Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy Market Report 2026

The ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $1.63 billion in 2025 to $1.74 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth in analytical chemistry applications, expansion of academic research activities, increased pharmaceutical quality testing, rising environmental monitoring needs, adoption of spectroscopic techniques in laboratories.

The ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.27 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growth in biotechnology research, demand for rapid analytical testing, expansion of pharmaceutical R&D pipelines, increasing focus on food safety testing, adoption of advanced laboratory automation. Major trends in the forecast period include growing adoption of high sensitivity UV vis instruments, rising demand for portable and handheld spectrophotometers, increased use in life science and biopharma research, expansion of automated and high throughput analysis, preference for multi application and user friendly systems.

The expanding food and beverage industry is anticipated to propel the growth of the ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy market in the coming years. This industry encompasses businesses engaged in the production, processing, packaging, distribution, and retail of food and beverage products. Ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy serves as a versatile and powerful technique extensively used in the food and beverage sector to ensure efficiency and maintain product quality by monitoring enzymatic reactions during food processing. For example, in July 2025, the Government of Canada reported that in 2024, exports of processed food and beverage products reached a record $59.8 billion, representing a 3.8% increase compared to 2023. Consequently, the expanding food and beverage industry is fueling the growth of the ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy market.

Major companies in the ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy market are developing innovative products, such as high-speed detection spectrometers, to expand their customer base, boost sales, and increase revenue. High-speed detection refers to spectrometers equipped with systems that can rapidly capture and process data. For example, in April 2023, Shimadzu Corporation, a Japan-based leading manufacturer of precision instruments, launched the Tm Analysis System. This advanced tool is designed to enhance the analysis of melting temperatures (Tm) of biomolecules, particularly nucleic acids. The system combines a UV-Vis spectrometer, the TMSPC-8i temperature-controlled cell holder, and LabSolutions UV-Vis Tm Analysis software. It is specifically engineered to measure the thermal stability of nucleic acids by monitoring changes in absorbance as temperature increases. This allows for the determination of the Tm value, indicating the temperature at which half of the DNA strands are in a double-stranded state and half are single-stranded.

In May 2023, witnessed the acquisition of Tethys Instruments SAS, a France-based provider of ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy technology, by HORIBA Advanced Techno Co. Ltd., a renowned Japanese instruments and systems provider. This undisclosed acquisition marks a significant expansion within Veritas Capital's portfolio company, Peraton, scaling its operations nearly sevenfold. Notably, the integration of Tethys Instruments SAS into HORIBA strengthens its technological prowess in UV-Vis spectroscopy, furthering its position in this specialized instrumentation market.

Major companies operating in the ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy market are PG Instruments Ltd., Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Agilent Technologies Inc., AMETEK Inc., Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, PerkinElmer Inc., Shimadzu Corporation, Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Bruker Corporation, HORIBA Ltd., Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hach Company, Buck Scientific Inc., PERSEE PG Scientific Inc., JASCO Inc., Biochrom Ltd., Cecil Instrument Ltd., GBC Scientific Equipment Pty Ltd., Kemtrak AB, Analytik Jena Shanghai Instruments Ltd., Applied Analytics Inc., Guided Wave Inc., ES Industry Pvt. Ltd.

North America was the largest region in the ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy market share in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy market consists of sales of spectrum machine, wavelength selector, detector, signal processor. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

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