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Microcarrier Market size, share, growth index, Industry outlook by 2030.

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shubham kasbe
    Microcarrier Market size, share, growth index, Industry outlook by 2030.

The Global Microcarrier Market revenue has been estimated at USD 1,300.0 million in 2021 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.3% during the forecast period. The growth of the global market is expected to be driven by the rising demand for cell-based vaccines and increasing R &D funding for cell and gene research by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Technological advancement is another key factor that has been fueling the growth of the global market.

Microcarriers are basically small polymeric beads composed of a solid matrix that provide an attachment surface to the suspended cell culture. The diameter of a microcarrier is usually in the range of 100- 300μm. Microcarriers are basically a support matrix, and their main function is to promote the growth of the adherent cells in bioreactors in the production of vaccines and biologics.

Some of the important advantages offered by microcarriers include the ability to regulate cell growth conditions precisely in sophisticated bioreactors, reduction in the number of incubators required, and ease of scale-up. Due to such advantages, demand for microcarriers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries has been growing, which in turn, will provide a major stimulus to market growth.

The growth of the microcarrier market will be propelled by the increasing demand for stem cell therapy and the growing cancer burden. Further, the risk of virus outbreaks has grown substantially in recent times, mainly due to rising population, increasing contact between humans and animals, and climate change. This, in turn, is expected to increase the demand for vaccines and thereby provide a major impetus to the global market for microcarriers. For example, the recent coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak has increased the demand for vaccines, prompting major pharmaceutical companies to scale up their R&D efforts for vaccine development. As cell culture has become an important part of vaccine development, this has given a major thrust to the global microcarrier market.

Cell culture is a far more efficient method with shortened lead time and is also suitable for large-scale vaccine production. Therefore, it is preferred over the earlier method of harvesting viruses in chicken eggs, which was a time-consuming process. Further, cell-based vaccines have been found to be more effective, safer, and more efficacious than egg-based vaccines, as per the results of several clinical trials. Hence, demand for cell-based vaccines has been increasing, thereby driving the demand for microcarriers for large-scale commercial vaccine production.

Apart from these, the growth of the global microcarrier market will be driven by factors such as increasing incidence of diseases requiring cell therapy, technological advancements in microcarrier development, and growing R &D funding by biopharmaceutical companies and research institutes. Further, increasing demand for monoclonal antibodies due to the rising popularity of targeted treatment for cancer and other chronic disorders like autoimmune diseases will provide opportunities for market growth.

On the other hand, microcarriers are mainly used in stem cell biology, which involves extensive R&D on new therapies and requires equipment, reagents, and media of the highest quality. As a result, the cost of cell biology research has increased significantly in recent times. Further, the need to comply with regulatory guidelines has added to the cost of cell biology research. The high cost of stem cell biology research can be a major restraint for the microcarrier market.


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