Track-Etched Membrane Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

The Track-Etched Membrane Market is expected to register a CAGR of 11.1% during the forecast period. Increasing number of research and development activities related to pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals, and advancement in the product is expected to boost the track-etched membrane market growth. The advantages of track-etched membrane over the conventional membrane gives an edge over. The track-etched membrane has precise pore size when compared to conventional membrane as it involves bombardment of heavy ions on the film. It enables low protein binding which leads to minimal contamination of the sample. Furthermore, the membrane filtration technique plays an important role in case of developing drug, testing drug toxicity, efficacy, and in developing bioactive molecules also. Nano-sized porous membrane with controlled physical and chemical properties enables efficient drug delivery process.

Key Market Trends

Cell Biology Segment is Expected to Hold a Major Market Share in the Track-Etched Membrane Market

• Cell culture is one of the important process which is involved in developing vaccines, biologic, monoclonal bodies,etc. One of its crucial part is cell filtration as the culture needs to be protected against introduction of unwanted bacteria, virus and other micro-organisms. Hence, a proper membrane filter is of utmost importance, with track-etched membrane as controlled precise pore size is possible. Also, these membranes are tend to provide more surface area. Since the adoption of biologic, cell-culture based vaccines, etc. is growing, the demand for track-etched membrane filter is also expected to increase.
• Clarification process consists of centrifugation, micro-filtration and harvesting of the culture. Cell separation and removal of cell debris are the primary goals of this procedure, for which membrane filtration technique is required.

North America is Expected to Hold a Significant Share in the Market and Expected to do Same in the Forecast Period

North America expected to hold a major market share in the global Track-Etched Membrane market due to increasing investment in research development activities related to pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals and growing adoption of nanotechnology. According to the survey of Pharmaceuticals Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the R&D expenditure has increased from around 65.5 million USD in 2016 to 71.4 million USD in 2017. Therefore, this factor is expected to increase the demand for track-etched membrane.

Competitive Landscape

The Track-Etched Membrane Market is consolidated and consists of few major players. In terms of market share, few of the major players are currently dominating the market due to immense involvement related to Track-Etched Membrane. Some of the companies which are currently dominating the market are GE Healthcare, Merck KGaA, Sartorius AG, it4ip S.A., Sterlitech Corporation, Brand GmbH, Sabeu Plastik and Membrane Technologie, Zefon International, and Advantec MFS, Inc.

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