Global Multiphoton Microscopy Market

Multiphoton Microscopy Market Insights

As different types of cancer disease grow across the globe, the technique to carefully examine it will also penetrate the healthcare domain.  Multiphoton Microscopy has the potential to cause less damage to the cell while observing the tumor growth. The technique is used as an alternative to deconvolution and confocal that offers the advantages for 3D-imaging. This non-invasive technique is regarded as a preferred choice for imaging biological tissues offering the benefits of less photodamage. The minimally invasive technique helps to improve depth penetration by using NIR. There is also a rising penetration of non-invasive techniques in the healthcare sector owing to the many benefits they offer. As such trends and penetration continue, the market would see a rising growth in the market space.

The technique also covers the wide area of transdermal delivery of drugs as skin imaging grows in importance owing to the rising incidence of skin cancer across the regions. Universities across the globe are experimenting with the technology (development of non-invasive technique) to easily diagnose skin cancer leaving no room to use surgical biopsy. As per recent observations, skin cancer in the United States is a common type of cancer and individuals have a high risk of encountering skin cancer. 95,000 individuals are at the risk of getting exposed to cancer every day in the USA.

The scope of this technique also has useful applications in the detection of liver cancer when combined with fluorescent dyes. The combination can help in improving the diagnosis. The market is also undergoing technological trends to encapsulate the laser scanning technique. The advances in laser scanning further lead to observations in neuronal structure.

The emerging applications like the study of brain tissues and development, diagnosis of lead levels in bones, and other diseases evolution are also contributing to the market growth. Scientists are engaging in the use of the multiphoton technique to study the mouse’s brain.  There is also a greater emphasis on the use of tissue clearing to enhance the properties of multiphoton microscopy.

The market can benefit from the combinations of imaging at a larger scale with different technologies.  Coupled with the use of fiber sources, the technique can generate greater signal efficiency while also speeding up the imaging of breast cancer.

Another field that can offer a multitude of opportunities for the market to grow is the study of the development of human diseases. Professors and scientists have also developed an organoid when used under multiphoton microscopy leads to a  better understanding of health and dead tissue.

The expansion of the market can also be done with the introduction of large-scale commercial platforms. ZEISS and Nikon’s presence in this market can help expand the market’s potential.

The greater challenges to the market are posed by the availability of the resources and instruments available to study the cells and brain. The need of the hour is combining tech with biological tissue imaging. The deployment of companies that capture the in-depth tissue and cells image can effectively enhance the market potential. The inadequate number of trained scientists and scientific labs can also hamper industry growth.

Multiphoton Microscopy Market: By Application

Skin Imaging is growing to be an important area of application in this market. The onset of drug therapies for skin treatments and their effective delivery to target skin will have a significant impact on the microscopy technique. Clinical advances in the past revolutionized the microscopy field to inculcate the multiphoton tomograph as a key medical product. The technique has been exploited in key clinics and research centers. The scope of the multiphoton technique also extended to carefully examine the skin of astronauts.

Oncology is another application rising to prove the efficacy of multiphoton microscopy. The technique has useful applications in diagnosing prostate cancer.

Multiphoton Microscopy Market: By Product

Two-photon microscopy will top the market demand and enhance the working of the market. The benefits associated with the use of this technique are the reduced level of phototoxicity, high level of depth imaging, and ability to perform the photochemistry. This technique has potential applications in lymphocyte biology and immune cell structure. Further, it covers the imaging of embryo development.

Multiphoton Microscopy Market: By End User

Academic and Research Institutes are developing advanced levels of microscopy techniques to improve skin and cell imaging results and thus will emerge rapidly in this market.  Professors of neurosciences are studying the brain cells of small animals by way of using this technique.  Universities are engaging in using laser technology on human skin to better study skin cancer cells. The study further facilitates the use of dermal drug therapies. Universities also engage with manufacturers to develop advanced microscopy techniques to better serve the scientific field.

Hospitals and clinics will remain as a top segment contributing majorly to the market potential. The rising budgets for hospitals,  the initiation of new clinics across the globe given the effect of COVID-19, and collaboration among hospitals and medical companies to provide for the latest imaging techniques would help the segment to sustain a dominating space in this market.

Multiphoton Microscopy Market: By Region

North America will occupy a large market share due to the high engagement of universities in the region to actively participate in developing new microscopy technologies. The trending multiphoton tomograph has been used widely in the clinics of the United States making the region have room for this technique to grow.

Asia Pacific’s emergence in this market will be strong as the region’s heavy investment in oncology, neuroscience, and other fields would have a positive impact on the market demand. India is encouraging investments to fuel the market for startups in the neuroscience field would set the motion for this market as well.

Market Share and Competitive Analysis

Leica Microsystems, Bruker, Thorlabs Inc, Semrock, Sutter Instruments, Femtonics Ltd, ZEISS, Scientifica, Lavision Biotech, Nikon, Olympus Corporation, Becker &Hickl GmbH, Laser Quantum, and Miltenyi Biotec are some important players in this market.

Please note: This is not an exhaustive list of companies profiled in the report.

In May 2020,  two-photon technology developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology proved useful in retinal imaging.

In January 2018, Olympus announced it would launch the Truresolution Objectives in association with the REKIN Brain Science Institute.

In November 2018, Bruker unveiled the launch of Ultima 2plus for neurobiology applications.