The global medical animation market size was worth 118.5 million in 2016 which is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of more than 20.0% during the forecast period. Increasing adoption of medical animation in the marketing of pharmaceutical products by healthcare professionals for various purposes including education and promotion is expected to drive the medical animation market growth over the forecast period.
Rising demand for advanced techniques, such as flash and real-time animation, is expected to offer conducive growth opportunities in the coming years. In addition, increasing preference toward patient engagement in the healthcare sector is anticipated to boost the growth during the forecast period. Since this technology aids in educating patients, and increasing patient enrolment in disease management or wellness programs is witnessed. This showcases the potential for this technology in near future.
U.S. medical animation market, by type, 2013 - 2024 (USD Million)
The existence of solicitous government organizations that provides information and guidelines for the growth of technologically enhanced software is accredited to the higher penetration of this technology. For instance, the American Association of Medical Illustrators offers resources such as books, business tools, client guides, and expert techniques that support the adoption of scientific visualization and online journals are expected to boost the adoption in near future.
3D animationsegment held the dominating share in 2016 owing to attached advantages with its use such as effective healthcare communication and elaboration of medical mechanics. The emergence of digitalization is also anticipated to escalate the usage rates for 3D animation in near future.
此外,这段是一个被广泛接受的方式of communicating health information by doctors and medical device manufacturers. It is also used extensively in forensic science for visualizing crime scenes or accidents. The above-mentioned factors are contributing to its largest revenue share as of now.
The medical animation found application in explaining drug mechanism of action in pharmaceutical companies and promotion of healthcare products. Owing to fierce competition in the healthcare sector and the growing need for enhanced marketing tools, this segment is expected to exhibit positive growth.
It also has applications in educating patients pertaining to the treatment of specific diseases and for offering surgical training to the doctors. In addition, it is used for explaining cellular & molecular mechanisms, delivering instruction in emergency care, medical simulation, and recreation of a crime scene in forensic studies. The aforementioned factors are anticipated to contribute further toward the growth.
The rising prevalence of cancer followed by rising R&D concerning new drug development creates demand for animated studies explaining drug mechanisms which further propels the industry growth. As of 2016, this segment has witnessed the largest revenue share owing to rising awareness levels, greater penetration in research and academic institutes, and enhancement in surgical training procedures.
The advent of biological illustration and 3D computer graphics in healthcare marketing is contributing to the dominant share of the life science segment. Owing to increasing research activities for the development of new products and related awareness concerning various injuries, diseases, and defects, the adoption of animated studies is anticipated to increase in the coming years.
North America held the leading position in the overall market due to the availability of advanced technology and an improvised healthcare system. The Asia Pacific is expected to exhibit lucrative growth owing to rising awareness levels amongst end-users and advancing healthcare infrastructure.
Global medical animation market revenue, by region, 2016 (%)
Furthermore, the growing penetration of clinical image analysis software in emerging economies is expected to propel industry growth.
Some notable industry players are AXS Studio, Blausen Medical Communications, Inc.; Ghost Productions, Inc.; Hybrid Medical Animation; Infuse Medical; Medmovie.com; Nucleus Medical Media; Radius Digital Science; Scientific Animations, Inc.; Trinsic Medical Animation, Viscira, and Understand.com. The companies are adopting competitive strategies such as new product development, technology up-gradation, and merger & acquisitions to sustain the competition.
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Details |
Base year for estimation |
2015 |
Actual estimates/Historic data |
2014 - 2015 |
Forecast period |
2016 - 2024 |
Market representation |
Revenue in USD Million & CAGR from 2016 to 2024 |
Regional scope |
North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America & MEA |
Country scope |
U.S., Canada, UK, Germany, Japan, China, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa |
Report coverage |
Revenue forecast, company share, competitive landscape, growth factors and trends |
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This report forecasts revenue growth and provides an analysis of the market trends in each of the submarkets from 2013 to 2024. For the purpose of this study, company has segmented the Medical Animation market on the basis of product, application, therapeutic area, end use, and region:
Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2013 - 2024)
3D Animation
2D Animation
4D Animation
Flash Animation
Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2013 - 2024)
Drug MoA
Patient Education
Surgical Training & Planning
Cellular & Molecular Studies
Others
Therapeutic Area Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2013 - 2024)
Oncology
Cardiology
Plastic Surgery
Dental
Others
最终用途前景(收入,百万美元,2013 - 2024)
Hospitals
Life sciences
Academic institute
Medical device manufactures
Others
Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2013 - 2024)
North America
U.S
Canada
Europe
Germany
UK
Asia Pacific
Japan
China
India
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
The Middle East and Africa
South Africa
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