Sunday 29 January 2017

Ambulatory Services Market Share, Size, Analysis, Growth, Trends and Forecasts to 2024 | Hexa Research

The global ambulatory services market is projected to expand at a moderate CAGR of nearly 6% over the forecast period (2016 to 2024). The industry was valued approximately USD 2200 billion in 2014. High government expenditure on ambulatory care services plays a vital role in driving market demand.
Implementation of government initiatives that support team-based primary care could positively impact the market in the years to come. Popularity of day surgery centers attributes to technological advancements and reduced hospital stays. Ambulatory services lead to cost savings due to lower hospital stay costs. Unlike conventional surgeries that require long hospital stays, non-surgical methods facilitate day surgeries. This attributes to the availability of resourceful recovery procedures.

The worldwide ambulatory services industry is categorized on the basis of types and regions. As per types, the divisions are primary care offices, outpatient departments, emergency departments, surgical specialty, medical specialty, and others. With revenues surpassing USD 400 billion, primary care offices led the overall market in 2014. Being the initial point of care, primary care has been obtaining strong government support. With substantial financial impetus, governments in a number of regions have successfully established community care centers.


Popularity of same-day surgeries and technological advancements drive the surgery specialty segment. It is anticipated to grow rapidly in the forthcoming years. A number of acquisitions have been taking place over the past couple of years in the market for surgery specialty. In 2015, Apollo Hospital acquired the Nova Medical surgical unit for around USD 24 million. Such collaborations could significantly contribute to this market segment from 2016 to 2024. Several providers of ambulatory health care operate closely with other healthcare providers & physicians to expand their worldwide reach. Tenet Healthcare and United Surgical Partners International came together in 2015 and increased the network for ambulatory healthcare units.  Geographically, the global ambulatory services market is categorized into Asia Pacific, North America, Europe, the Middle East & Africa, and Latin America. North America dominated the industry in 2014. Regional drivers are shift of geriatric patients from inpatient to outpatient care and cost savings brought about by same day surgeries. The ambulatory services market in Europe is a gradually expanding one. The region is fueled by popularity of newer types of anesthesia that cause minimal discomfort to patients. This ensures rapid recovery without hospital stays.

Asia Pacific is poised to grow at a CAGR surpassing 7% over the forecast period. Burgeoning healthcare costs because of widespread prevalence of chronic ailments is causing companies & governments take to the “outpatient” trend. China has introduced mobile apps that facilitate outpatient medical appointments & payments for the same. This app in turn brings down long waiting times.

Prominent companies operating in the worldwide ambulatory services market are Medical Facilities Corporation, Nueterra, Aspen Healthcare, Surgery Partners, and Symbion. Some of the commonly used ambulatory software are ambulatory EHR/EMR, ambulatory practice management (PM), ambulatory patient portal, and ambulatory medical billing. Electronic health records (EHRs) are central repositories for patient and patient-care related data, such as progress notes, lab orders, and medication lists. Practice management systems are repositories for administrative data, such as workflow management, appointment scheduling, and patient registration. In most ambulatory facilities, patient portals are primary methods of communication that takes place between healthcare providers and patients.


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Thursday 26 January 2017

Bioreactors Market Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Industry Trends and Forecast to 2024 | Hexa Research

The worldwide bioreactors Market is anticipated to generate revenues over USD 550 million by 2024. It will grow at a CAGR above 18% in the forecast period (2016-2024). The industry is driven by the demand for biologics and adoption of single-use bioreactors (SUBs) & hybrid bioreactors. Rising popularity of SUBs in pharmaceutical manufacturing companies is yet another key driver.

SUBs or disposable bioreactors contain disposable bags instead of cultural vessels. They face high demand from the medical sector. These reactors are adopted by pharmaceutical companies to manufacture drugs without any negotiations on their quality. These systems differ in view of flexibility and cultural medium. Commercial bioreactors include CellMarket Regular from Cellexus and HyClone SUB from Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Low functional costs of SUBs and low maintenance required for them can propel market demand from 2016 to 2024. Moreover, convenience associated with marine-microbe culturing coupled with low energy consumption by SUBs could favor these reactors. But low volume capacities of SUBs can hamper the industry. 




The worldwide Bioreactors Market is fragmented on the basis of products, cells, molecules, technologies, end-users, and regions. Products include monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins. Monoclonal antibodies are projected to reign owing to their efficiency in medical treatments. Yeast, bacteria, and mammalian cells are the various cells. Mammalian cells should be the most rapidly growing segment. This will be attributed to their high bio-molecular effectiveness.

Recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), gene therapy, stem cells, and vaccines are classified under molecules. MAbs are used by biologics industry to manufacture vaccines. This may augments the demand for bioreactors in the next eight years. Low investment costs of SUBs to make MAbs on a small scale can add to overall market demand.

Single use bubble column bioreactor, stirred SUBs, and wave-induced motion SUBs constitute the technologies. Wave-induced motion SUBs are likely to notice the highest growth rate till 2024. Surging growth can be attributed to their high flexibility and short lead times.

End-users in the Bioreactors Market comprise R&D departments and biopharmaceutical manufacturers. The former are sub-divided into biopharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations (CROs), and research institutes.

Regions are Asia Pacific, North America, Europe, and RoW (Rest of the World). North America & Europe would garner major shares by 2024. This will be ascribed to their key biopharmaceutical firms.

Europe is predicted to capture large shares due to biologic drug patents reaching expiry. Also, regional assistance for biologic manufacturers to produce drugs with high effectiveness should benefit the region.
Asia Pacific is likely to display significant expansion because of investment opportunities for its major biologic manufacturers. Key firms opening their manufacturing units in Latin America will benefit the region.

Key companies in the global Bioreactors Market are GE Healthcare, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Merck KGaA, and Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A. They are expected to further their product portfolio and offer system flexibility.

This could make consumer segments well-acquainted with various blends of bioprocessing components. It can also help them with buying decisions. Product endorsements via commercial manufacturing to obtain the finest application solutions may augur well for the market.

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Tuesday 24 January 2017

STD Diagnostics Market Share, Size, Analysis, Growth, Trends and Forecasts to 2024 | Hexa Research

The global STD (sexually transmitted disease) diagnostics market is driven by growing awareness about STDs among the masses and greater governmental initiatives. Technological developments too play a vital role in fuelling market growth. Popularity of POC (point of care) testing propels the demand for improved products, such as diagnostic devices, kits, and reagents. A number of people have multiple sexual partners which in turn raises the possibility of contracting infections. Hence, there’s the growing need for accurate & precise diagnostics solutions.

The worldwide STD diagnostics market is segmented as per types of infections, location of tests, devices, and regions. On the basis of infections, the categories are human papilloma virus (HPV), syphilis, chlamydia, vaginitis, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), herpes simplex virus, and gonorrhea. Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis are sexually transmitted infections (STIs) caused by bacteria.


Genital warts, HPV, HIV, and hepatitis genital herpes are examples of STIs caused by viruses. These microorganisms get transmitted through semen, blood, and vaginal fluids. Chlamydia is by far the most commonly occurring sexually transmitted disease. In terms of revenues, this segment held the highest share in the overall industry. It generated revenues surpassing USD 36 billion in 2016.  However, rising cases of syphilis may contribute to more than 20% of total industry revenues over the forecast period (2016 to 2024).
Based on location of tests, the market is bifurcated into laboratory testing and point of care (PoC) testing.
Laboratory tests are carried out either in public health labs or in private/commercial labs. Unlike, PoC testing solutions, laboratory tests deliver more precise results. PoC tests (such as test kits) are a more convenient option because these deliver immediate results, but they are not always accurate. The introduction of bedside & mobile testing is a step towards enhanced healthcare. The industry for bedside & mobile testing may expand at a CAGR nearly 10% from 2016 to 2024.

According to type of device, the worldwide STD diagnostics market is segmented into thermal cyclers - PCRs, lateral flow readers, flow cytometers, differential light scattering machines, absorbance microplate reader, phone chips (microfluidics+ICT), and bench top/portable/rapid diagnostics kits. Portable/rapid diagnostics and phone chips are PoC testing devices, while the others are laboratory test devices. The thermal cyclers segment is anticipated to grow rapidly at a CAGR surpassing 8% during the forecast period. The portable PoC testing devices industry is propelled by continuous technological innovations. It may generate revenues exceeding USD 46 billion by 2024.

Geographically, the global STD diagnostics market is divided into Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East & Africa. Driven by surging public awareness about STIs and the presence of a well developed system of health insurance, North America dominates the global industry. Another vital factor that positively impacts this region is the growing accessibility to FDA-approved highly advanced testing devices. As per ongoing industry trends, Asia Pacific may register a high CAGR over the forecast period and thus prove to be a lucrative market in the long run. Prominent companies operating in the worldwide STD diagnostics market are Danaher Corporation, Abbott Laboratories, BioMerieux, Roche Holdings AG, and Becton Dickinson & Company.

Recently, QuantuMDx, a U.K. based company dealing in life sciences diagnostics & tools, developed the Q-Poc. This is a highly affordable diagnostic DNA analyzer which is commonly known as the “handheld lab”. It is capable of diagnosing certain types of cancers and a number of infectious diseases (including the sexually transmitted ones). Equipped with a solar battery, the Q-Poc can analyze biological samples, for example, swabs are used to detect sexually transmitted diseases/infections.

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Stem Cell Market Share, Size, Analysis, Growth, Trends and Forecasts to 2024 | Hexa Research

Factors that propel the global stem cell market are exhaustive R&D in therapeutic solutions and strong government support for drug discovery & related developments. Governmental support in the form of financial assistance helps fulfill a number of unmet healthcare needs. Rising cases of chronic diseases related to the liver, kidneys, and heart is another prominent factor that increases the popularity of stem cells technology. Stem cells refer to undifferentiated cells that have the capacity to regenerate and thus perform a number of functions. The growing importance of regenerative medical treatment is expected to drive the worldwide Market over the forecast period (2016 to 2024).

The four parameters based on which the global stem cell market is categorized are: products, technologies, applications, and geographies. Product-wise, the segments are human embryonic cell, pluripotent, and adult stem. Another term that defines pluripotent stem cells is “master” cells. These cells have the capacity to create cells from all three body layers. Hence, they can produce any tissue or cell that the body has to repair itself. They are self-perpetuating, that is they can develop several copies of themselves.


Embryonic stem cells are derived from the undifferentiated inner mass of cells present in a human embryo. Adult or somatic stem cells are found throughout the body and help regenerate damaged or dying cells & tissues. Adult stem cells are by far the most extensively used ones, because the human body can easily accept these cells. Furthermore, the possibility of contamination is also quite low. This segment will continue dominating the global Stem Cell Market during the forecast period. It generated revenues exceeding USD 30 billion in 2013.

Based on technologies, the global industry is categorized into cryopreservation, cell production, expansion, and cell acquisition. The overall market was dominated by the cell acquisition segment in 2013. This is the technique of obtaining stem cells from their sources. Cell culture, cloning, and in-vitro fertilization are the different techniques of cell acquisition. Bone marrow harvesting too is an integral part of such a technique. Regenerative medicine, drug discovery, and drug development are the various application areas of the global market. Ongoing trends in medicine suggest that stem cell based treatments are gradually gaining much importance in the management of diseases, such as Huntington’s chorea and Parkinson’s disease.

Based on geographies, the global stem cell market is segmented into Europe, Asia Pacific, North America, and Rest of the World. In terms of revenue, North America holds the highest share in the overall market. The region may continue expanding robustly over the forecast period because of widespread adoption of cell based therapies and high R&D investments by the public & private sectors. Asia Pacific too may expand rapidly during the same time because of medical tourism, high disposable incomes, and surging CRO (Contract Research Organization) activities. Prominent companies that hold significant shares in the global industry are Angel Biotechnology; California Stem Cell Inc.; Bioheart; Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics; and Celgene Corporation Inc.
Stemcells Inc., a California based biopharmaceutical company focuses on the development of purified human neural stem cells (HuCNS-SCs). In November 2016, the company entered a joint collaboration with Microbot Medical Ltd., a medical device company that specializes in developing & designing transformational micro-robotic technologies. With the help of highly precise & less invasive surgical solutions, these technologies aim at bettering the quality of life of patients all across the globe.


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Friday 13 January 2017

Glucose Biosensors Market Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Industry Trends and Forecast to 2024 | Hexa Research

The worldwide glucose biosensors market size is expected to surpass USD 31 billion by 2024. It was valued about USD 15.3 billion in 2015. The high incidence of diabetes is a key factor that drives this market. Technological breakthroughs in monitoring glucose levels can spur market demand. Biosensors are devices that detect biological changes in the body and display those via electronic indicators. These changes (commonly known as analytes) could be gases, organic compounds, bacteria, and others.

Glucose biosensors can sense glucose levels within the body. They are small & minimally invasive devices that assess glucose levels in outpatient settings. Need for reliable biosensors still pose a market challenge. Alternative methods, like laboratory tests can restrict market growth. But several companies are investing in R&D (research and development) to improve the current technology.


The global Glucose Biosensors Market is segmented on the basis of types, end-users, and regions. The two types are amprometric and fluorescent. Amperometric biosensors are extensively available. They function by way of glucose oxidase. These devices combine glucose with oxygen to produce hydrogen peroxide. The electrode identifies hydrogen peroxide and accurately measures glucose levels from it.

Fluorescent biosensors are estimated to capture major market shares over the forecast period (2016-2024). These biosensors measure glucose levels by detecting sensitive proteins via the fluorescence process. Better operational life of these devices may benefit the market in the years ahead.

End-users are home care diagnostics, hospitals, and others. Others include diagnostic laboratories, research institutes, and clinical. Home care diagnostics held over 46% market shares in 2015. This segment comprises the adoption hand-held glucose meters. These devices deliver quick & efficient results and reduce the need for frequent hospital visits. ‘Hospitals’ may expand significantly over the next eight years. It could grow a 10.3% CAGR from 2015 to 2022.

Regions in the global Glucose Biosensors Market are North America, Latin America, Middle East & Africa (MEA), Asia Pacific, and Europe. North America dominated the worldwide market with nearly 37% shares in 2015. Growing cases of diabetes coupled with technological advancements in the region can boost revenues during the forecast period. Europe may be the second largest market in terms of revenue after North America.
Asia Pacific is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13% from 2015 to 2022. India & China jointly accounted for over 65% of the global diabetic base in 2013. This could benefit the worldwide market in the years ahead.

Major players in the glucose biosensor industry are LifeScan Inc., Abbott Laboratories, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, and Bayer AG. These companies held over 70% of the total market shares in 2014. They focus on product development, partnerships, and collaborations for long term growth and market sustenance. For instance, LifeScan introduced a new glucose monitoring system, OneTouch Verio in 2015. It measures glucose levels via a color-coded indicator.

Mayo Clinic, Gentag, NovioSense, and Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits & Systems entered a collaboration to fight against type 2 diabetes, in 2015. They aim at equipping smartphones with low-cost diabetes monitoring systems. The technology thus developed may be employed in a number of diabetes applications, such as eye sensors, skin patches, long-terms implantable sensors and so on. All of these devices can be controlled via smartphones. Currently, carbon nanotubes are gaining popularity due to their exceptional physical and electrical properties. These nanotubes work well with glucose biosensors by providing support for enzyme control.
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