Market Trends of Life Science Tools Industry
Life Science Tools in Separation Technologies is Estimated to Witness a Healthy Growth Rate Over the Forecast Period
The major factors driving the separation technologies segment include growing investments in pharmaceutical R&D and the increasing adoption of chromatography technologies by the life sciences industries.
Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic positively impacted the life science instruments market. The outbreak of COVID-19 resulted in an increased number of diseases, which led to a subsequent increase in research and development activities. Increasing investment in drug discovery is expected to fuel the growth of the separation technology segment. For example, in May 2022, Cipla announced the commercialization of its COVID-19 PCR kit in India. The real-time RT-PCR test kit has been validated by an Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-approved center.
Separation technologies include immunoprecipitation, chromatographic techniques, automated purification systems, and others that aid in diagnosing and treating COVID-19. For example, according to the Indian Journal of Medical Research 2021, a study was conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital in northern India to assess a rapid immunoassay-based chromatographic test in the diagnosis of COVID-19. The results of the study showed that immunoassay-based rapid chromatographic tests can help in the rapid detection, isolation, and treatment of patients with COVID-19.
In addition, this technology is widely adopted by several industries due to several advantages associated with chromatography technology. Benefits such as reducing the need for large columns increase the efficiency and productivity of the production process. Thus, increased adoption of multiple separation technologies across sectors would increase the demand for life science tools and drive segment growth.
The increasing prevalence of infectious diseases worldwide will encourage the adoption of life science tools. For example, according to the WHO 2021 Factsheet, 1.5 million people died of tuberculosis in 2021, and an estimated 10 million people contracted tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. It has been steadily declining in recent years. However, it is still at a much higher level.
Thus, the above-mentioned factors are expected to drive segment growth over the forecast period.
North America is Expected to Hold a Significant Market Share over the Forecast Period
The major factors driving market growth in North America include the rising number of genomic procedures, increasing research and development expenditure, the presence of a large number of major players, growing adoption among biopharmaceutical companies, product launches, and technological advancements.
With the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States, there has been an increase in the number of diagnostic procedures, leading to market growth. Thus, diagnostic procedures with new technologies have proven beneficial in managing COVID-19 and are driving the growth of the life sciences instruments market.
The biopharmaceutical industry in the United States has expanded significantly to include new product types such as synthetic vaccines, nanoantibodies, rDNA, fusion proteins, immunoconjugates, soluble receptors, and immunotherapeutics. The pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries' increased R&D investment in life science tools, research, and academics is expected to drive the market.
For example, according to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the US biopharmaceutical industry is one of the world leaders in new drug development. The entire biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical industry invested an estimated USD 91.1 billion in research and development (R&D) in 2021, compared to about USD 83 billion invested in research and development (R&D) in the previous year.
Furthermore, the increasing adoption of novel drug delivery systems and the rising prevalence of infectious disease cases are expected to fuel the life science tools market in the region over the forecast period.
