High Throughput Screening (HTS) Market worth $19,626.54 Million by 2018

Wednesday 12 February 2014, Amsterdam

This report studies the global high throughput screening (HTS) market over the forecast period of 2013 to 2018. The global HTS market was valued at an estimated $13,735.88 million in 2013 and is poised to grow at a CAGR of 7.4% from 2013 to 2018, to reach $19,626.54 million by 2018.

A number of factors such as technological innovations, open innovation models adopted by pharmaceutical companies, increasing drug discovery initiatives by academic institutions, and huge capital investments in the HTS technology by organizations are driving the growth of the HTS market. Moreover, the presence of a large untapped market in emerging countries and the incessant rise in outsourced drug discovery services especially in China and India are the various growth opportunities in this market. However, the capital intensive nature of HTS and difficulties in assay development for novel target classes are the factors that are curbing the growth of this market.

The HTS market is broadly classified into five segments, namely, technology, products, applications, end users, and geography. In the applications segment, the target identification market held the largest share of 45% in 2013. The availability of large compound libraries and well-equipped HTS laboratories, and technological advancements are the major factors driving the growth of this market. However, the primary screening market is poised to grow at the highest CAGR. The availability of a large number of potential lead compounds, emergence of several new detection technologies, and availability of novel primary and stem cell phenotypes are the factors that are responsible for the growth of this market segment. The growth in the outsourcing of drug services, especially in the Asian region, is a major reason for the high growth of the HTS market. In the end-users market, the pharmaceuticals segment dominated the market in 2013, with a market share of around 45%. In the technology market, the label-free technology segment is expected to register the highest growth in the forecast period. Label-free technology offers the direct detection ability, which was not possible with cell-based assays. Furthermore, it helps in reducing drug failure due to toxicity and can be applied to a majority of drug classes.

The global HTS market is dominated by North America, followed by Europe, Asia, and the Rest of the World (RoW). The large market share of the North American region is attributed to the increased investments by drug discovery firms for the promotion and advancement of technologies and increasing number of collaborations among companies and academia to develop and distribute innovative HTS products.

The major players in the HTS market include Agilent Technologies (U.S.), PerkinElmer (U.S.), Beckman Coulter, Inc. (a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation) (U.S.), Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (U.S.), and Tecan group (Switzerland), among others.