Viral Inactivation Market Report 2025

The viral inactivation market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $5.01 billion in 2024 to $5.48 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to global air traffic growth, enhanced navigation capabilities, commercial aviation expansion, airline cost savings, improved flight safety, reduction in pilot workload.

The viral inactivation market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $8.28 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.9%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to autonomous flight development, next-generation aircraft designs, efforts for sustainable aviation, urban air mobility (uam), increasing demand for aircraft. Major trends in the forecast period include integration of advanced avionics, implementation of artificial intelligence, human-machine interface (hmi) innovations, retrofitting existing aircraft, global navigation satellite system (gnss) integration.

The rising incidence of various infectious diseases is expected to drive the growth of the viral inactivation market in the coming years. Infectious diseases are conditions that can be transmitted from one individual to another through contaminated food and beverages, as well as via pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Viral inactivation plays a crucial role in human disease-control programs by using physical and chemical disinfectants to inactivate viruses, thereby preventing the spread of contagious viral infections and contributing to the expansion of the viral inactivation market. For example, in March 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a US-based national public health agency, reported an increase in tuberculosis cases from 8,320 in 2022 to 9,615 in 2023, representing an increase of 1,295 cases. The incidence rate also rose from 2.5 per 100,000 individuals in 2022 to 2.9 in 2023. Thus, the increasing prevalence of various infectious diseases is fueling the growth of the viral inactivation market.

The surge in the prevalence of cancer cases is poised to drive the growth of the viral inactivation market. Cancer, characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells leading to tumor formation, necessitates treatments involving biological products. Ensuring the safety of these products through viral inactivation becomes paramount in preventing potential infections among patients undergoing cancer treatments. According to the American Cancer Society Inc., a US-based non-profit health group, the projected number of new cancer cases in the US is expected to increase from over 1,918,030 in 2022 to 1,958,310 in 2023. This escalation in cancer cases underscores the growing importance of viral inactivation in the market.

A prominent trend gaining traction in the viral inactivation market is the increased adoption of technologically advanced processes. Companies within this market are incorporating state-of-the-art technologies to maintain their competitive positions. For example, in March 2022, WuXi Advanced Therapies, a wholly owned subsidiary of WuXi AppTec, a China-based biopharmaceutical company, introduced the Tetracycline-Enabled Self-Silencing Adenovirus (TESSA) Technology. This cutting-edge approach facilitates the approval of new therapies by concurrently conducting all assay formulation, biosafety, viral clearance, product release, and testing in-house. TESSA Technology represents an innovative method for producing adeno-associated virus (AAV) at Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) grade without the need for transfection.

Major players in the viral inactivation market are focusing on the development of groundbreaking products, such as non-hazardous viral inactivation mediums, to gain a competitive edge. Non-hazardous viral inactivation mediums are formulations designed to inactivate viruses in laboratory or clinical settings without posing risks or hazards to individuals handling the samples. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a US-based biotechnology company, exemplified this approach in March 2022 with the launch of the InhibiSURE Viral Inactivation Medium. This breakthrough formulation is specifically designed for the safe collection and transport of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, ensuring rapid inactivation and stabilization of viral RNA at ambient temperature. The medium eliminates potential hazards associated with traditional inactivation media, enhancing laboratory safety and contributing to a secure and efficient sample collection and transport process.

In June 2022, Asahi Kasei Medical, a Japan-based healthcare company specializing in chemical manufacturing, acquired Bionova Scientific for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition provides Asahi Kasei access to Bionova's 36,000-square-foot production facility equipped with two 2,000-litre mammalian cell culture trains. The facility has the capacity to produce various monoclonal antibodies and other recombinant proteins. Post-acquisition, Asahi Kasei aims to leverage its existing businesses in bioprocess supplies, tools, biosafety testing services, and the biologics CDMO division of Bionova Scientific. Bionova Scientific, a US-based company, is engaged in the cGMP manufacturing of biologics and downstream purification processes for viral inactivation and viral filtration.

Major companies operating in the viral inactivation market include Merck & Co. Inc., Sartorius AG, Texcell SA, SGS SA, Charles River Laboratories Inc., Clean Cells SAS, Rad Source Technologies, WuXi AppTec, Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Macopharma, Cerus Corporation, TERUMO BCT INC., Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Pall Corporation And Eurofins Scientific, General Electric Company, Cytiva, Mettler Toledo, Viral Inactivated Plasma Systems SA, Eurofins Scientific SE, Lonza Group AG, Avantor Inc., Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, Pfizer Inc., Novartis AG, Gilead Sciences Inc., Johnson & Johnson Private Limited.

North America was the largest region in the viral inactivation market in 2024. Asia-pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the global viral inactivation market during the forecast period. The regions covered in the viral inactivation market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the viral inactivation market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Viral inactivation is the process of neutralizing viral contamination by exposing the bioprocess fluid to environments that denature viral proteins while preserving the active ingredient of the product. This method finds common application in blood plasma processing and monoclonal antibody processing.

The primary outcomes of viral inactivation are kits and reagents, systems, and services. The solvent detergent method is a technique that damages the lipid membrane of encapsulated viruses, leading to their inactivation. This method is frequently employed in plasma processing to safely deactivate all lipid-enveloped viruses. Viral inactivation encompasses various methods, including the solvent detergent method, pH adjustment method, pasteurization, and others. These methods are applied in vaccines and therapeutics, tissues and tissue products, blood and blood products, and various other applications. End-users of viral inactivation include pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, contract research organizations, blood banks, hospitals, academic research institutes, and other entities.

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