Laboratory informatics market stays fragmented as cloud and AI reshape competition

The Business Research Company says the laboratory informatics market remains highly fragmented, with Thermo Fisher Scientific leading global sales in 2024 and the top 10 players holding just 7% of revenue. The report points to cloud-based systems, AI tools and workflow automation as the main battlegrounds as labs push for better data management and compliance.

Why it matters: - Laboratory informatics sits at the center of lab digitalization, connecting data management, workflow automation and compliance across pharmaceutical, clinical, research and testing environments. - The market’s fragmentation creates room for niche software vendors, but it also raises pressure on buyers to choose systems that integrate cleanly with broader enterprise and lab infrastructure. - Cloud, AI and automation are now core competitive features, which means software platforms are becoming more central to lab productivity and regulatory readiness.

What happened: - The Business Research Company published its Global Market Report 2026 for laboratory informatics, covering market size, trends and forecasts for 2026-2035. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. led global sales in 2024 with a 1% market share. - The report says the top 10 players together accounted for 7% of total market revenue in 2024. - The market includes major players such as LabWare, LabVantage, STARLIMS, Agilent Technologies, Waters, Dassault Systèmes, Danaher, Siemens Healthineers and PerkinElmer.

The details: - Thermo Fisher Scientific’s laboratory software portfolio includes laboratory information management systems, electronic laboratory notebooks and scientific data management platforms. - Those tools support data traceability, workflow standardization and operational efficiency across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical and research labs. - The report says competition is driven by cloud-based deployment, interoperability, artificial intelligence-enabled analytics, automation and secure data management. - Regulatory compliance, real-time data access, scalability, cybersecurity and enterprise-system integration are also key purchase factors. - Major raw material suppliers listed in the report include Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon Web Services, Google, IBM, SAP, Cisco, Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Snowflake, MongoDB, Red Hat, Palo Alto Networks, Broadcom, ServiceNow, Elastic, Datadog, Fortinet and Salesforce. - Major wholesalers and distributors include SHI International, CDW, Insight Enterprises, Carahsoft, Softchoice, SoftwareOne, Computacenter, Wipro, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Accenture, Cognizant, Capgemini, NTT DATA, DXC Technology, TD SYNNEX, Ingram Micro, Presidio, Zones and ePlus. - Major end users include pharmaceutical manufacturers, biotechnology organizations, clinical laboratories, contract research organizations, healthcare institutions, academic research centers, food and beverage testing facilities, environmental testing laboratories, forensic laboratories, petrochemical laboratories, agricultural testing facilities, public health laboratories, chemical manufacturers, diagnostic laboratories, medical device companies, contract manufacturing organizations, life science research institutes, government laboratories, industrial quality control laboratories and hospital laboratory networks. - The report highlights cloud-based laboratory information management systems as a major trend. - In April 2024, Clinisys launched Laboratory Solutions for environmental, water quality, clinical toxicology and public health laboratories. - Clinisys said the platform uses cloud-based SaaS architecture, workflow automation, integrated analytics and centralized data management to improve performance, compliance readiness and digital transformation.

Between the lines: - A 1% share for the market leader suggests no single vendor has dominant control, which can keep pricing and product differentiation under pressure. - The supplier list is dominated by cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity and enterprise software firms, showing that laboratory informatics depends on a wider digital stack than traditional lab software alone. - The emphasis on interoperability and compliance suggests vendors will likely compete on integration depth and regulated-workflow support as much as on standalone features.

What's next: - The report expects technology enhancement, strategic partnerships and platform expansion to strengthen leading vendors’ positions. - Companies are expected to keep pushing AI integration, cloud-based platforms, automation technologies, advanced analytics and digital transformation initiatives. - The report also says its 2026 editions add market attractiveness scoring, TAM analysis, company scoring matrices, forecasting dashboards, market hotspot infographics and updated trend analysis.

The bottom line: - Laboratory informatics is shifting from a niche software category to a broader digital infrastructure market, and the winners are likely to be the vendors that combine cloud, compliance, analytics and integration in one platform. - More information: Request a free sample of the report - The full report: Access the detailed market report