Report Coverage
Revenue forecast, Company Analysis, Industry landscape, Growth factors, and Trends
Segment Covered
Process, Type, Molecule Type, Therapeutic Area, End User, and Geography
Regional Scope
North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, South & Central America
Country Scope
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Frequently Asked Questions
Increasing demand for novel therapies across a wide range of therapeutic areas, and rising R&D expenditure in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are driving the drug discovery services market. However, the high cost of drug discoveries hinders the drug discovery services market growth.
The drug discovery services market was valued at US$ 19,539.00 million in 2022.
Drug discovery is the process of identifying and characterizing molecules with the potential to safely modulate disease, with a goal to bring medicines that can improve the lives of patients. It is a lengthy and resource intensive process, that requires close cooperation across multiple disciplines.
The drug discovery services market has major market players, including Abbott Laboratories Inc., Agilent Technologies Ubiquigent, Albany Molecular Research Inc., Advinus Therapeutics, AstraZeneca PLC, Bayer AG, Aurigene, Charles River Laboratories International, ChemBridge Corporation, and Covance.
The drug discovery services market is expected to be valued at US$ 56,783.29 million in 2030.
Based on molecule type, the small molecules segment held the most revenue share in the worldwide drug discovery services market. Its rise was encouraged by the tiny molecules' simple, well-defined, and easy-to-characterized nature. The public is more in demand for and considerably more productive with small molecule pharmaceuticals. Because they are small molecules, they small molecules can affect cells readily and can be used to treat patients effectively. This market has grown as a result of a growing understanding of the advantages of small-molecule medications.
In 2022, the medicinal chemistry segment held the largest market share in the drug discovery services market based on type. Medicinal chemistry finds extensive use in drug discovery services, ranging from candidate delivery to preclinical studies. Consequently, this segment's prominence can be attributed to its significance. Furthermore, the biopharmaceutical businesses' increased outsourcing is anticipated to fuel this segment's expansion.
In 2022, on the basis of therapeutic area, the global market for drug discovery services was dominated by the oncology segment, owing to increase in cancer-related medication discovery efforts. The oncology market has grown as a result of the rising incidence of various cancers in the general population. The International Agency for Research on Cancer estimates that there will be about 10 million cancer-related deaths and 19.3 million new cancer cases in 2020. The global number of new cancer cases is predicted to increase by 47% between 2020 and 2040. As a result, it is projected that there will be about 28.4 million new instances of cancer worldwide in 2040.
1. Introduction
1.1 Scope of the Study
1.2 Market Definition, Assumptions and Limitations
1.3 Market Segmentation
2. Executive Summary
2.1 Key Insights
2.2 Market Attractiveness Analysis
3. Research Methodology
4. Drug Discovery Services Market Landscape
4.1 Overview
4.2 PEST Analysis
4.3 Ecosystem Analysis
4.3.1 List of Vendors in the Value Chain
5. Drug Discovery Services Market - Key Market Dynamics
5.1 Key Market Drivers
5.2 Key Market Restraints
5.3 Key Market Opportunities
5.4 Future Trends
5.5 Impact Analysis of Drivers and Restraints
6. Drug Discovery Services Market - Global Market Analysis
6.1 Drug Discovery Services - Global Market Overview
6.2 Drug Discovery Services - Global Market and Forecast to 2030
7. Drug Discovery Services Market – Revenue Analysis (USD Million) – By Process, 2020-2030
7.1 Overview
7.2 Target Selection and Validation
7.3 Hit To Lead Identification
7.4 Others
8. Drug Discovery Services Market – Revenue Analysis (USD Million) – By Type, 2020-2030
8.1 Overview
8.2 Biology Services
8.3 Medicinal Chemistry
8.4 Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
9. Drug Discovery Services Market – Revenue Analysis (USD Million) – By Molecule Type, 2020-2030
9.1 Overview
9.2 Biologics
9.3 Small Molecules
10. Drug Discovery Services Market – Revenue Analysis (USD Million) – By Therapeutic Area, 2020-2030
10.1 Overview
10.2 Cardiovascular Diseases
10.3 Oncology
10.4 Neurology
10.5 Diabetes
10.6 Respiratory Diseases
10.7 Others
11. Drug Discovery Services Market – Revenue Analysis (USD Million) – By End User, 2020-2030
11.1 Overview
11.2 Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies
11.3 Academic Institutes
11.4 Others
12. Drug Discovery Services Market - Revenue Analysis (USD Million), 2020-2030 – Geographical Analysis
12.1 North America
12.1.1 North America Drug Discovery Services Market Overview
12.1.2 North America Drug Discovery Services Market Revenue and Forecasts to 2030
12.1.3 North America Drug Discovery Services Market Revenue and Forecasts and Analysis - By Process
12.1.4 North America Drug Discovery Services Market Revenue and Forecasts and Analysis - By Type
12.1.5 North America Drug Discovery Services Market Revenue and Forecasts and Analysis - By Molecule Type
12.1.6 North America Drug Discovery Services Market Revenue and Forecasts and Analysis - By Therapeutic Area
12.1.7 North America Drug Discovery Services Market Revenue and Forecasts and Analysis - By End User
12.1.8 North America Drug Discovery Services Market Revenue and Forecasts and Analysis - By Countries
12.1.8.1 United States Drug Discovery Services Market
12.1.8.1.1 United States Drug Discovery Services Market, by Process
12.1.8.1.2 United States Drug Discovery Services Market, by Type
12.1.8.1.3 United States Drug Discovery Services Market, by Molecule Type
12.1.8.1.4 United States Drug Discovery Services Market, by Therapeutic Area
12.1.8.1.5 United States Drug Discovery Services Market, by End User
12.1.8.2 Canada Drug Discovery Services Market
12.1.8.2.1 Canada Drug Discovery Services Market, by Process
12.1.8.2.2 Canada Drug Discovery Services Market, by Type
12.1.8.2.3 Canada Drug Discovery Services Market, by Molecule Type
12.1.8.2.4 Canada Drug Discovery Services Market, by Therapeutic Area
12.1.8.2.5 Canada Drug Discovery Services Market, by End User
12.1.8.3 Mexico Drug Discovery Services Market
12.1.8.3.1 Mexico Drug Discovery Services Market, by Process
12.1.8.3.2 Mexico Drug Discovery Services Market, by Type
12.1.8.3.3 Mexico Drug Discovery Services Market, by Molecule Type
12.1.8.3.4 Mexico Drug Discovery Services Market, by Therapeutic Area
12.1.8.3.5 Mexico Drug Discovery Services Market, by End User
Note - Similar analysis would be provided for below mentioned regions/countries
12.2 Europe
12.2.1 Germany
12.2.2 France
12.2.3 Italy
12.2.4 Spain
12.2.5 United Kingdom
12.2.6 Rest of Europe
12.3 Asia-Pacific
12.3.1 Australia
12.3.2 China
12.3.3 India
12.3.4 Japan
12.3.5 South Korea
12.3.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific
12.4 Middle East and Africa
12.4.1 South Africa
12.4.2 Saudi Arabia
12.4.3 U.A.E
12.4.4 Rest of Middle East and Africa
12.5 South and Central America
12.5.1 Brazil
12.5.2 Argentina
12.5.3 Rest of South and Central America
13. Pre and Post Covid-19 Impact
14. Industry Landscape
14.1 Mergers and Acquisitions
14.2 Agreements, Collaborations, Joint Ventures
14.3 New Product Launches
14.4 Expansions and Other Strategic Developments
15. Competitive Landscape
15.1 Heat Map Analysis by Key Players
15.2 Company Positioning and Concentration
16. Drug Discovery Services Market - Key Company Profiles
16.1 Abbott Laboratories
16.1.1 Key Facts
16.1.2 Business Description
16.1.3 Products and Services
16.1.4 Financial Overview
16.1.5 SWOT Analysis
16.1.6 Key Developments
Note - Similar information would be provided for below list of companies
16.2 Agilent Technologies
16.3 Ubiquigent
16.4 Albany Molecular Research Inc.
16.5 AstraZeneca PLC
16.6 Aurigene
16.7 Bayer AG
16.8 Charles River Laboratories International
16.9 ChemBridge Corporation
16.10 Covance
17. Appendix
17.1 Glossary
17.2 About The Insight Partners
17.3 Market Intelligence Cloud
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