The cancer immunotherapy drug discovery outsourcing market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The cancer immunotherapy drug discovery outsourcing market has grown rapidly in recent years. It will increase from $1.5 billion in 2024 to $1.68 billion in 2025, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.6%.
This growth is linked to the increasing incidence of adverse drug reactions, demand for genomic testing, the rising global cancer incidence, the need for targeted therapies, and an increase in clinical trials.
The cancer immunotherapy drug discovery outsourcing market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The cancer immunotherapy drug discovery outsourcing market is expected to grow to $2.57 billion by 2029 at a CAGR of 11.3%.
Growth drivers include the increasing importance of personalized medicine, a rise in diagnostic tests, a growing focus on personalized cancer therapies, higher healthcare spending, and increased cancer awareness. Major trends include advancements in diagnostic technologies, next-generation sequencing, the use of artificial intelligence, liquid biopsy technologies, and the development of point-of-care diagnostic tools.
The high cost of in-house research and development is expected to propel the growth of the cancer immunotherapy drug discovery outsourcing market. By outsourcing R&D, companies can access specialized expertise and reduce costs. In June 2023, the European pharmaceutical industry reported a 6.45% increase in R&D expenditure, showing the rising need for outsourcing in cancer drug discovery.
The cancer immunotherapy drug discovery outsourcing market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Drug Type: Monoclonal Antibodies, Immunomodulators, Oncolytic Viral Therapies And Cancer Vaccines, Other Drug Types
2) By Service Type: Target Identification And Validation, Lead Screening And Characterization, Cell-Based Assays
3) By Therapeutic Area: Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Melanoma, Other Therapeutic Areas
Subsegments:
1) By Monoclonal Antibodies: Checkpoint Inhibitors, Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies, Bispecific Antibodies, Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs)
2) By Immunomodulators: Cytokines, Immune Checkpoint Modulators, Toll-Like Receptor Agonists, Immune Adjuvants
3) By Oncolytic Viral Therapies And Cancer Vaccines: Oncolytic Virus-Based Therapies, Cancer Vaccines, Viral Vectors For Immunotherapy
4) By Other Drug Types: Adoptive Cell Therapy, Immune Cell Modulators, Small Molecule Immune Modulators, Gene Editing And Immunotherapy
Companies in the cancer immunotherapy drug discovery outsourcing market are forming strategic partnerships to support the production of cancer drugs. For example, in February 2022, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (US) entered into an outsourcing agreement with the Prime Research Institute for Medical Research (Japan) to conduct clinical research on gastric cancer patients treated with Opdivo in combination with chemotherapy. This multi-institutional study will assess the effectiveness of the combination therapy, using a data management system to streamline research efforts.
Major companies operating in the cancer immunotherapy drug discovery outsourcing market are:
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
• Danaher Corporation
• Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp)
• Eurofins Scientific SE
• WuXi AppTec Co Ltd.
• Charles River Laboratories International Inc.
• PerkinElmer Inc.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.
• QIAGEN N.V.
• Evotec SE
• Shanghai ChemPartner Co. Ltd.
• Aragen Life Sciences Limited
• GenScript Biotech Corporation
• BGI Genomics Co. Ltd.
• NeoGenomics Laboratories Inc.
• ARUP Laboratories
• Syngene International Limited
• BioDuro-Sundia
• Ambry Genetics Corporation
• Selvita
• Crown Bioscience International
• CENTOGENE N.V.
• Jubilant Biosys
• Oncodesign Services
• Icagen Inc.
• Reaction Biology Corporation
• ChemBridge Corporation
North America was the largest region in the cancer immunotherapy drug discovery outsourcing market in 2023. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the cancer immunotherapy drug discovery outsourcing market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.