The global biobanks market size was valued at USD 66.7 billion in 2021 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6% from 2022 to 2030. High investments in the R&D of advanced therapies, such asregenerative medicine,personalized medicine, and cancer genomic studies, are driving the space. Moreover, the onset of COVID-19 has put biobanks at the forefront of the pandemic control measures, resulting in the organic revenue growth of the market. The COVID-19 outbreak had a major influence on the biobanking industry. Biobanking is important for the diagnosis & production of medicines for a variety of disorders. International initiatives to produce vaccines and other medicines to prevent the spread of the virus have been urgently needed.
The collection, processing, and analysis of patient samples are at the frontline of this crisis. For example, the Health Minister announced EUR 2 million in financing for the National Irish COVID-19 Biobank (NICB) in a July 2021 update from the Government of Ireland. The NICB has become a critical part of Ireland’s COVID-19 pandemic response.According to a February 2021 release, the Sample Collection Database was designed by the SciLifeLab Data Centre in partnership with Biobank Sweden and the research area ‘Biobanks for COVID-19’ of the SciLifeLab & KAW National COVID-19 research program.
Furthermore, Tulane University announced a new COVID-19 biobank containing blood & cell samples from survivors in July 2021 to aid researchers in determining why some people heal rapidly while others have long-term effects. As a result, such activities show that the outbreak of the pandemic boosted the demand for biobank services, benefiting the global economy. The increasing popularity of precision/personalized medicine and genetic testing has been a key driver of the market. Biobanks have been playing a significant role in biomedical research. Over the past few decades, there have been several advances in platforms and tools used in genetic studies.
This has led to an increase in demand for biospecimens from clinical labs to develop assays for genetic testing.Collaborations between private and public institutions in biobanking have played a crucial role in market progression. Digitalization, precision medicine, and virtualization are rapidly changing the biobanking industry through the development of novel methods and concepts of synergies initiated by public and private organizations. Companies across all fields are partnering with biobanks, which accelerates the market revenue.For instance, Illumina partnered with four institutions - the University of Colorado at Denver, Vanderbilt University, Montreal Heart Institute University, and Partners HealthCare - to genotype their bio-samples for R&D activities.
此外,尽管th供应链的障碍e global pandemic, the market witnessed lucrative growth in 2020. This is because biobanking has emerged as a key focal point for public health agencies and healthcare providers engaged in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic.BioIVT, a provider of research strategies and services for pharmacological and diagnostic development, purchased Tissue Solutions Ltd., a virtual biobank in the United Kingdom, in July 2021. Tissue Solutions provides medical researchers with high-quality tissue and also other biological resources for drug development, identification & validation, assay creation & validation, biomarker & companion diagnostic research, and more.
This acquisition could make human tissue biobanking services more accessible across the country, allowing the segment to develop in the future.An exponential increase in the number of global cases has rendered the significance of biobanks in containing the spread of the virus. High-quality COVID-19 specimens are required and helpful for both research and diagnostic purposes, and biobanks are considered vital repositories for these samples. Thus, biobanks are gaining ground to support clinical research and drug discovery processes to combat this global disaster.
On the basis of products, the global market has been further sub-segmented into biobanking equipment, biobanking consumables, and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). The biobanking equipment segment dominated the market and accounted for the largest revenue share of 74.0% in 2021 owing to a rapid increase in the number of new biobanks and the high cost of initial equipment installation. A wide range of equipment is offered to cater to different biobanking processes, such as sample preparation, collection, processing, storage, and shipment.
The equipment includes cell separators, freezers, thawing equipment, barcode readers, and alarm and monitoring systems.The Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) segment is anticipated to emerge as a lucrative source of revenue during the forecast period. This is because LIMS plays an important role in COVID-19 biobanking, testing and research. In April 2020, LabVantage Solutions, Inc. developed a new COVID-19 LIMS solution. In addition, CloudLIMS is offering its cloud LIMS free of charge to biobanks, research facilities, and laboratories undertaking COVID-19 research or testing across the globe.
On the basis of services, the global market has been further sub-segmented into biobanking & repository, lab processing, qualification/validation, cold chain logistics, and other services. The biobanking and repository services segment dominated the market and accounted for the largest share of more than 37.00% of the global revenue in 2021. This is owing to the higher market penetration of these services and the increased need for the preservation of biosamples for developing precision medicine and disease-specific research. The expansion of biobanking services from academic research to include clinical enterprises and government initiatives, as well as highly-networked and open-ended ventures, has supported the segment.
The lab processing segment is also expected to witness significant growth in the near future and is estimated to account for the second-largest revenue share by 2030. This growth can be attributed to the increasing demand for clinical trials and research-related workflows around COVID-19. Many research institutes and companies are engaged in the development of vaccines and research studies for the novel coronavirus. This, in turn, is expected to increase the demand for lab processing services, such as DNA extraction, plasma/serum isolation, sample retrieval, and sample plating, thereby supporting segment growth.
On the basis of biospecimen types, the global market has been categorized into human tissues, organs, stem cells, and other biospecimens. The human tissues segment dominated the market and accounted for the largest revenue share of 37.5% in 2021. This is owing to a large number of biobanks with facilities to store tissues, easy availability of tissue samples, and availability of advanced technology for storage and retrieval of banked tissues. Growing investment in disease-specific R&D is anticipated to foster the demand for diseased tissue samples, such as lymphoma, myeloma, ovarian leukemia, brain, prostate, colorectal carcinoma breast, and lung tissues for oncology studies.
In the effort to advance the research on COVID-19 and improve its diagnosis and treatment, the human tissue segment is expected to witness high demand in near future. Technological advancements, such as the use of3D-printingfor tissue sample/3D-printed mini-organs creation in COVID-19 testing are expected to boost the segment growth.The number of established stem cell biobanks has been increasing rapidly worldwide. Promising applications of stem cells in regenerative medicine, cell therapy, developmental biology, toxicology, and drug development can be attributed to the rapid increase in the number of stem cell banks, resulting in the lucrative revenue growth of this segment.
On the basis of biobank types, the global market has been further bifurcated into physical/real biobanks and virtual biobanks. The physical/real biobanks segment dominated the market in 2021 and accounted for the largest revenue share of 80.4%. These biobanks have a well-established network, thereby holding a high revenue share. Rapid progress in the fields ofbioinformatics分析和精密医学可以归结to this change in the operating strategy of the biobanks. A large collection of tissue samples from pathological labs, clinical trials, and research projects over the years contributes to the largest share of tissue banks in 2021.
然而,近年来,虚拟生物银行erged to address the problems related to the accessibility of biospecimens. Tissue Solutions (Scotland) and Human Focused Testing (Little port) are examples of organizations whose core operating activity involve procurement and distribution of samples as per requirement. The potential to fulfill the need for biospecimens and the ability to trace and obtain rare samples improves with virtual biobanking. Also, easy accessibility associated with virtual biobanks contributes to the lucrative growth of the segment.
On the basis of applications, the market has been further categorized into therapeutics, drug discovery & clinical research, clinical diagnostics, and other applications. In 2021, the drug discovery and clinical research application segment dominated the market with a revenue share of 34.3%. This can be attributed to the ever-increasing demand for bio-sample for new drug testing in clinical studies. Furthermore, the exponential increase in the number of COVID-19 cases across the globe has resulted in an increasing need for vaccine development. Various studies are being conducted to accelerate research in this field.
For instance, Mayo Clinic has initiated an observational study for prospectively collecting research biospecimens and clinical data from COVID-19 patients, to enable high-quality research, thereby driving the segment growth. On the other hand, the clinical diagnostics segment is anticipated to witness the fastest growth over the forecast period. Comparison of biospecimens obtained from healthy and diseased individuals advances the clinical diagnosis process, especially for cancer. It helps investigate the treatment response of the patient and identify a new tumor in a patient with a history of cancer.
On the basis of geographies, the market has been further segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America. Europe accounted for the maximum revenue share of more than 38.00% in 2021 owing to the continuous investment in the collection, establishment, and processing of large-scale datasets. For instance, in March 2019, the U.K.biobank generated exome sequence data from 50,000 people with an objective to advance disease management including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. That project aims to collect data on about 500,000 people and follow their health.
In March 2020, the Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital established a COVID-19 biobank for researchers to accelerate their studies. Furthermore, in April 2020, Biogen, Inc., in collaboration with Partners HealthCare and Broad Institute of MIT, announced the association for building a COVID-19 biobank. In April 2020, Québec COVID-19 Biobank began operating in Canada. This biobank was launched by Genome Québec and the Fonds de recherche du Québec. Such developments are expected to drive the revenue flow in this region.
With the increasing availability of biospecimens, the market participants are expanding their offerings to keep pace with the rising demand for bio-storage solutions. For instance, in February 2020, Hamilton Storage launched new sample storage tubes along with RackWare racks at SLAS 2020 International Conference and Exhibition. Furthermore, the market players are engaged in strategic alliances with research communities and healthcare organizations to effectively serve the biobanking demand for the storage and processing of biosamples. Some of the prominent players in the biobanks market include:
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
Merck KGaA
QIAGEN
Hamilton Company
Avantor
Tecan Trading AG.
Danaher Corporation
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)
BioCision
Taylor-Wharton
Charles River Laboratories
Lonza
STEMCELL Technologies Inc.
Biovault Family
PromoCell GmbH
Precision Cellular Storage Ltd. (Virgin Health Bank)
Report Attribute |
Details |
Market size value in 2022 |
USD 70.2 billion |
Revenue forecast in 2030 |
USD 100.8 billion |
Growth rate |
CAGR of 4.6% from 2022 to 2030 |
Base year for estimation |
2021 |
Historical data |
2018 - 2020 |
Forecast period |
2022 - 2030 |
Quantitative Units |
Revenue in USD million/billion and CAGR from 2022 to 2030 |
Report coverage |
Revenue forecast, company share, competitive landscape, growth factors, and trends |
Segments covered |
Product, service, biospecimen type, biobanks type, application, region |
Regional Scope |
北美;欧洲;亚太地区;拉丁美洲; MEA |
Country scope |
U.S.; Canada; Germany; U.K.; France; Spain; Italy; Japan; China; India; Australia; Singapore; Brazil; South Africa |
Key companies profiled |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.; Merck KGaA; QIAGEN; Hamilton Company; Avantor; Tecan Trading AG.; Danaher Corporation; Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD); BioCision; Taylor-Wharton; Charles River Laboratories; Lonza; STEMCELL Technologies Inc.; Biovault Family; PromoCell GmbH; Precision Cellular Storage Ltd. (Virgin Health Bank) |
Customization Scope |
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This report forecasts revenue growth at global, regional, and country levels and provides an analysis of the latest industry trends in each of the sub-segments from 2018 to 2030. For the purpose of this study, Grand View Research has segmented the global biobanks market report on the basis of product, service, biospecimen type, biobanks type, application, and region:
Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)
Biobanking Equipment
Temperature Control Systems
Freezers & Refrigerators
Cryogenic Storage Systems
Thawing Equipment
Incubators & Centrifuges
Alarms & Monitoring Systems
Accessories & Other Equipment
Biobanking Consumables
Laboratory Information Management Systems
Service Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)
Biobanking & Repository
Lab processing
Qualification/ Validation
Cold Chain Logistics
Other Services
Biospecimen Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)
Human Tissues
Human Organs
Stem Cells
Adult Stem Cells
Embryonic Stem Cells
IPS Cells
Other Stem Cells
Other Biospecimens
Biobanks Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)
Physical/Real Biobanks
Tissue Biobanks
Population Based Biobanks
Genetic (DNA/RNA)
Disease Based Biobanks
Virtual Biobanks
Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)
Therapeutics
Drug Discovery & Clinical Research
Clinical Diagnostics
Other Applications
Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)
North America
U.S.
Canada
Europe
Germany
U.K.
France
Spain
Italy
Asia Pacific
Japan
China
India
Australia
Singapore
拉丁美洲
Brazil
Middle East & Africa
South Africa
b.The global biobanks market size was estimated at USD 66.7 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 70.2 billion in 2022.
b.The global biobanks market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.6% from 2022 to 2030 to reach USD 100.8 billion by 2030.
b.Equipment dominated the biobanks market with a share of 74% in 2021. This is attributable to the presence of a wide range of equipment are available for biobanking processes such as sample collection, storage, analysis, preparation, and transport.
b.Some key players operating in the biobanks market include Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.; Merck KGaA; Qiagen; Hamilton Company; VWR International, LLC; Tecan Trading AG.; Danaher; BioCision; Charles River; Lonza; Biovault; and STEMCELL Technologies Inc.
b.Key factors that are driving the biobanks market growth are the increasing popularity of fertility preservation services, investment in facility expansion for biobanking, and growing collaborations between biobanks and end-users.
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