Scientific Research and Development Services Market Report 2026

The scientific research and development services market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $940.33 billion in 2025 to $1.01 trillion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of public and private R&D funding, growth of academic research institutions, increasing collaboration between industry and academia, rising demand for innovation-driven products, availability of skilled scientific workforce.

The scientific research and development services market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1540.93 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.9%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing investments in applied research, growing outsourcing of R&D activities, rising demand for rapid product development, expansion of digital research platforms, increasing focus on sustainability-oriented research. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of ai-driven research methodologies, rising demand for contract research services, growing use of data-driven scientific modeling, expansion of interdisciplinary research programs, enhanced focus on commercialization of research outputs.

The rising demand for new products is anticipated to drive growth in the scientific research and development services market in the future. New products are defined as goods or services that are either newly developed or improved and introduced to the market. Scientific research and development services are essential in creating new products by conceptualizing, designing, and developing them, as well as exploring new technologies and materials, gaining a competitive advantage, ensuring compliance, and conducting market research. For example, in February 2024, the Personalized Medicine Coalition, a US-based professional membership organization, reported that the FDA authorized 16 new personalized treatments for patients with rare diseases in 2023, a significant increase from the six approvals granted in 2022. Therefore, the growing demand for new products is propelling the growth of the scientific research and development services market.

Leading companies in the scientific research and development (R&D) services market are progressing with innovative solutions, including specialized R&D centers dedicated to crop protection formulations to address agricultural challenges such as pest resistance, crop yield enhancement, and sustainable farming practices. These specialized R&D centers are research facilities focused on developing, testing, and refining solutions that protect crops from pests, diseases, and other detrimental factors. For example, in April 2023, Astec LifeSciences, an India-based contract development and chemical manufacturer, opened a new research and development (R&D) center aimed at creating innovative crop protection formulations. This facility is designed to improve the company’s capabilities in developing advanced solutions for sustainable agriculture, particularly to tackle the evolving challenges in crop protection. Through this initiative, Astec LifeSciences intends to explore new technologies that enhance the effectiveness and environmental safety of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals.

In April 2024, LabConnect Inc., a technology-driven company based in the United States, acquired A4P Consulting Ltd for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, LabConnect seeks to expand its scientific consultancy and bioanalytical project management capabilities, strengthen its preclinical and clinical trial support services, and provide greater technical expertise and operational scale to pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients worldwide. A4P Consulting Ltd is a UK-based scientific consultancy that focuses on bioanalytical and biosample project management, biomarker strategy, personalized healthcare analytics, and logistics solutions supporting preclinical and clinical trials across a wide range of therapeutic areas.

Major companies operating in the scientific research and development services market include Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Volkswagen AG, Alphabet Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Microsoft Corporation, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Pfizer Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Siemens AG, Roche Holding AG, Intel Corporation, IBM Corporation, Merck & Co. Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Novartis International AG, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Qualcomm Incorporated, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), IQVIA Holdings Inc., Battelle Memorial Institute, Piramal Group and WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Charles River Laboratories Inc., Frog Design, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLC, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Jackson Laboratory, Sanofi S.A., GlaxoSmithKline plc

North America was the largest region in the scientific research and development services market in 2025. Asia-Pacific was the second largest region in the scientific research and development services market. The regions covered in the scientific research and development services market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the scientific research and development services market report are China, India, Japan, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, Turkey, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa.

The scientific research and development services market consists of revenue earned by entities that engage in research and experimental development on a contract, consultancy, or outsourced basis. Scientific research and development services establishments undertake processes where human capital is the major input. They make available the knowledge and skills of their employees, often on an assignment basis, where an individual or team is responsible for the delivery of services to the client. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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