Digital PCR Market Leaders: A Competitive Landscape Overview
The global Digital PCR Market
is highly competitive. The market is estimated to grow to USD 7.6
billion by 2025 from USD 4.9 billion in 2020, at a CAGR of 9.0%. Factors
such as the rising incidence of target infectious diseases and genetic
disorders; technological advancements in PCR technologies; increasing
investments, funds, and grants; increasing use of biomarker profiling
for disease diagnostics; and successful completion of the Human Genome
Project are driving the growth of this market. However, the high
instrument costs—especially that of dPCR—and the technical limitations
of PCR have restricted their greater use.
The global dPCR and qPCR market
is highly competitive, with many large, medium-sized, and small market
players. As of the financial year ended in March 2019, the global Digital PCR Market was dominated by Thermo Fisher Scientific (US), Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (US), and F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd. (Switzerland).
Thermo
Fisher Scientific held the leading position in the dPCR and qPCR market
in 2019. Thermo Fisher Scientific focuses on strengthening its position
in the market by adopting organic and inorganic strategies such as
product launches and expansions. In line with this strategy, Thermo
Fisher Scientific launched several products, including the SureTect
Cronobacter Species Real-Time PCR Assay (2016), Axiom Africa Array
(2017), QuantStudio 5 Real-Time PCR System (2017), and TaqMan Digital
PCR Liquid Biopsy Assays (2017). To combat the COVID-19 outbreak, Thermo
Fisher Scientific also developed several PCR kits and assays for
diagnostics and research. It received US FDA EUA for the SARS‑CoV‑2
multiplex real-time PCR test and launched the AcroMetrix Coronavirus
2019 (COVID-19) RNA Control in 2020.
Bio-Rad Laboratories is the second-largest player in the Digital PCR Market. To further increase its share in the Digital PCR Market,
the company focuses on growth strategies such as acquisitions and new
product launches and approvals. During 2017–2019, Bio-Rad Laboratories
witnessed a steady rise in the profit margins and annual revenue of its
Life Science segment, mainly driven by the recent commercialization of
its dPCR and qPCR instruments, assays, and software. The company is
focused on the development and commercialization of innovative dPCR and
qPCR products that are highly efficient and can be used for clinical
diagnosis. In the last three years, Bio-Rad has also launched several
dPCR and qPCR products to meet the growing market demand for novel
clinical diagnostics. In addition to this, the acquisition of RainDance
Technologies in 2017 enabled Bio-Rad to strengthen its position in the
dPCR market.
Drivers: Increasing use of biomarker profiling for disease diagnostics
Biomarkers
or genomic markers are characteristic molecules such as nucleic acids
(including DNA and micro RNA or mRNA) that can be detected and
quantified in body fluids and tissues. A biomarker can be a reliable,
specific source for understanding the nature of a disease and drug
response by the process of molecular profiling at the epigenetic,
genetic, and protein levels. Currently, biomarker analysis is used for
diagnostic testing procedures, monitoring the efficacy of treatment, and
developing new drugs (especially for cancer or cardiovascular
diseases). Biomarker analysis uses qPCR and dPCR technology for
detecting and quantifying genetic material from the isolated sample.
Over the past decade, biomarker analysis procedures have gained
importance in the clinical diagnosis and prognosis of diseases, with an
increasing number of public and private organizations focusing on
R&D into novel techniques for monitoring disease progression and
developing personalized medicines and treatment options.
Opportunities: Shift from plant-derived to genome-based drug discovery
Plant-derived
drug candidates used for disease management often belong to a
chemically similar class of natural products that show almost identical
biological activity and often result in a similar set of therapeutic
limitations (side-effects, contraindications, dose limits, and site of
action). In addition, these natural products may have an unknown site of
biological action that leads to unpredictable biological activity and
side effects. The therapeutic limitations of plant-derived drugs can be
addressed with gene-based drug candidates that have known sites of
action (specific genes or proteins).
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