Virus Filtration Market by Product (Services, Filtration Systems, Reagents, Consumables, Kits), Application (Air Purification, Water Purification, Medical Devices, Stem Cell Products, Tissue and Tissue Products, Cellular and Gene Therapy Products, Blood and Blood Products, Vaccines and Therapeutics, Biological), End-User (Medical Device Companies, Academic Research Organizations, Contract Research Organizations, Biotechnology Companies, Pharmaceutical), Region, Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2020 to 2027

  • Publish Date: Jun, 2020
  • Report ID: 418407
  • Category: Healthcare
  • Pages: 222
$4700

The global virus filtration market is expected to grow from USD 2.89 billion in 2019 to USD 7.32 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 12.3% during the forecast period 2020-2027.

To retain virus particles, virus filtration is used with the help of membrane barrier. It uses a polymeric membrane which involves a size-based removal method. Performance parameters are protein concentration, pressure, operating flux, viral load, presence of foulants, stop-start interruptions and ionic strength. The global virus filtration market is driven by increased investments in research and development, demand for biopharmaceutical industries and increased demand for single-use technology. Increased prevalence of diseases is expected to boost the virus filtration market.

This study delivers a comprehensive analysis of products, applications, end-users and regions. The product segment includes services, filtration systems, reagents, consumables and kits. Reagents, consumables and kits plays an essential role in virus filtration market. To reduce transmission of pathogenic viruses, regent is widely used. It is used to identify contamination in a cell substrate. Increased demand for kits and regents is driving the virus filtration market. The application segment includes air purification, water purification, medical devices, stem cell products, tissue and tissue products, cellular and gene therapy products, blood and blood products, vaccines and therapeutics and biological. Biological has the largest market share in the virus filtration market and is expected to show the highest growth over the forecast period. Increased research and development is driving the biological segment. The end-users segment includes medical device companies, academic research organizations, contract research organizations, biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical. Biopharmaceutical companies are expected to consume a more significant part of virus filtration market as the companies are developing novel drugs.

The market has been divided into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and South America. North-America has the largest share of virus filtration market as the number of pharmaceutical companies are higher in this region. Also, Increased incidences of chronic diseases are driving the market in North-America.

Some of the notable players in the Virus Filtration Market are General Electric Company, Lonza Group Ltd, Sartorius AG, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, WuXi PharmaTech, Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Pall Corporation and Merck & Co., Inc. Key players are highly investing in research and development of protein therapeutics, vaccines, cellular therapy products, blood products, gene therapy products, stem cell products and tissue products. Merck & Co., Inc. has a wide range of single-use system and filters. It involves Viresolve NFP Cartridge Filters and Viresolve Prefilter Pod Disposable Devices.

This study forecasts revenue growth at global, regional, and country levels from 2019 to 2027. Fior Markets has segmented the market based on below-mentioned segments:

Global Virus Filtration Market Analysis And Forecast, By Product

  • Services
  • Filtration Systems
  • Reagents
  • Consumables
  • Kits

Global Virus Filtration Market Analysis And Forecast, By Application

  • Air Purification
  • Water Purification
  • Medical Devices
  • Stem Cell Products
  • Tissue and Tissue Products
  • Cellular and Gene Therapy Products
  • Blood and Blood Products
  • Vaccines and Therapeutics
  • Biological

Global Virus Filtration Market Analysis And Forecast, By End-User

  • Medical Device Companies
  • Academic Research Organizations
  • Contract Research Organizations
  • Biotechnology Companies
  • Pharmaceutical

Global Virus Filtration Market Analysis And Forecast, By Regional Analysis

  • North America
    • U.S.
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • Europe
    • Germany
    • France
    • Sweden
    • Netherland
    • U.K.
    • Italy
    • Spain
    • Turkey
    • Switzerland
    • Belgium
    • Rest of Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
    • Japan
    • China
    • India
    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • Singapore
    • Malaysia
    • Thailand
    • Indonesia
    • Philippines
    • Rest of APAC
  • South America
    • Brazil
    • Argentina
    • Peru
    • Colombia
    • Rest of South America
  • Middle East And Africa
    •  UAE
    •  Saudi Arabia
    •  Egypt
    •  Nigeria
    •  South Africa
    • Rest of MEA

1. Introduction
    1.1. Objectives of the Study
    1.2. Market Definition
    1.3. Research Scope
    1.4. Currency
    1.5. Key Target Audience
2. Research Methodology and Assumptions
3. Executive Summary
4. Premium Insights
    4.1. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
    4.2. Value Chain Analysis
    4.3. Top Investment Pockets
          4.3.1. Market Attractiveness Analysis By Product
          4.3.2. Market Attractiveness Analysis By Application
          4.3.3. Market Attractiveness Analysis By End-User
          4.3.4. Market Attractiveness Analysis By Region
    4.4. Industry Trends
5. Market Dynamics
    5.1. Market Evaluation
    5.2. Drivers
    5.3. Restraints
    5.4. Opportunities
    5.5. Challenges
6. Global Virus Filtration Market Analysis and Forecast, By Product
    6.1. Segment Overview
    6.2. Services
    6.3. Filtration Systems
    6.4. Reagents
    6.5. Consumables
    6.6. Kits
7. Global Virus Filtration Market Analysis and Forecast, By Application
    7.1. Segment Overview
    7.2. Air Purification
    7.3. Water Purification
    7.4. Medical Devices
    7.5. Stem Cell Products
    7.6. Tissue and Tissue Products
    7.7. Cellular and Gene Therapy Products
    7.8. Blood and Blood Products
    7.9. Vaccines and Therapeutics
    7.10. Biological
8. Global Virus Filtration Market Analysis and Forecast, By End-User
    8.1. Segment Overview
    8.2. Medical Device Companies
    8.3. Academic Research Organizations
    8.4. Contract Research Organizations
    8.5. Biotechnology Companies
    8.6. Pharmaceutical
9. Global Virus Filtration Market Analysis and Forecast, By Regional Analysis
    9.1. Segment Overview
    9.2. North America
          9.2.1. U.S.
          9.2.2. Canada
          9.2.3. Mexico
    9.3. Europe
          9.3.1. Germany
          9.3.2. France
          9.3.3. U.K.
          9.3.4. Italy
          9.3.5. Spain
    9.4. Asia-Pacific
          9.4.1. Japan
          9.4.2. China
          9.4.3. India
    9.5. South America
          9.5.1. Brazil
    9.6. Middle East and Africa
          9.6.1. UAE
          9.6.2. South Africa
10. Global Virus Filtration Market-Competitive Landscape
    10.1. Overview
    10.2. Market Share of Key Players in Global Virus Filtration Market
          10.2.1. Global Company Market Share
          10.2.2. North America Company Market Share
          10.2.3. Europe Company Market Share
          10.2.4. APAC Company Market Share
    10.3. Competitive Situations and Trends
          10.3.1. Product Launches and Developments
          10.3.2. Partnerships, Collaborations, and Agreements
          10.3.3. Mergers & Acquisitions
          10.3.4. Expansions
11. Company Profiles
    11.1. General Electric Company
          11.1.1. Business Overview
          11.1.2. Company Snapshot
          11.1.3. Company Market Share Analysis
          11.1.4. Company Product Portfolio
          11.1.5. Recent Developments
          11.1.6. SWOT Analysis
    11.2. Lonza Group Ltd
          11.2.1. Business Overview
          11.2.2. Company Snapshot
          11.2.3. Company Market Share Analysis
          11.2.4. Company Product Portfolio
          11.2.5. Recent Developments
          11.2.6. SWOT Analysis
    11.3. Sartorius AG
          11.3.1. Business Overview
          11.3.2. Company Snapshot
          11.3.3. Company Market Share Analysis
          11.3.4. Company Product Portfolio
          11.3.5. Recent Developments
          11.3.6. SWOT Analysis
    11.4. Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
          11.4.1. Business Overview
          11.4.2. Company Snapshot
          11.4.3. Company Market Share Analysis
          11.4.4. Company Product Portfolio
          11.4.5. Recent Developments
          11.4.6. SWOT Analysis
    11.5. WuXiPharmaTech
          11.5.1. Business Overview
          11.5.2. Company Snapshot
          11.5.3. Company Market Share Analysis
          11.5.4. Company Product Portfolio
          11.5.5. Recent Developments
          11.5.6. SWOT Analysis
    11.6. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
          11.6.1. Business Overview
          11.6.2. Company Snapshot
          11.6.3. Company Market Share Analysis
          11.6.4. Company Product Portfolio
          11.6.5. Recent Developments
          11.6.6. SWOT Analysis
    11.7. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
          11.7.1. Business Overview
          11.7.2. Company Snapshot
          11.7.3. Company Market Share Analysis
          11.7.4. Company Product Portfolio
          11.7.5. Recent Developments
          11.7.6. SWOT Analysis
    11.8. Asahi Kasei Medical Co.
          11.8.1. Business Overview
          11.8.2. Company Snapshot
          11.8.3. Company Market Share Analysis
          11.8.4. Company Product Portfolio
          11.8.5. Recent Developments
          11.8.6. SWOT Analysis
    11.9. Pall Corporation and Merck & Co., Inc.
          11.9.1. Business Overview
          11.9.2. Company Snapshot
          11.9.3. Company Market Share Analysis
          11.9.4. Company Product Portfolio
          11.9.5. Recent Developments
          11.9.6. SWOT Analysis

List of Table

1. Global Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

2. Global Services In Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

3. Global Filtration Systems In Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

4. Global Reagents In Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

5. Global Consumables Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

6. Global Kits Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

7. Global Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

8. Global Air Purification, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

9. Global Water Purification, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

10. Global Medical Devices, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

11. Global Stem Cell Products, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

12. Global Tissue and Tissue Products, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

13. Global Cellular and Gene Therapy Products, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

14. Global Blood and Blood Products, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

15. Global Vaccines and Therapeutics, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

16. Global Biological, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

17. Global Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

18. Global Medical Device Companies, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

19. Global Academic Research Organizations, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027 (USD Billion)

20. Global Contract Research Organizations, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027 (USD Billion)

21. Global Biotechnology Companies, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027 (USD Billion)

22. Global Pharmaceutical, Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027 (USD Billion)

23. Global Virus Filtration Market, By Region, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

24. Global Virus Filtration Market, By North America, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

25. North America Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

26. North America Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

27. North America Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

28. U.S. Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

29. U.S. Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

30. U.S. Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

31. Canada Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

32. Canada Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

33. Canada Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

34. Mexico Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

35. Mexico Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

36. Mexico Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

37. Europe Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

38. Europe Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

39. Europe Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

40. Germany Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

41. Germany Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

42. Germany Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

43. France Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

44. France Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

45. France Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

46. U.K. Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

47. U.K. Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

48. U.K. Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

49. Italy Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

50. Italy Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

51. Italy Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

52. Spain Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

53. Spain Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

54. Spain Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

55. Asia Pacific Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

56. Asia Pacific Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

57. Asia Pacific Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

58. Japan Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

59. Japan Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

60. Japan Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

61. China Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

62. China Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

63. China Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

64. India Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

65. India Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

66. India Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

67. South America Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

68. South America Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

69. South America Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

70. Brazil Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

71. Brazil Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

72. Brazil Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

73. Middle East and Africa Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

74. Middle East and Africa Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

75. Middle East Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

76. UAE Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

77. UAE Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

78. UAE Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

79. South Africa Virus Filtration Market, By Product, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

80. South Africa Virus Filtration Market, By Application, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

81. South Africa Virus Filtration Market, By End-User, 2017–2027(USD Billion)

 

List of Figures 

1. Global Virus Filtration Market Segmentation

2. Virus Filtration Market: Research Methodology

3. Market Size Estimation Methodology: Bottom-Up Approach

4. Market Size Estimation Methodology: Top-Down Approach

5. Data Triangulation

6. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 

7. Value Chain Analysis 

8. Global Virus Filtration Market Attractiveness Analysis By Product

9. Global Virus Filtration Market Attractiveness Analysis By Application

10. Global Virus Filtration Market Attractiveness Analysis By End-User

11. Global Virus Filtration Market Attractiveness Analysis By Region

12. Global Virus Filtration Market: Dynamics

13. Global Virus Filtration Market Share By Product (2019 & 2027)

14. Global Virus Filtration Market Share by Application (2019 & 2027)

15. Global Virus Filtration Market Share By End-User (2019 & 2027)

16. Global Virus Filtration Market Share by Regions (2019 & 2027)

17. Global Virus Filtration Market Share by Company (2019)

Research Methodology

Market research is a method of gathering, assessing and deducing data & information about a particular market. Market research is very crucial in these days. The techniques analyze about how a product/service can be offered to the market to its end-customers, observe the impact of that product/service based on the past customer experiences, and cater their needs and demands. Owing to the successful business ventures, accurate, relevant and thorough information is the base for all the organizations because market research report/study offers specific market related data & information about the industry growth prospects, perspective of the existing customers, and the overall market scenario prevailed in past, ongoing present and developing future. It allows the stakeholders and investors to determine the probability of a business before committing substantial resources to the venture. Market research helps in solving the marketing issues challenges that a business will most likely face.

Market research is valuable because of the following reasons:

  • Market research helps businesses strengthen a company’s position
  • Market research helps in minimizing the investment risks associated with the businesses in any industry vertical
  • Market research helps in identifying the potential threats and opportunities associated with the business industry
  • Market research aids in spotting the emerging trends and facilitates strategic planning in order to stay ahead in the competition

Our research report features both the aspects; qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative part provides insights about the market driving forces, potential opportunities, customer’s demands and requirement which in turn help the companies to come up with new strategies in order to survive in the long run competition. The quantitative segment offers the most credible information related to the industry. Based on the data gathering, we use to derive the market size and estimate their future growth prospects on the basis of global, region and country.

Our market research process involves with the four specific stages.

  • Data Collection
  • Data Synthesis
  • Market Deduction & Formulation
  • Data Screening & Validation

Data Collection: This stage of the market research process involves with the gathering and collecting of the market/industry related data from the sources. There are basically two types of research methods:

  • Primary Research: By conducting primary research, it involves with the two types of data gathering; exploratory and specific. Exploratory data is open-ended and helps us to define a particular problem involving surveys, and pilot study to the specific consumer group, knowing their needs and wants catering to the industry related product/service offering. Explanatory data gathering follows with the bit of unstructured way. Our analyst group leads the study by focusing on the key crowd, in this manner picking up bits of knowledge from them. In light of the points of view of the clients, this data is used to plan advertise techniques. In addition, showcase overviews causes us to comprehend the current scenario of the business. Specific data gathering on the hand, involves with the more structured and formal way. The primary research usually includes in telephonic conversations, E-mail collaborations and up close and personal meetings/interviews with the raw material suppliers, industrial wholesalers, and independent consultants/specialists. The interviews that we conduct offers important information on showcase size and industry development patterns. Our company likewise conducts interviews with the different business specialists so as to increase generally bits of knowledge of the business/showcase.
  • Secondary Research: The secondary research incorporates with the data gathering from the non-profit associations and organizations, for example, World bank, WHO, investor relations and their presentations, statistical databases, yearly(annual reports) reports, national government records, factual databases, websites, articles, white papers, press releases, blogs and others. From the annual report, we deduce an organization's income/revenue generation to comprehend the key product segment related to the market. We examine the organization sites and implement product mapping strategy which is significant for determining the segment revenue. In the product mapping technique, we choose and categorize the products offered by the companies catering to the industry specific market, derive the segment revenue for each of the organizations to get the market estimation. We also gather data & Information based on the supply and demand side of the value chain involved with the domain specific market. The supply side denotes the distributors, wholesalers, suppliers and the demand side denotes the end-consumers/customers of the value chain. The supply side of the market is analyzed by examining the product growth across industry in each of the region followed by its pricing analysis. The demand side is analyzed by the evaluating the penetration level and adoption rates of the product by referring to the historical/past data, examine the present usage and forecasting the future trends. 
  • Purchased Database: Our purchased data provides insights about the key market players/companies along with their financial analysis. Additionally, our data base also includes market related information. 
    • We also have the agreements with various reputed data providers, consultants and third party vendors who provide information which are not limited to:
      • Export & Import Data
      • Business Information related to trade and its statistics
      • Penetration level of a particular product/service based on geography mainly focusing on the unmet prerequisites of the customers.
  • In-house Library: Apart from these third-party sources, we have our in-house library of quantitative and qualitative data & information. Our in-house database includes market data for various industry and domains. These data are updated on regular basis as per the changing market scenario. Our library includes, internal audit reports, historic databases, archives and journal publications. Sometimes there are instances where there is no metadata or raw data available for any domain specific market. For those particular cases, we utilize our expertise to forecast and estimate the market size in order to generate comprehensive data sets. Our analyst team adopts a robust research technique in order to deduce the market size and its estimates:
  • Examining demographic along with psychographic segmentation for market evaluation
  • Analyzing the macro and micro-economic indicators for each demography
  • Evaluating the current industry trends popular in the market.

Data Synthesis: This stage includes the evaluation and assessment of all the data acquired from the primary and secondary research. It likewise includes in evaluating the information for any disparity watched while information gathering identified with the market. The data & information is gathered with consideration to the heterogeneity of sources. Scientific and statistical methods are implemented for synthesizing dissimilar information sets and provide the relevant data which is fundamental for formulating strategies. Our organization has broad involvement with information amalgamation where the information goes through different stages:

  • Information Screening: Information screening is the way toward examining information/data gathered from the sources for errors/mistakes and amending it before data integration process. The screening includes in looking at raw information, identifying and distinguishing mistakes and managing missing information. The reason for the information screening is to ensure information is effectively entered or not. Our organization utilizes objective and precise information screening grades through repetitive quality checks.
  • Data Integration: The data integration method involves with the incorporation of numerous information streams. The data streams is important so as to deliver investigate examines that give overall market scenario to the investors. These information streams originate from different research contemplates and our in house database. After the screening of the information, our analysts conduct efficient integration of the data streams, optimizing connections between integrated surveys and syndicated data sources. There are two research approaches that we follow so as to coordinate our information; top down methodology and bottom up methodology. 
    • Top-down analysis generally refers to using broad factors as a basis for decision making. The top-down approach helps in identifying the overall market scenario along with the external and internal factors effecting the market growth.
    • The bottom-up approach takes a completely different approach. Generally, the bottom-up approach focuses its analysis on micro attributes and specific characteristics of the domain specific market.

Market Formulation & Deduction: The last stage includes assigning the data & information in a suitable way in order to derive market size. Analyst reviews and domain based opinions based on holistic approach of market estimation combined with industry investigation additionally features a crucial role in this stage.

This stage includes with the finalization of the market size and numbers that we have gathered from primary and secondary research. With the data & information addition, we ensure that there is no gap in the market information. Market trend analysis is finished by our analysts by utilizing data extrapolation procedures, which give the most ideal figures to the market.

Data Validation: Validation is the most crucial step in the process. Validation & re-validation through scientifically designed technique and process that helps us finalize data-points to be used for final calculations. This stage also involves with the data triangulation process. Data triangulation generally implicates the cross validation and matching the data which has been collected from primary and secondary research methods.

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