Bioprocess Containers Market Size

Bioprocess Containers Market Analysis

The bioprocess containers market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 12.2% over the forecast period.

Initially, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the bioprocess containers market because lockdowns all over the globe affected the supply chain of instruments, raw materials, and other necessary products but research & development activities came into focus for the development of a vaccine against COVID-19. There was also huge investments by the various private as well as government entities in the area for the vaccines which had a significant impact on the market because bioprocess containers played a very crucial role in the vaccine development and production. For instance, data from PubMed published in July 2021 stated that Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) invested USD 5.6 billion in developing COVID-19 vaccines and about USD 51.1 billion was spent on advanced purchase agreements (APAs). Hence, with such huge investments, the pandemic had a considerable positive impact on the market studied.

The major factors attributing to the market's growth include the rising global prevalence of cancer and immunological disorder cases that necessitate the requirement for vaccines and biologics, coupled with the increased preference for immunotherapy and chemotherapy that fuels the demand for bioprocess containers. For instance, according to the April 2022 report of the American Cancer Society, biologics are used in the treatment of cancer in many ways and are being used widely for the treatment.

Additionally, in August 2022, Innovent Biologics of China and Paris-based Sanofi invested USD 2.42 billion in the biopharma group to jointly develop two cancer drugs in China. As per Innovent Biologics, SAR408701, or tusamitamab ravtansine, would be used to treat lung, gastric and other cancers, while SAR444245, or non-alpha IL-2, was under phase-II studies for skin cancer, head, and neck tumors, among others. Hence, the growing burden of cancer and funding in therapeutics development are expected to boost growth in the studied market.

In addition, the other business expansion initiatives by the companies in the area, such as expansion, mergers, acquisitions, and collaborations, are further expected to fuel growth in the bioprocess containers market over the forecast period. For instance, in June 2022, the Rare Disease division of AstraZeneca, Alexion, announced to spend about EUR 65 million (USD 68.20 million) to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Ireland over the next 18 months, the investment will be used by the company to build up its biologics manufacturing capacity and increase R&D initiatives in the country. Bioprocess containers are readily integrated in various high-performance systems during the production of biologics. Hence, owing to the above-mentioned factors, the demand for bioprocess containers is expected to increase over the forecast period and the market is expected to grow.

Furthermore, vaccines are one of the most important forms of biologics that are used in the treatment of various medical conditions, and companies are investing heavily in the development of vaccines for many diseases including rare ones which are further expected to boost the market growth. For instance, in October 2021, the Swedish investment company, Flerie Invest, invested USD 52 million to establish an innovation hub for advanced vaccines and biological drugs in Matfors in northern Sweden. During vaccine production, better liquid handling equipment is required that can manage the neccessity of no-contamination. These parameters are fulfilled by the bioprocess containers which is boosting the demand for the same during vaccine production.

Therefore, due to the above-mentioned factors, the bioprocess containers market is expected to grow over the forecast period. However, the high cost associated with the equipment coupled with impurity issues related to leachable and extractable and strict regulatory regulations are expected to restrain the growth of the bioprocess containers market during the forecast period.