China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Industry Market Research Report 2023-2029

  • REPORT SUMMARY
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • This report elaborates on the current development of the Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices industry thoroughly based on the international market dynamics and China's market situation.

    For a start, the report provides an in-depth analysis of the current market situation through three different aspects - by region, by type and by application, which includes market distribution of different types and applications, import and export analysis of major regions, development trends of different types of products in each region, market opportunities and market restrains of different applications.

    Secondly, this report lists the major players in the industry, displaying their market positions and strengths and weaknesses of their products, picturing the current competitive situation of the whole market. 

    Last but not least, the report analyzes and predicts the investment prospects and risks in the industry on the basis of industry data, combined with experts' opinions and suggestions.

    By Player:

    • Acon Laboratories

    • Johnson & Johnson

    • Trinity Biotech Plc

    • Danaher Corporation

    • Siemens Healthineers

    • Abbott Laboratories

    • Roche

    • GE

    By Type:

    • Biosensors

    • Agglutination Assays

    • Lateral Flow

    • Flow-Through

    By Application:

    • Cancer Biomarker Testing

    • Cardio Metabolic Testing

    • Pregnancy Testing

    • Blood Glucose Testing

    • Others

    • Nephrology Testing

    • Infectious Disease Testing

    • Drugs of Abuse (DoA) Testing

    By Research Region:

    • North China

    • Central China

    • South China

    • East China

    • Northeast China

    • Southwest China

    • Northwest China

  • TABLE OF CONTENT

    Chapter 1 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Overview 2018-2029

    • 1.1 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Industry Development Overview

    • 1.2 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Industry Development History

    • 1.3 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Industry Market Size (2018-2029)

    • 1.4 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Analysis by Type from Production Side

      • 1.4.1 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume, Production Value and Growth Rate of Biosensors (2018-2029)

      • 1.4.2 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume, Production Value and Growth Rate of Agglutination Assays (2018-2029)

      • 1.4.3 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume, Production Value and Growth Rate of Lateral Flow (2018-2029)

      • 1.4.4 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume, Production Value and Growth Rate of Flow-Through (2018-2029)

    • 1.5 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Analysis by Application from Consumption End

      • 1.5.1 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Cancer Biomarker Testing (2018-2029)

      • 1.5.2 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Cardio Metabolic Testing (2018-2029)

      • 1.5.3 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Pregnancy Testing (2018-2029)

      • 1.5.4 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Blood Glucose Testing (2018-2029)

      • 1.5.5 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Others (2018-2029)

      • 1.5.6 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Nephrology Testing (2018-2029)

      • 1.5.7 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Infectious Disease Testing (2018-2029)

      • 1.5.8 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Drugs of Abuse (DoA) Testing (2018-2029)

    • 1.6 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Analysis by Region

      • 1.6.1 North China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

      • 1.6.2 Central China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

      • 1.6.3 South China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

      • 1.6.4 East China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

      • 1.6.5 Northeast China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

      • 1.6.6 Southwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

      • 1.6.7 Northwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

    Chapter 2 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Industry Development Environment

    • 2.1 Industry Development Environment Analysis

      • 2.1.1 Industry Technological Progress Analysis

      • 2.1.2 Industrial Organizational Innovation Analysis

      • 2.1.3 Changes in Social Habits

      • 2.1.4 Alterations in Government Policies

      • 2.1.5 Impact of Economic Globalization

    • 2.2 Domestic and Foreign Industry Competition Analysis

      • 2.2.1 Comparative Analysis on Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Status and Competition at home and abroad in 2023

      • 2.2.2 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Status and Competition Analysis in 2023

      • 2.2.3 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Concentration Analysis in 2023

    • 2.3 Problems and Countermeasures in the development of China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Industry

      • 2.3.1 Industry Development Constraints

      • 2.3.2 Industry Development Considerations

      • 2.3.3 Suggestions on Industry Development Measures

      • 2.3.4 Development Strategies for SMEs

    • 2.4 Influence of COVID-19 Outbreak on Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Industry Development

    Chapter 3 Rapid Medical Diagnostic DevicesIndustry Chain Analysis

    • 3.1 Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Industry Chain

    • 3.2 Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Upstream Industry Analysis

      • 3.2.1 Upstream Industry Development Status

      • 3.2.2 Upstream Industry Development Forecast

      • 3.2.3 Impact of Upstream Industry on the Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market

    • 3.3 Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Downstream Industry Analysis

      • 3.3.1 Downstream Industry Development Status

      • 3.3.2 Downstream Industry Development Forecast

      • 3.3.3 Impact of Downstream Industry on the Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market

    Chapter 4 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Type

    • 4.1 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Trend, by Type

    • 4.2 Product Types of Major Suppliers

    • 4.3 Competitive Landscape of Major Types

    • 4.4 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Total Production Volume and Growth Rate from Production Side

    • 4.5 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume and Growth Rate, by Type

      • 4.5.1 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume and Growth Rate of Biosensors

      • 4.5.2 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume and Growth Rate of Agglutination Assays

      • 4.5.3 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume and Growth Rate of Lateral Flow

      • 4.5.4 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume and Growth Rate of Flow-Through

    Chapter 5 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Application

    • 5.1 Downstream Market Overview

    • 5.2 Competitive Landscape of Major Applications

    • 5.3 Market Potential Analysis, by Application

    • 5.4 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Total Market Size and Growth Rate from Consumption End

    • 5.5 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate, by Application

      • 5.5.1 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Cancer Biomarker Testing

      • 5.5.2 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Cardio Metabolic Testing

      • 5.5.3 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Pregnancy Testing

      • 5.5.4 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Blood Glucose Testing

      • 5.5.5 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Others

      • 5.5.6 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Nephrology Testing

      • 5.5.7 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Infectious Disease Testing

      • 5.5.8 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Drugs of Abuse (DoA) Testing

    Chapter 6 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Region

    • 6.1 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume and Production Value, by Region

    • 6.2 China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume and Sales Value, by Region

    Chapter 7 North China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Analysis

    • 7.1 North China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Type

    • 7.2 North China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Application

    Chapter 8 Central China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Analysis

    • 8.1 Central China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Type

    • 8.2 Central China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Application

    Chapter 9 South China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Analysis

    • 9.1 South China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Type

    • 9.2 South China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Application

    Chapter 10 East China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Analysis

    • 10.1 East China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Type

    • 10.2 East China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Application

    Chapter 11 Northeast China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Analysis

    • 11.1 Northeast China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Type

    • 11.2 Northeast China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Application

    Chapter 12 Southwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Analysis

    • 12.1 Southwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Type

    • 12.2 Southwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Application

    Chapter 13 Northwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Analysis

    • 13.1 Northwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Type

    • 13.2 Northwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market, by Application

    Chapter 14 Company Profiles

      • 14.1 Acon Laboratories

        • 14.1.1 Acon Laboratories Company Profile

        • 14.1.2 Acon Laboratories Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Performance

        • 14.1.3 Product&Service Introduction

      • 14.2 Johnson & Johnson

        • 14.2.1 Johnson & Johnson Company Profile

        • 14.2.2 Johnson & Johnson Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Performance

        • 14.2.3 Product&Service Introduction

      • 14.3 Trinity Biotech Plc

        • 14.3.1 Trinity Biotech Plc Company Profile

        • 14.3.2 Trinity Biotech Plc Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Performance

        • 14.3.3 Product&Service Introduction

      • 14.4 Danaher Corporation

        • 14.4.1 Danaher Corporation Company Profile

        • 14.4.2 Danaher Corporation Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Performance

        • 14.4.3 Product&Service Introduction

      • 14.5 Siemens Healthineers

        • 14.5.1 Siemens Healthineers Company Profile

        • 14.5.2 Siemens Healthineers Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Performance

        • 14.5.3 Product&Service Introduction

      • 14.6 Abbott Laboratories

        • 14.6.1 Abbott Laboratories Company Profile

        • 14.6.2 Abbott Laboratories Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Performance

        • 14.6.3 Product&Service Introduction

      • 14.7 Roche

        • 14.7.1 Roche Company Profile

        • 14.7.2 Roche Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Performance

        • 14.7.3 Product&Service Introduction

      • 14.8 GE

        • 14.8.1 GE Company Profile

        • 14.8.2 GE Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Performance

        • 14.8.3 Product&Service Introduction

    Chapter 15 Research Conclusions and Investment Suggestions

    • 15.1 Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Industry Research Conclusions

    • 15.2 Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Industry Investment Suggestions

      • 15.2.1 Suggestions on Industry Development Strategy

      • 15.2.2 Suggestions on Industry Investment Direction

      • 15.2.3 Suggestions on Industry Investment Strategy


    List of Tables and Figures

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Industry Market Size (2018-2029)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume, Production Value and Growth Rate of Biosensors (2018-2029)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume, Production Value and Growth Rate of Agglutination Assays (2018-2029)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume, Production Value and Growth Rate of Lateral Flow (2018-2029)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume, Production Value and Growth Rate of Flow-Through (2018-2029)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Cancer Biomarker Testing (2018-2029)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Cardio Metabolic Testing (2018-2029)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Pregnancy Testing (2018-2029)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Blood Glucose Testing (2018-2029)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Others (2018-2029)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Nephrology Testing (2018-2029)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Infectious Disease Testing (2018-2029)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume, Sales Value and Growth Rate of Drugs of Abuse (DoA) Testing (2018-2029)

    • Figure North China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

    • Figure Central China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

    • Figure South China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

    • Figure East China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

    • Figure Northeast China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

    • Figure Southwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

    • Figure Northwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate from 2018-2029

    • Figure Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Industry Chain

    • Table Product Types of Major Suppliers in 2023

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Share by Type in 2018

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Share by Type in 2023

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Total Production Volume and Growth Rate from Production Side (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume and Growth Rate of Biosensors (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume and Growth Rate of Agglutination Assays (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume and Growth Rate of Lateral Flow (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume and Growth Rate of Flow-Through (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Share by Application in 2018

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Share by Application in 2023

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Total Market Size and Growth Rate from Consumption End

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Cancer Biomarker Testing (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Cardio Metabolic Testing (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Pregnancy Testing (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Blood Glucose Testing (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Others (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Nephrology Testing (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Infectious Disease Testing (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Market Size and Growth Rate of Drugs of Abuse (DoA) Testing (2018-2023)

    • Table China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume by Region (2018-2023)

    • Table China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Region (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Region (2018-2023)

    • Table China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Value by Region (2018-2023)

    • Table China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Value Share by Region (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Value Share by Region (2018-2023)

    • Table China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume by Region (2018-2023)

    • Table China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Region (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Region (2018-2023)

    • Table China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Value by Region (2018-2023)

    • Table China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Value Share by Region (2018-2023)

    • Figure China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Value Share by Region (2018-2023)

    • Table North China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table North China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Figure North China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table North China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table North China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Figure North China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table Central China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table Central China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Figure Central China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table Central China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table Central China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Figure Central China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table South China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table South China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Figure South China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table South China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table South China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Figure South China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table East China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table East China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Figure East China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table East China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table East China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Figure East China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table Northeast China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table Northeast China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Figure Northeast China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table Northeast China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table Northeast China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Figure Northeast China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table Southwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table Southwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Figure Southwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table Southwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table Southwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Figure Southwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table Northwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table Northwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Figure Northwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Production Volume Share by Type (2018-2023)

    • Table Northwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table Northwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Figure Northwest China Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Sales Volume Share by Application (2018-2023)

    • Table Acon Laboratories Company Profile

    • Table Acon Laboratories Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Revenue, Price and Gross (2018-2023)

    • Table Johnson & Johnson Company Profile

    • Table Johnson & Johnson Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Revenue, Price and Gross (2018-2023)

    • Table Trinity Biotech Plc Company Profile

    • Table Trinity Biotech Plc Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Revenue, Price and Gross (2018-2023)

    • Table Danaher Corporation Company Profile

    • Table Danaher Corporation Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Revenue, Price and Gross (2018-2023)

    • Table Siemens Healthineers Company Profile

    • Table Siemens Healthineers Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Revenue, Price and Gross (2018-2023)

    • Table Abbott Laboratories Company Profile

    • Table Abbott Laboratories Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Revenue, Price and Gross (2018-2023)

    • Table Roche Company Profile

    • Table Roche Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Revenue, Price and Gross (2018-2023)

    • Table GE Company Profile

    • Table GE Rapid Medical Diagnostic Devices Revenue, Price and Gross (2018-2023)


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