Procedures based on forensic technology, from retinal scanning to evidence chemistry tracing, help solve crimes in advanced ways. For example, the minuscule amounts of oils remaining on fingerprints can reveal the general age of criminal suspects, their diet, and whether they smoke. Many forensic research projects are focused on the development of novel analytical instruments; assessment techniques for trace amounts of evidence; and proteomic analysis techniques with unique sampling procedures, allowing hair-, skin-, and bone-based identification. For extensive analysis in the on-site field, several portable equipment types have been manufactured. Portable forensic instruments prove to be useful in transporting unstable, perishable, or hazardous compounds to the laboratory. DNA phenotyping is an advanced technology used in forensic sciences. Scientists sequence a DNA sample and provide investigators information on the probable characteristics of suspects, such as hair, eye, and skin color, to identify them. Age and biological background can also be predicted using newer approaches. The personnel can also use biosensors to analyze the minute traces of bodily fluids found in fingerprints to identify the suspect. Data detected using such samples include age, medications, gender, and lifestyle. Immunochromatography helps detect a disease by dropping a small sample onto a prepared test strip. In forensics, immunochromatography tests detect substances in subjects’ bodily fluids, such as drugs and medications. A smartphone-based sensor has been developed to evaluate a saliva sample through immunochromatography; the tests can also be run away from a lab. Further, geolocating a suspect or victim using stable isotopes of water is another advanced technique in forensic sciences. Scientists can determine the origin of the sample by isolating the isotopes in a water sample found on a suspect or victim. Such advancements based on modern technologies and smart sampling methods would become new trends in the human identification market in the future.
With new features and technologies, vendors can attract new customers and expand their footprints in emerging markets. This factor is likely to drive the human identification market growth at a notable CAGR during the forecast period.
Europe Human Identification Market Segmentation
The Europe human identification market is segmented on the basis of product and service, technology, application, end user, and country. Based on product and service, the market is segmented into consumables, services, instruments, and software. The market for the consumables segment is sub segmented into electrophoresis kits and reagents, DNA amplification kits and reagents, DNA quantification kits and reagents, DNA extraction kits and reagents, and rapid DNA analysis kits and reagents. By technology, the Europe human identification market is segmented into capillary electrophoresis, polymerase chain reaction, nucleic acid purification and extraction, automated liquid handling, microarrays, next-generation sequencing, and rapid DNA analysis. Based on application, the market is segmented into forensic applications, paternity identification, and other applications. Based on end user, the market is segmented into forensic laboratories, research and academic centres, and government institutes. Based on country, the Europe human identification market is segmented into the Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, and Rest of Europe.
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.; Promega Corporation; Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.; QIAGEN; General Electric Company; Illumina, Inc.; Eurofins Scientific; Agilent Technologies, Inc.; Hamilton Company; and LGC Limited are a few major companies operating in the Europe human identification market.