The Global Synthetic Biology Market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 24.2% during the forecast period 2020-2025. As per the analysis, the Global Synthetic Biology Market valued $6.8 billion in the year 2020 and estimated to reach $20.1 billion by the end of the year 2025.
Synthetic biology act as an alternative to traditional petrochemical synthesis with major applications in consumer product, chemicals, beauty and personal care and agri-food products. The synthetic biology offers flexible production, cheaper production, novel products, environmental benefits and marketing benefits. It works well when in case of naturally occurring products as it needed less gene development to manufacture the desired chemical.
The Global Synthetic Biology Market is driven by various growth factors that include:
Increasing investments by government and private players in synthetic biology
Increasing R&D funding & initiatives in synthetic biology
Declining cost of DNA sequencing & synthesizing
Wide range applications of synthetic biology
Growth in demand for synthetic cells and synthetic genes
Segmentation Overview
The global synthetic biology market is segmented on the basis of tool, technology and application. These market segments are categorized into various sub-segments to study the market in detail.
The Tool Segment of the Global Synthetic Biology Market is Sub-Segmented into:
Oligonucleotides and Synthetic DNA
Xeno-nucleic Acids
Chassis Organisms
Enzymes
Synthetic Cells
Cloning Technologies Kits
The Technology Segment of the Global Synthetic Biology Market is Sub-Segmented into:
Sequencing
Nanotechnology
Microfluidics
Measurement and Modelling
Site-directed Mutagenesis
Bioinformatics
Cloning
Genome Engineering
Gene Synthesis
The Application Segment of the Global Synthetic Biology Market is Sub-Segmented into:
Pharmaceuticals
Medical Application
Drug Discovery and Therapeutics
Cancer Detection & Diagnostics
Other Drug Discovery and Therapeutic Applications
Artificial Tissue and Tissue Regeneration
Stem Cell Regulation
Bio-synthesis
Other Tissue and Tissue Regeneration Applications
Biomaterials and Green Chemicals
Biofuel and Renewable Energy
Industrial Applications
Industrial Enzymes, by Application
Paper Industry
Textile Industry
Other Industries
Biosensing
Bioremediation
Environmental Applications
Food & Agriculture
However, the current capabilities of synthetic biology pose challenges when manufacturing a non-naturally occurring chemical that needed extensive genetic modification.
On the basis of geographical segmentation, the global synthetic biology market was studied across North America (U.S., Canada); Europe (Germany, UK, France); Asia Pacific (China, India, Japan); Latin America (Brazil, Mexico); Middle East & Africa. As per the analysis, the Asia-Pacific synthetic biology market is estimated to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period 2020-2025. The regional growth is attributed to growth in the number of pharmaceutical & biopharmaceutical companies, strong government support, heavy funding for synthetic biology research, increasing number of international alliances, increasing requirements for regulatory compliance in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies and increasing number of healthcare & life science facilities in the region.
The research study on the global synthetic biology market include detailed study of company profiles. Some of the major companies included in the research report of synthetic biology market are:
New England Biolabs (US)
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. (US)
Arzeda (US)
TeselaGen (US)
ATUM (US)
Cyrus Biotechnology Inc. (US)
Eurofins Scientific (Luxembourg)
Creative Enzymes (US)
Synthego Corporation (US)
Codexis, Inc. (US)
Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (US)
Twist Bioscience (US)
GenScript Biotech Corporation (China)
Intrexon Corporation (US)
Amyris, Inc. (US)
Ginkgo Bioworks (US)
Novozymes A/S (Denmark)
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (US)
Merck KGaA (Germany)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (US)
Others
The key players present in the market are adopting various competitive strategies to withhold the market share for the long-term. Some of the competitive strategies are business expansions, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, collaborations and many more. For instance:
On December 2019, Amyris launched PURECANE Brand Sweetener for health-conscious consumers. The company majorly deals in production and development of sustainable ingredients for the Flavours & Fragrances, Clean Beauty and Health & Beauty Industry.
On December 2019, Cyrus Biotechnology collaborated with Harvard and MIT to optimize CRISPR in developing human therapeutics.
On June 2019, Novozymes opened its new campus in Lyngby, Copenhagen. The company’s new business expansion is with the focus to create a global hub for biotech research.