Clinical, pharma, and biotech laboratories are undergoing a software-driven automation shift. Automated liquid handling, sample management, and workflow orchestration are evolving from hardware-centric islands to integrated, adaptive automation—reducing manual steps, elevating reproducibility, and scaling specialized workflows like next-generation sequencing, high-throughput drug discovery, and single-cell analysis.

The automated liquid handling and sample management system market segments remain competitive. With a notable presence of small and midsize companies providing cloud-based orchestration for workflow management, simulation, and execution, the workflow automation system market projects sustained growth.

This Frost Radar™ benchmarks major companies in the lab automation space. Leveraging an extensive global network, these vendors demonstrate continuous innovation. Integrating instruments, software, and services with superlative customer support and services, sales, and marketing best practices, the selected companies validate significant growth potential.

• How will the expansion of incumbent diagnostics leaders, diversified life-science suppliers, and specialized sample management players through organic R&D and selective mergers & acquisitions impact competitive intensity and growth?
• Why are procurement dynamics shifting toward multi-year service contract agreements that bundle robotics, software, and consumables with uptime guarantees and remote diagnostics?
• Which game-changing growth prospects are tilting value toward service-driven total cost of ownership?