveness of investing in the nucleic acid market

6. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. What’s Included Segment-wise analysis of the nucleic acid isolation market for: Comprehensive end-user study Market and technology trends and developments Forecast model integrating a bottom-up approach with demand-side penetration analysis Business models and alliance opportunities Incorporation of end-user feedback in analysis Overview of competitive landscape and key success factors Analysis of companies likely to excel in the market Frost & Sullivan’s Market Engineering analysis

7. © Copyright 2003 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Active Motif, Inc. Ambion, Inc. BD Biosciences Beckman Coulter, Inc. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Dynal Biotech EPICENTRE Gentra Systems, Inc. Key Market Participants Invitrogen Corp. Novagen, Inc. PerkinElmer Promega Corp. Roche Sigma-Aldrich Co. Stratagene Tecan

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