
In vitro diagnostics are tests that diagnose and prevent diseases, conditions or infections. IVD tests are performed outside body in an artificial environment on samples such as blood, urine, tissue isolated from human body. IVD is classified into 3 types namely: clinical laboratory testing, near-patient testing, self-testing. IVD market is segmented by-techniques (including immunoassays, point of care, molecular diagnostics, hematology, coagulation, microbiology, clinical techniques, microbiology), product-type (including instruments, reagents, services, data management systems), usability (including disposable, reusable), applications (including diabetes, oncology, cardiology, HIV/AIDS, autoimmune disease, nephrology, drug testing), -end-user (including hospitals, laboratories, academics) and geography (globally).