Global Market Boom in Chromatography Industry 

Chromatography is the process of separating out the various components of a substance for individual analysis. This is achieved in a number of different ways; the two primary ones are gas chromatography and liquid chromatography, although many others do exist. For more information into the various benefits, methods and applications of gas chromatography in particular, read this article: An Introduction into the Role of Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) in Metabolomic Analysis. 
 
Chromatography is important in many fields of work, including pharmaceuticals and biotechnological research, the food industry, science and hospital laboratories, agriculture, and many others. It can be used to further our understanding of the compositional makeup of the air we breathe, we water we drink and the food we consume, and as such, raise standards of living, healthcare and medication. 
 
An independent study by Transparency Market Research has investigated the continuing growth of the chromatography industry and has projected its sustained increase until the year 2017. By using 2012 as a base year and taking data from 2013, the study has come up with a compound annual growth rate of 4.1%. This means that the industry, which was worth $6.6 billion USD in 2012 will rise to a staggering $8.9 billion USD in 2017. The United States is expected to take home the lion’s share of this revenue, garnering up to 35.2% of the market. 
 
What is Chromatography used for? 
 
Chromatography, in all its forms, is an increasingly useful discipline in the world of forensics, bioresearch and healthcare. It can be used to investigate the chemicals used in starting fires, thus potentially determining if arson was the cause; it can be used to implicate or involve someone at a crime scene or to learn more about the victim, as well as being able to detect the presence of illicit or harmful substances in a person’s blood stream in pathological reports. 
 
It can also detect and improve the quality of air that we breathe, thus enhancing our environment. It can achieve more precise results in the production of drugs and pharmaceuticals, increasing the chances of successful treatment in the process. Furthermore, it can be used to break down complex compounds and learn more about their makeup, as a result increasing global scientific knowledge. 
 
Why is the Chromatography Market Increasing? 
 
In today’s increasingly safety-conscious world, people are continually striving to learn more about their environment and protect themselves better. This entails environmental concerns as well as practical safety ones. Climbing crime rates have led to a pursuit in more sophisticated methods of criminal investigation, thus acting as an indirect deterrent. Moreover, the continuing battle against cancer, HIV and other viral and non-viral diseases is constantly looking for new ways to try and overcome the problems and chromatography offers itself as a perfect way to do this. 
 
For all of these reasons, we can expect the chromatography industry to steadily continue its rise over the coming years and provide a wealth of revenue, of scientific discoveries and of exciting new opportunities.