Cell-based assays market set to be worth $22bn by 2025

A new research report has found that the cell-based assays market is expected to be worth $22 billion by 2025, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.1 percent during the forecast period. 

Conducted by MarketsandMarkets, the research also says that the market was worth $14.9 billion in 2020. 

According to the authors of the report, the growing preference for cell-based assays in drug discovery, increasing funding for cell-based research and growth in the number of drug discovery activities are the key factors supporting the growth of the market. However, the growth of the market is likely to be restrained by factors such as the high cost of instruments, restrictions on reagent use and the lack of infrastructure for cell-based research in emerging economies.

Furthermore, consumables dominated the market in 2019. The large share of this segment can be attributed to the extensive use and repeated purchase of consumables by pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies and the rising number of preliminary studies for the development of therapeutics.

In terms of application, the drug discovery segment dominated the market in 2019. This segment is also projected to witness the highest growth during the forecast period. This is due to increasing R&D investments, technological innovations in supportive processes, the introduction of new drugs and the growing number of contract research organisations (CROs) providing drug discovery services.

The CRO segment is expected to grow at the highest rate during the forecast period in terms of end user, owing to the increasing preference for drug discovery outsourcing by pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies and the cost-effectiveness of the services.

The report also says that in 2019, North America accounted for the largest share of the global market, followed by Europe. This market is primarily driven by the availability of government and private funding for life science research, the growing penetration of CROs, comprehensive drug development regulations and the rapid adoption of advanced technologies in the region.

The prominent players operating in the cell-based assays market include Danaher Corporation, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Merck KGaA.