Government entities of North America have strengthened their support for the field of human identification, owing to its potential, demand, and varied applications in numerous industries. The National Research Council (NRC) report issued by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in February 2009 suggested the need for changes in forensic science in the US, which had a global impact on this matter. Many forensic science disciplines, including DNA analysis, are undergoing a transformation in the US and the world. New approaches are being created, validated, and implemented to help criminal investigations. Investigators face challenges in terms of the validity and accuracy of older and current methods. Furthermore, forensic DNA analysis can help reunite families, particularly in cases where children separate from their parents at an early age. The Forensic Project, funded by the Bureau of Democracy of the US Department of State, intends to increase the use of this evaluation technique to assist families separated during riots and violent incidents. The Center for Human Identification (CHI) at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is a world-renowned hub for forensic DNA testing as it receives funding from the state of Texas and various federal government agencies. The Forensic Unit helps the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reduce the backlog of sexual assaults. In addition, the Forensic Unit gets federal funds from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to handle cases in Texas. These grants allow the unit to provide free DNA testing services (autosomal and Y chromosome STR typing) to many law enforcement agencies in North Texas counties. Thus, the increasing government entities factor boosts the growth of the human identification market.
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.
North America Human Identification Market Segmentation
The North America 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 North America 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 North America human identification market is segmented into the US, Mexico, and Canada.
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 North America human identification market.