Motorized Pipette Market

Key data points: Market size in 2027 = $1.8 billion and 2035 = $2.3 billion, growth forecast = 6.6% annually for the next 8 years. Scroll below to get more insights. This market report covers trends, opportunities and forecasts in motorized pipette market to 2035 by type (single channel and multi-channel), application (scientific research and pharmaceutical), and region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World) Motorized Pipette Market The future of the global motorized pipette market looks promising with opportunities in the scientific research and pharmaceutical markets. The global motorized pipette market is expected to reach an estimated $2.3 billion by 2035 from $1.8 billion in 2027 with a CAGR of 6.6% from 2027 to 2035. The major drivers for this market are the increasing demand for high throughput laboratory workflow, the growing demand for ergonomic laboratory instrument, and the rising need to reduce manual errors & operator fatigue. • Lucintel forecasts that, within the type category, multi-channel is expected to witness higher growth over the forecast period due to advanced multi-channel pipetting. • Within the application category, pharmaceutical is expected to witness higher growth over the forecast period due to more pharmaceutical automation in quality control. • In terms of regions, APAC is expected to witness the highest growth over the forecast period due to increase in pharmaceutical manufacturing and research in the Asia Pacific region. Gain valuable insights for your business decisions with our comprehensive 150+ page report. Sample figures with some insights are shown below. Emerging Trends in Motorized Pipette Market Motorized pipette market focuses on connected and ergonomically advanced systems. Traditional pipettes are expected to gain popularity between 2025 and 2027 with increased focus on workflow and cost. Lucintel's analysis is in line with automation and renewal focus of major manufacturers. • Ergonomic Designs: Repetitive strain on laboratory personnel is expected to fuel demand for comfortable and lightweight pipettes, as seen with the 2015 product offerings by Sartorius and Eppendorf. Such products are expected to dominate the market in the coming years. • Connectivity: Traditionally, connectivity was a feature of advanced and expensive laboratory equipment. In 2015, majority of the pipette offerings focused on connectivity, Auditing and other workflow management features. • Automation: Motorized pipettes are integrated with other robotic systems. In 2015, Automation in pharmaceutical laboratories was on the rise. In the coming years, other laboratories are expected to follow. • Sustainability: There is a drive to develop lab equipment with rechargeable batteries, longer working lives, and less/reusable packaging, especially in response to procurement guidelines found in frameworks such as My Green Lab. As concerns related to a product’s environmental impact increase, the equipment industry is expected to follow in reducing its environmental impact. This is already happening in the construction industry. • Application Specialization: Equipment is becoming specialized for use with particular applications. This is particularly evident in equipment designed to facilitate the automation of tasks in molecular biology, diagnostics, and cell culture. Equipment designed for high-throughput use is increasingly featuring pipettors with 8 to 96 channels. Pipettors with specialized features, such as ergonomic designs, will help maintain a competitive edge. Because of these trends, the pipette market is expected to increase over the forecast period. Continued investment in the life sciences industry will contribute to this increase as will the increase in automation in laboratories. Because of these same factors, the market for advanced and more complex pipettes will increase. In the race to achieve more automation, sustainability will play a role in product design. However, when purchasing pipettes, customers will primarily consider the support and service offered by the vendor. Recent Developments in the Motorized Pipette Market The motorized pipette market is shifting from standalone, electronic, pipetting tools to more integrated, semi-automated, systems for liquid handling. With limited staff and higher throughput needs, laboratories are looking to reduce Ergonomic risks. Between 2025 and 2027, Lucintel anticipates increased adoption of motorized pipetting technologies in the pharmaceutical and biomedical industry. • Increased Product Offerings: In 2025, Eppendorf launched the Xplorer plus which expanded the company’s electronic pipetting product line and offered programmable control for larger volumes. Other manufacturers are expected to launch similar products and increase the overall market pace and competitiveness. • Increased Partnerships: Also in 2025, INTEGRA Biosciences and Hamilton Co. announced their partnership to integrate Hamilton’s Robotic Workstations with INTEGRA’s electronic pipettes. Other similar partnerships are anticipated in the foreseeable future as laboratories need pipettors that integrate with automated workstations to provide traceability in merged manual and automated workflows. • New Facilities: In 2025, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced a $1.5 billion investment to construct new Bioprocessing facilities in the U.S. Increased automation in laboratory processes is expected to reduce risks and increase the overall quality of products. • Major Contracts: In July 2025, a leading clinical diagnostics network commission over 1,000 electronic pipettes to be distributed to their testing laboratories. Traditionally, laboratories would purchase instruments as they were needed. The commission suggests that testing laboratories will centrally manage diagnostics equipment, and consumables, and replacement equipment will be regularly purchased. • Government Approvals: In September 2025, the U.S. FDA granted marketing authorization to a new Molecular Testing System that incorporates electronic liquid handling. It is expected that other automated molecular testing systems will also incorporate electronic pipettes. Laboratories are required to demonstrate the transfer of liquids by pipettes to meet the accreditation requirements of testing and analysis laboratories. Although the basic function of a pipette is to transfer liquids, further features, such as integrating audit trails and wireless connections will be essential to compete in the market. Given the increasing emphasis on automation in diagnostic laboratories, it is anticipated that the demand for electronic pipettes will increase. Strategic Growth Opportunities in the Motorized Pipette Market Motorized pipettes are used in laboratories to automate processes, increase traceability, and manage larger sample volumes. From 2024 to 2026, investment in biopharmaceuticals and decentralized testing is expected to increase automation and integrated systems, as compared to stand-alone automation. Lucintel expects the market conditions to be favorable for automation and process control in the laboratory. • Process Automation and Workflow: The automated pipetting of low volumes of cell and gene therapy samples is essential for the production of these therapies. In 2025, the Food and Drug Administration reported 40 cell and gene therapy products, creating additional market potential for automated pipetting systems. • Ergonomic Products: The automation of pipetting increases employee retention and reduces the risk of workplace injuries. In 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 2.6 million non-fatal workplace injuries. In the laboratory automation and workflow market, premium automation systems are expected to increase market share. • Premium Ergonomic Products: Southeast Asia has potential for expansion through contract research, vaccine development and/or university-related work. Significant investment (1 billion SGD over 5 years) for research has recently been made by the Singaporean government (effective Feb 2025). Local suppliers can help contract research facilities (and possibly other labs) with automation and consume. Public funding can provide a stable, reoccurring income stream for suppliers in the industry for the next few years. • Digital Manufacturing: Most pipettes are manually operated, but electronic pipettes can collect data. Regulated labs can benefit from automated pipetting. The 2025 work program of Horizon Europe set aside 7.3 billion euros and can fund research automation. With time, integration with laboratory systems and services can change purchasing patterns to more closely align with other automated research equipment. • Aftermarket Services: Revenues can be generated through after-sales services such as calibration or replacement of consumables. Maintaining a pipeline of service work can strengthen a company’s position in the market. Verification for volume-measuring equipment is still required (ISO 8655-2:2022), so service work can be expected to continue. Particularly in the bio pharm and clinical labs, equipment can be expected to be replaced. Affordable equipment can also be expected to be purchased by research and educational labs. Local service work can be expected to be required for a significant portion of sales. Automation can replace manual tasks in labs. Equipment sellers can integrate services and supplies with equipment to offer end-to-end solutions. Automation can be expected to gain a stronger market foothold with continuous revenue streams and replacement of manual equipment. Motorized Pipette Market Drivers and Challenges Automation of liquid handling in laboratories come with several advantages such as increase in throughput and reduced error. Automated systems replace labor intensive and repetitive tasks. Motorized pipettes are driving the automation of liquid handling in laboratories. Some trends which impact the market for motorized pipettes include the need for optimization of cost, availability of skilled personnel and procurement processes. According to Lucintel, the chief market strategy emphasizes automation and improvement of throughput. The factors responsible for driving this market include : • Increased Automation in Laboratories: The increasing demands of the biopharmaceutical and diagnostics sectors as well as academics has increased the need for motorized pipettes. Repetitive and labor intensive tasks such as liquid handling are automated to increase throughput. During the next three to five years, several laboratories are expected to implement higher levels of automation in liquid handling. • Enhanced Technology: Motorized pipettes incorporate advanced sensors and controls. New models allow user defined liquid dispensing volumes and offering Bluetooth connectivity. Improved reproducibility, ease of use and data transfer are some benefits of advanced sensors. Additionally, continued miniaturization of lab automation systems will benefit the motorized pipette market. • Increased Demand for Automation in Life Sciences: Investments in various areas of life sciences and biotechnology have increased the demand for automation in laboratories. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has gained popularity in recent years, and as of February 2025, several labs were requesting electronic pipetting solutions for 96-well sample processes. Other life science labs are expected to invest in NGS and other similar omics technologies in the coming years, thus further increasing the need for automated liquid handling. Additionally, motorized pipettes have several benefits for the labs, such as better sample integrity and process control. • Ergonomics and Human Factors: Designing and incorporating motor systems in pipettes helps to address many of the challenges associated with pipetting, such as repetitive strain injury, and fatigue, compared to regular manual pipetting. In April 2025, several labs adopted electronic pipettes for processes that required thousands of dispensing operations. These positive shifts in the industry will likely continue for the next 3 to 5 years. • Interconnected Pipettes: Continuous advances in electronics and software enabled connected systems and a greater level of process automation in laboratory processes. The advances are expected to continue for the next 3 to 5 years. In combination with other industry shifts, like emphasis on workers’ health and wellness in the laboratory, these improvements will likely help pipettes replace outdated equipment in laboratories. The challenges facing this market include: • Expensive Purchasing and Owning: The electronics, batteries, and motors required for powered pipettes increase their cost and intensity requirements for servicing. In June 2025, prices for sophisticated electronic laboratory devices were often 10 to 20 times higher than prices for simple single-channel pipettes. In the short term, particularly in light of the current economic climate, electronics pipettes may be beyond the means of many labs. In the long term, electromechanical pipettes may win over labs by providing increased automation and productivity. • Calibration: As with all precision instruments, pipettes must be calibrated to ensure accuracy. Many labs schedule calibration to ensure pipettes remain accurately traceable to national standards. Calibration adds cost and creates a period of instrument down-time. Different manufacturer tips and inconsistent service may obstruct a lab’s efforts to standardize liquid-handling. • Electronic Records and Data Integrity: The ability of electronic pipettes to integrate with other electronic instruments in a laboratory and help automate workflows, increases the regulatory burden on the lab. In August 2025, some labs retained electronic records to demonstrate compliance with regulations. In the short term, the increased regulatory burden may slow adoption of electronics pipettes in labs. However, improved assurance of data integrity may help alleviate privacy and trust concerns. The pipette market will experience growth due to automation of the laboratory. Additionally, the growth of the biomedical sector will increase the demand for motorized pipettes. The need for ergonomic pipettes will increase as the negative effects of the use of manual pipettes will become more apparent. The market will continue to grow due to increased development of products with improved features. Increased features of products will lead to improved precision in various fields including the pharmaceutical industry. The major constraint to the widespread use of motorized pipettes will be the high cost of ownership. This constraint will especially limit the use of motorized pipettes in research and academic institutions. The price of ownership will also depend on the services offered by the supplier. Affordable suppliers of pipettes that also offer after sale services, batteries and consumables will increase use of their products. The challenges of use of pipettes will continue to decrease as benefits of automation increase. List of Motorized Pipette Market Companies Companies in the market compete on the basis of product quality offered. Major players in this market focus on expanding their manufacturing facilities, R&D investments, infrastructural development, and leverage integration opportunities across the value chain. Through these strategies motorized pipette market companies cater increasing demand, ensure competitive effectiveness, develop innovative products & technologies, reduce production costs, and expand their customer base. Some of the motorized pipette market companies profiled in this report include- • Thermo Fisher Scientific • Eppendorf • Mettler-Toledo • Sartorius • PerkinElmer Motorized Pipette Market by Segment The study includes a forecast for the global motorized pipette market by type, application, and region. Motorized Pipette Market by Type [Value ($B) from 2019 to 2035]: • Single Channel • Multi-Channel Motorized Pipette Market by Application [Value ($B) from 2019 to 2035]: • Scientific Research • Pharmaceutical Motorized Pipette Market by Region [Value ($B) from 2019 to 2035]: • North America • Europe • Asia Pacific • The Rest of the World Country Wise Outlook for the Motorized Pipette Market Summary of the motorized pipette market has been provided. Significant changes have been observed in this market due to advanced automation in laboratories and rise in investment in biopharmaceutical sector. Major suppliers of laboratory equipment focus on integration and connectivity of various equipment in laboratories during the period 2025-2027. Further, Lucintel analyzed that because of these changes, the requirements of laboratory equipment have changed. • United States: The focus is on automation of pipetting processes in laboratories funded by the US National Institutes of Health. In February 2025, the NIH initiated a program to modernize research equipment and services to the value of 1.5 billion US dollars, over a period of ten years. Additionally, equipment and supplies manufacturers automated laboratory equipment. Other US agencies e.g. the Centers for Disease Control, Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Defense sponsor research and development on a large scale. • China: In January 2025, the China Food and Drug Administration reported that China has over 48,000 medical device manufacturers. Several Chinese manufacturers focus on development of laboratory automation equipment. Other government agencies e.g. the National Natural Science Foundation sponsor large scale research projects. Therefore, several pharmaceutical and other research laboratories in the region focus on digitization of laboratory processes. • Germany: German biopharmaceutical companies have made investments in automation in liquid handling in research and manufacturing. Eppendorf and Sartorius both announced in the first quarter of 2025 investment in their respective product lines. Because the German equipment manufacturing sector has the potential to supply labs throughout Europe, its effect could be rapidly felt in the region. • India: Public biotechnology initiatives are creating the infrastructure and increasing the demand for electric pipetting. The Indian Department of Biotechnology (DBT) released funds in the first quarter of 2025 for projects under the National Biopharma Mission. The growing demand for automated liquid handling is due to the increased focus on biomanufacturing. • Japan: Rising investments for pharmaceuticals and regenerative medicine are increasing the need for automated lab services. In March 2025, Japan passed a budget of around 5.5 trillion yen for the science and technology sector. Automation in liquid handling is more and more required in regulated processes. Features of the Global Motorized Pipette Market Market Size Estimates: motorized pipette market size estimation in terms of value ($B). Trend and Forecast Analysis: Market trends (2019 to 2026) and forecast (2027 to 2035) by various segments and regions. Segmentation Analysis: motorized pipette market size by type, application, and region in terms of value ($B). Regional Analysis: motorized pipette market breakdown by North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World. Growth Opportunities: Analysis of growth opportunities in different types, applications, and regions for the motorized pipette market. Strategic Analysis: This includes M&A, new product development, and competitive landscape of the motorized pipette market. Analysis of competitive intensity of the industry based on Porter’s Five Forces model. If you are looking to expand your business in this or adjacent markets, then contact us. We have done hundreds of strategic consulting projects in market entry, opportunity screening, due diligence, supply chain analysis, M & A, and more. This report answers following 11 key questions: Q.1. What are some of the most promising, high-growth opportunities for the motorized pipette market by type (single channel and multi-channel), application (scientific research and pharmaceutical), and region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World)? Q.2. Which segments will grow at a faster pace and why? Q.3. Which region will grow at a faster pace and why? Q.4. What are the key factors affecting market dynamics? What are the key challenges and business risks in this market? Q.5. What are the business risks and competitive threats in this market? Q.6. What are the emerging trends in this market and the reasons behind them? Q.7. What are some of the changing demands of customers in the market? Q.8. What are the new developments in the market? Which companies are leading these developments? Q.9. Who are the major players in this market? What strategic initiatives are key players pursuing for business growth? Q.10. What are some of the competing products in this market and how big of a threat do they pose for loss of market share by material or product substitution? Q.11. What M&A activity has occurred in the last 8 years and what has its impact been on the industry?