Bioburden testing refers to an estimation of microbial load on a medical
instrument, raw material, packaged goods among others. Several factors such as
rising medical spending, increasing food safety concerns and growing product
recalls due to microbial contamination are projected to drive the growth of the
market.
The bioburden
testing market is expected to grow at a rate of
roughly 13% between 2022 and 2030.
Bioburden testing is carried out to limit the chances of any microbial
contamination in a non-sterile product. Increasing food safety concerns is
among a key factor supporting the growth of the market. Rise in a number of
product recalls due to microbial contamination, food & beverage
manufacturers are directing their focus towards prevention of contamination.
The US FDA has mandated enactment of food safety measures for protecting
consumer health which has further generated demand for bioburden testing.
Bioburden testing is standard in quality control of medical devices to
ensure suitability of the devices which fosters the growth of the global
bioburden testing market. Surging cases of sterility failures, raw material
contamination, and requirement to ensure compliance with stringent FDA
regulations pertaining to medical device testing has generated demand for
bioburden testing.
Test methods and specifications outlined by federal agencies of numerous
countries suggest performing bioburden testing to ensure the viability of the
volume of microorganisms present in pharmaceutical products. This can
positively affect market prospects.
However, bioburden testing procedures are time, labor and space
intensive which might restrain the growth of the market. The high cost of
microbial enumeration instruments is also a hindrance to the market. Lack of
uniform international standards might also curb the growth of the market. However, the development of more efficient
bioburden testing procedures has contributed to the growth of the market.
Major Key
Players:
Some of Bioburden
Testing Market Players are WuXi AppTec, Charles
River, SGS SA, Merck KGaA, NORTH AMERICAN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES INC., Becton,
Dickinson, and Company, Nelson Laboratories, LLC, Pacific Biolabs, ATS
Laboratories, Inc., and Dynatec Labs.
Segment Analysis
The global bioburden testing market has been
segmented into test type, product type, application and end-user.
The market, on the basis of type, has been segmented
into aerobic count, anaerobic count, fungi count and spore count.
The market, on the basis of product type, has been
segmented into consumables and instruments.
The market, by consumables, has been sub-segmented
into reagents and kits, and others.
The bioburden testing medical devices, has been
further segmented into polymerase chain reaction machine (PCR), microscopes,
and others.
The market, by application, has been segmented into
raw materials testing, medical devices testing, in-process material testing,
sterilization validation testing, and equipment cleaning validation.
The market, by end-user, has been segmented into
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, microbial testing laboratories, and
others.
Regional Analysis
The market in the Americas is
expected to dominate the global bioburden testing market during the forecast
period owing to the presence of well-established healthcare system, increasing
healthcare expenditure, and favorable reimbursement scenario. The European
market is expected to be the second-largest due to availability of funds for
research from public and private sources. Moreover, the market in Asia-Pacific
is predicted to be the fastest-growing during the assessment period owing to
growing disposable income, and continuously developing economies. The market in
the Middle East & Africa is likely to account for the smallest share of the
global bioburden testing market. The market growth in this region can be
attributed to the growing government initiatives.
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