The Molecular Diagnostics Market Is Now Larger Than the Economies of 50 Nations, per New Report

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As molecular testing vendors meet this month in Baltimore for the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) 2019 meeting, market research firm Kalorama Information estimates that tests aiding the detection and treatment of disease at the molecular level are the fastest-growing test category in all diagnostics.  The specialist in in vitro diagnostic market research says the global market is estimated to be $8.7 billion in 2019. 

This is according to the firm's latest report, "The Worldwide Market for In Vitro Diagnostics Tests, 12th Edition."  Kalorama Information's report is based on a detailed study of IVD company corporate financials, medical journals and statistics, and IVD vendor interviews.  The report comes out once a year. 

To put that in perspective, Kalorama says the molecular diagnostics market is larger than the economies of many countries. For instance, the market exceeds the individual GDPs of the Kyrgyz Republic at $8 billion or Fiji at $5 billion, or the smallest independent GDP in the world, the tiny 9-island nation of Tuvalu at $48 million.  More molecular diagnostic instruments and reagents will be sold this year than the individual GDPs of Bermuda, Kosovo, and Sierra Leone, as well as those of 44 other nations, per World Bank statistics: https://databank.worldbank.org/data/download/GDP.pdf

Why the popularity of molecular approaches? "It comes down to infectious disease," said Bruce Carlson, publisher of Kalorama Information. "That's been the primary sales area for molecular.  It's not the only area, but it's been the largest.  Infections are about the other patients and the public as much as the patient as they are contagious.  Molecular provides the speed and accuracy so that treatment can be initiated in a proper fashion." 

Kalorama's report says that infectious disease diagnostics represent the largest market within IVD accounting for about half of the global molecular diagnostics market.  Over 15 million office visits in the U.S. alone are for infectious disease-related cases, per CDC stats. (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/infectious-disease.htm)  And the type of equipment and their applications keep growing, meaning more sales and higher pricing. 

"Molecular used to be confined to the lab, but now you can see molecular testing for flu or Strep at a CVS or Walgreens, with minimal operator experience needed," said Carlson. 

Molecular diagnostics will move beyond infectious disease in the future, according to Kalorama's report.  Cancer pathology is a major application area.   Other growth segments carrier tests, and transplant diagnostics. A detailed analysis of each of these application segments is presented in the respective segment in Kalorama's report.

Major vendors include Roche, Danaher, Abbott, Bio-Rad, bioMerieux, Thermo Fisher, and others.

About Kalorama Information

For more than 30 years, Kalorama Information has been a leading publisher of market research in healthcare areas, including in vitro diagnostics (IVD), imaging, biotechnology, healthcare, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.

SOURCE Kalorama Information

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