Research antibodies and reagents are specialized biological tools used in scientific experiments to detect, quantify, and study specific molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, or cellular components. Antibodies bind selectively to target antigens, while reagents such as buffers, enzymes, dyes, and substrates support various laboratory techniques, including immunoassays, flow cytometry, Western blotting, and molecular biology studies. The primary purpose of research antibodies and reagents is to enable accurate and reproducible biological research by facilitating the identification, characterization, and analysis of biomolecules.
The global research antibodies and reagents market reached a value of nearly $16,254.74 million in 2024, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.75% since 2019. The market is expected to grow from $16,254.74 million in 2024 to $22,760.24 million in 2029 at a rate of 6.96%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.65% from 2029 and reach $31,404.45 million in 2034.
Expansion Of Contract Research Organizations (CROS)
Expansion of contract research organizations (CROs) contributed to the growth of the research antibodies and reagents market in the historic period. The growth of CROs has positively impacted the research antibodies and reagents market. CROs provide outsourced research services, conducting experiments, assays, and validations on behalf of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. As CROs expand globally and handle more research projects, they increase the need for high-quality antibodies and reagents, further driving demand and market growth. For example, in September 2023, according to Bdaily UK, a UK-based local business news outlet, Gentronix, a CRO based in Cheshire, added a new 96-well toxicology assay with automated slide scoring and expanded its laboratory and office space at Alderley Park, illustrating a capacity-building expansion in CRO services in the UK. Therefore, the expansion of contract research organizations (CROs) drove the growth of the research antibodies and reagents market.
Integration Of Automated Western Blotting Systems
Major companies in the research antibodies are increasing their offerings of automated Western blot platforms to improve throughput, reproducibility, and workflow standardization. In response to demands for higher throughput, better reproducibility, and streamlined workflows in protein analysis, companies are increasingly developing fully automated Western blot platforms that reduce manual steps and variability. For example, in July 2024, Bio-Techne, a US-based global life sciences company, introduced the Leo(TM) Simple Western System, expanding on its Simple Western line to offer higher throughput and full automation of traditional Western blot workflows. The Leo system allows processing of up to 100 samples in a single 3-hour run and is designed for both discovery research and bioanalytical applications. It is fully automated capillary western blotting that replaces traditional western blotting workflows, providing reproducibility, high sensitivity, and quantitative protein detection.
The global research antibodies and reagents market is fairly concentrated, with large players operating in the market. The top ten competitors in the market made up to 31.80% of the total market in 2024.
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The report covers market characteristics; size and growth; segmentation; regional and country breakdowns; competitive landscape; market shares; trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market's history and forecasts market growth by geography. It places the market within the context of the wider research antibodies and reagents market; and compares it with other markets.
The report covers the following chapters
- Introduction and Market Characteristics:- Brief introduction to the segmentations covered in the market, definitions and explanations about the segment by technology, by application and by end user.
- Key Trends:- Highlights the major trends shaping the global market. This section also highlights likely future developments in the market.
- Growth Analysis And Strategic Analysis Framework:- Analysis on PESTEL, end use industries, market growth rate, global historic (2019-2024) and forecast (2024-2029, 2034F) market values and drivers and restraints that support and control the growth of the market in the historic and forecast periods, forecast growth contributors and total addressable market (TAM).
- Regional And Country Analysis:- Historic (2019-2024) and forecast (2024-2029, 2034F) market values and growth and market share comparison by region and country.
- Market Segmentation:- Contains the market values (2019-2024) (2024-2029, 2034F) and analysis for each segment by technology, by application and by end user in the market. Historic (2019-2024) and forecast (2024-2029) and (2029-2034) market values and growth and market share comparison by region market.
- Regional Market Size And Growth:- Regional market size (2024), historic (2019-2024) and forecast (2024-2029, 2034F) market values and growth and market share comparison of countries within the region. This report includes information on all the regions Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa and major countries within each region.
- Competitive Landscape:- Details on the competitive landscape of the market, estimated market shares and company profiles of the leading players.
- Other Major And Innovative Companies:- Details on the company profiles of other major and innovative companies in the market.
- Competitive Benchmarking:- Briefs on the financials comparison between major players in the market.
- Competitive Dashboard:- Briefs on competitive dashboard of major players.
- Key Mergers and Acquisitions:- Information on recent mergers and acquisitions in the market covered in the report. This section gives key financial details of mergers and acquisitions, which have shaped the market in recent years.
- Recent Developments:- Information on recent developments in the market covered in the report.
- Market Opportunities And Strategies- Describes market opportunities and strategies based on findings of the research, with information on growth opportunities across countries, segments and strategies to be followed in those markets.
- Conclusions And Recommendations- This section includes recommendations for research antibodies and reagents providers in terms of product/service offerings geographic expansion, marketing strategies and target groups.
- Appendix:- This section includes details on the NAICS codes covered, abbreviations and currencies codes used in this report.
Markets Covered:
- 1) By Technology: Western blot; Immunofluorescence; Immunohistochemistry; Flow Cytometry; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA); Others
- 2) By Application: Proteomics; Genomics; Other Applications
- 3) By End User: Pharmaceutical And Biotechnology Industry; Academic And Research Institutes; Contract Research Organizations (CROs)
- Companies Mentioned: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Danaher Corporation (Abcam); Merck KGaA; F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Revvity Inc. (formerly, PerkinElmer Inc.) (BioLegend)
- Countries: China; Australia; India; Indonesia; Japan; South Korea; USA; Canada; Brazil; France; Germany; UK; Italy; Spain; Russia
- Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
- Time-series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
- Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets; GDP proportions; expenditure per capita; research antibodies and reagents indicators comparison.
- Data segmentations: country and regional historic and forecast data; market share of competitors; market segments.
- Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.