Personalized Medicine Key to IVD Procedure Volumes’ 10% Annual Growth

The in vitro diagnostic (IVD) industry is on track again after the disruptions of the pandemic. The overall volume of IVD procedures will rise steadily throughout most of the world, boosted by aging population trends, proliferating epidemiological patterns, increasing availability of healthcare funding, and widespread adoption of patient care strategies that emphasize early disease detection […]

RNA Sequencing: Life Sciences’ Transformative $2.6 Billion Industry

The RNA sequencing market continues to offer potent tools with the potential to usher in significant transformations in healthcare in the foreseeable future. Over the past decade, there has been a remarkable surge in product launches, novel applications, and a rush of end-user labs eager to become major competitors in this $2.6 billion industry, according […]

How Globalization and Climate Change Impact COVID-19 and the IVD Market

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. have spiked in recent weeks amidst the advent of yet another new variant and the impending arrival of updated booster shots for a fall vaccination campaign. This late summer spike in infections comes after months of declines in COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths. The spike is poised to impact the in […]

IVD Trends 2023-2028: Emerging Growth Markets in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East

In vitro diagnostic (IVD) testing is truly global as it has impacted every country in the world due to COVID-19 and it will continue to play an ever-increasing role in the practice of medicine. Social and economic events in selected countries will continue to influence the IVD market, but overall the IVD market plays an […]

Worldwide IVD: 8 Key Trends to Watch in $106 Billion Market

In vitro diagnostics (IVDs) remain dynamic. The IVD market is a high R&D spend industry with constant innovations and routine interest from venture capital firms in diagnostic products.  Nevertheless, the past few years have been very disruptive for IVDs.  However, the resilient IVD industry has weathered the pandemic and is forging ahead with new technologies […]

The Wide-Reaching Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

This blog is based on the August 2023 market research report The Worldwide Market for In Vitro Diagnostic Tests, 16th Edition, now on sale from Kalorama Information Artificial intelligence systems, which simulate human intelligence by learning, reasoning, and self-correction, have the potential to be more accurate than doctors at making diagnoses and performing surgical interventions.  […]

IVD for Pets: A $2.7 Billion Global Market

The need for veterinary testing has grown in recent years, as the majority of U.S. households claim to have at least one pet in the family. This has created ample opportunity for the companion animal segment of the veterinary diagnostic market, which globally had sales of $2.7 billion in 2022. The findings are according to […]

U.S. Consumer Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Spending to Grow 10% Annually Through 2028

Out-of-pocket expenditures (OOP) have long weighed upon the United States healthcare system and consumers. The weight is as heavy as ever in 2023 as OOP healthcare spending by consumers will reach an estimated $519 billion by year’s end, up almost 9% from 2022 with continued annual growth of 10% forecast through 2028. These findings are […]

Saudi Arabia IVD Market Rose to $605 Million in 2022, 3.8% CAGR Forecast

The market for in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) in Saudi Arabia, a young country in an aging world, reached an estimated $605 million in 2022, according to Kalorama Information’s 30-Country IVD Market Atlas. In 2022, the market was driven in part by COVID-19 testing, with about 44 million PCR COVID-19 tests performed through last August. Looking ahead, […]

Cell and Gene Therapy Funding Totaled $40 Billion in 2022, Growth Projected

Cell and gene therapy is attracting much attention these days and for good reason.  For one, there has been a notable increase in the number of cell and gene therapies in clinical development over the past decade. In the United States alone there are over 1,000 cell and gene therapies in clinical development, and more […]