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Lateral Flow Assays Market Report and Forecast 2024-2032

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  • 140 Pages
  • September 2023
  • Region: Global
  • Expert Market Research
  • ID: 5895127
Lateral Flow Assays Market Outlook
The lateral flow assay market was valued USD 9.9 billion in 2023, driven by rapid diagnostics demand, point-of-care testing, diverse applications has led to market growth across the globe. The market size is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% during the forecast period of 2024-2032 to achieve a value of USD 14.7 billion by 2032.

Lateral Flow Assays: Introduction

Lateral flow assays, commonly known as lateral flow tests or rapid tests, are simple and portable diagnostic tools designed for the rapid detection of specific substances in a variety of sample types. These assays are widely used for point-of-care testing and on-site diagnostics due to their ease of use, quick results, and minimal equipment requirements. The basic design of a lateral flow assay involves a strip or cassette containing various components such as sample pads, reagent pads, a test line, and a control line.

The working principle of a lateral flow assay is based on capillary action, which allows liquid to flow along the strip without the need for external pumps or power sources. The sample, often a bodily fluid like blood, urine, or saliva, is applied to the sample pad, and it migrates through the different components of the strip. If the target substance is present in the sample, it interacts with specific reagents on the test line, producing a visible signal, such as a colored line. A control line also serves as an indicator of a valid test.

Key Trends in the Lateral Flow Assays Market

  • Expanded Applications: Beyond infectious diseases, lateral flow assays were finding new applications in areas such as oncology, cardiovascular diseases, and drug testing. The versatility of these assays in detecting various biomarkers and analytes contributed to their broader adoption across medical, research, and industrial sectors.
  • Point-of-Care Testing (POCT): The trend towards decentralized healthcare and point-of-care testing continued to drive the adoption of lateral flow assays. Their ability to provide rapid results without the need for complex laboratory equipment made them well-suited for use in clinics, pharmacies, and other point-of-care settings.
  • Customization and Multiplexing: Advancements in assay development allowed for customization and multiplexing of lateral flow assays. Researchers and assay manufacturers were able to tailor these tests to detect multiple targets simultaneously, enhancing their diagnostic capabilities.
  • Digital Integration: Some lateral flow assays were being integrated with digital technologies, such as smartphone apps or handheld readers, to enhance result interpretation and data management. This digital integration improved accuracy, data tracking, and remote reporting capabilities.

Lateral Flow Assays Market Segmentations

The market can be categorised into product, technique, application, end user, and region.

Market Breakup by Product

  • Kits and Reagents
  • Lateral Flow Readers

Market Breakup by technique

  • Sandwich Assays
  • Competitive Assays
  • Multiplex Detection Assays

Market Breakup by Application

  • Clinical Testing
  • Veterinary Diagnostics
  • Food Safety & Environment Testing
  • Drug Development & Quality Testing

Market Breakup by End User

  • Hospitals & Clinics
  • Diagnostic Laboratories
  • Home Care
  • Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Companies
  • Others

Market Breakup by Region

  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia Pacific
  • Latin America
  • Middle East and Africa

Lateral Flow Assays Market Overview

The lateral flow assays market is a rapidly growing segment of the diagnostics industry, characterized by its simplicity, speed, and versatility in detecting specific substances or biomarkers. Lateral flow assays, also known as lateral flow tests or rapid tests, have gained widespread popularity due to their ability to provide quick results without the need for specialized laboratory equipment or technical expertise.

In North America, the United States and Canada dominated the lateral flow assays market due to robust healthcare infrastructure and research. Adoption of innovative diagnostics, driven by rapid testing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, bolstered growth. Europe, including the UK, Germany, and France, expanded steadily with focus on point-of-care testing and disease detection, reinforced by regulatory standards. Asia-Pacific exhibited strong growth due to urbanization, improved healthcare, and heightened disease awareness, led by China, Japan, India, and Australia. Latin America's adoption surged due to better healthcare access, disease outbreaks, and point-of-care benefits awareness, particularly in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. In the Middle East and Africa, gradual growth resulted from healthcare investments, diagnostic enhancements, and resource-limited point-of-care demand.

Key Players in the Lateral Flow Assays Market

The key features of the market report include patent analysis, grants analysis, clinical trials analysis, funding and investment analysis, partnerships, and collaborations analysis by the leading key players.

The major companies in lateral flow assays market are as follows:

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
  • Abbott
  • Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
  • F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
  • Quidel Corporation
  • bioMérieux SA
  • PerkinElmer, Inc.
  • Hologic, Inc.
  • Merck KGaA
  • Siemens Healthineers
  • Danaher Corporation
  • QIAGEN N.V.
  • BD
The publisher always strives to provide you with the latest information. The numbers in the article are only indicative and may be different from the actual report.

Table of Contents

1 Preface
1.1 Objectives of the Study
1.2 Key Assumptions
1.3 Report Coverage - Key Segmentation and Scope
1.4 Research Methodology
2 Executive Summary
3 Global Lateral Flow Assays Market Overview
3.1 Global Lateral Flow Assays Market Historical Value (2017-2023)
3.2 Global Lateral Flow Assays Market Forecast Value (2024-2032)
4 Global Lateral Flow Assays Market Landscape
4.1 Global Lateral Flow Assays Developers Landscape
4.1.1 Analysis by Year of Establishment
4.1.2 Analysis by Company Size
4.1.3 Analysis by Region
4.2 Global Lateral Flow Assays Product Landscape
4.2.1 Analysis by Product
4.2.2 Analysis by Technique
4.2.3 Analysis by Application
5 Global Lateral Flow Assays Market Dynamics
5.1 Market Drivers and Constraints
5.2 SWOT Analysis
5.3 Porter’s Five Forces Model
5.4 Key Demand Indicators
5.5 Key Price Indicators
5.6 Industry Events, Initiatives, and Trends
5.7 Value Chain Analysis
6 Global Lateral Flow Assays Market Segmentation
6.1 Global Lateral Flow Assays Market by Product
6.1.1 Market Overview
6.1.2 Kits & Reagents
6.1.3 Lateral Flow Readers
6.2 Global Lateral Flow Assays Market by Technique
6.2.1 Market Overview
6.2.2 Sandwich Assays
6.2.3 Competitive Assays
6.2.4 Multiplex Detection Assays
6.3 Global Lateral Flow Assays Market by Application
6.3.1 Market Overview
6.3.2 Clinical Testing
6.3.3 Veterinary Diagnostics
6.3.4 Food Safety & Environment Testing
6.3.5 Drug Development & Quality Testing
6.4 Global Lateral Flow Assays Market by End User
6.4.1 Market Overview
6.4.2 Hospitals & Clinics
6.4.3 Diagnostic Laboratories
6.4.4 Home Care
6.4.5 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Companies
6.4.6 Others
6.5 Global Lateral Flow Assays Market by Region
6.5.1 Market Overview
6.5.2 North America
6.5.3 Europe
6.5.4 Asia Pacific
6.5.5 Latin America
6.5.6 Middle East and Africa
7 North America Lateral Flow Assays Market
7.1 Market Share by Country
7.2 United States of America
7.3 Canada
8 Europe Lateral Flow Assays Market
8.1 Market Share by Country
8.2 United Kingdom
8.3 Germany
8.4 France
8.5 Italy
8.6 Others
9 Asia Pacific Lateral Flow Assays Market
9.1 Market Share by Country
9.2 China
9.3 Japan
9.4 India
9.5 ASEAN
9.6 Australia
9.7 Others
10 Latin America Lateral Flow Assays Market
10.1 Market Share by Country
10.2 Brazil
10.3 Argentina
10.4 Mexico
10.5 Others
11 Middle East and Africa Lateral Flow Assays Market
11.1 Market Share by Country
11.2 Saudi Arabia
11.3 United Arab Emirates
11.4 Nigeria
11.5 South Africa
11.6 Others
12 Patent Analysis
12.1 Analysis by Type of Patent
12.2 Analysis by Publication year
12.3 Analysis by Issuing Authority
12.4 Analysis by Patent Age
12.5 Analysis by CPC Analysis
12.6 Analysis by Patent Valuation
12.7 Analysis by Key Players
13 Grants Analysis
13.1 Analysis by year
13.2 Analysis by Amount Awarded
13.3 Analysis by Issuing Authority
13.4 Analysis by Grant Application
13.5 Analysis by Funding Institute
13.6 Analysis by NIH Departments
13.7 Analysis by Recipient Organization
14 Funding Analysis
14.1 Analysis by Funding Instances
14.2 Analysis by Type of Funding
14.3 Analysis by Funding Amount
14.4 Analysis by Leading Players
14.5 Analysis by Leading Investors
14.6 Analysis by Geography
15 Partnership and Collaborations Analysis
15.1 Analysis by Partnership Instances
15.2 Analysis by Type of Partnership
15.3 Analysis by Leading Players
15.4 Analysis by Geography
16 Regulatory Framework
16.1 Regulatory Overview
16.1.1 US FDA
16.1.2 EU EMA
16.1.3 INDIA CDSCO
16.1.4 JAPAN PMDA
16.1.5 Others
17 Supplier Landscape
17.1 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
17.1.1 Financial Analysis
17.1.2 Product Portfolio
17.1.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
17.1.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
17.1.5 Certifications
17.2 Abbott
17.2.1 Financial Analysis
17.2.2 Product Portfolio
17.2.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
17.2.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
17.2.5 Certifications
17.3 Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
17.3.1 Financial Analysis
17.3.2 Product Portfolio
17.3.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
17.3.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
17.3.5 Certifications
17.4 F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
17.4.1 Financial Analysis
17.4.2 Financial Portfolio
17.4.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
17.4.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
17.4.5 Certifications
17.5 Quidel Corporation
17.5.1 Financial Analysis
17.5.2 Product Portfolio
17.5.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
17.5.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
17.5.5 Certifications
17.6 bioMérieux SA
17.6.1 Financial Analysis
17.6.2 Product Portfolio
17.6.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
17.6.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
17.6.5 Certifications
17.7 PerkinElmer, Inc.
17.7.1 Financial Analysis
17.7.2 Product Portfolio
17.7.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
17.7.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
17.7.5 Certifications
17.8 Hologic, Inc.
17.8.1 Financial Analysis
17.8.2 Product Portfolio
17.8.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
17.8.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
17.8.5 Certifications
17.9 Merck KGaA
17.9.1 Financial Analysis
17.9.2 Product Portfolio
17.9.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
17.9.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
17.9.5 Certifications
17.10 Siemens Healthineers
17.10.1 Financial Analysis
17.10.2 Product Portfolio
17.10.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
17.10.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
17.10.5 Certifications
17.11 Danaher Corporation
17.11.1 Financial Analysis
17.11.2 Product Portfolio
17.11.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
17.11.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
17.11.5 Certifications
17.12 QIAGEN N.V.
17.12.1 Financial Analysis
17.12.2 Product Portfolio
17.12.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
17.12.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
17.12.5 Certifications
17.13 BD
17.13.1 Financial Analysis
17.13.2 Product Portfolio
17.13.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
17.13.4 Mergers and Acquisitions
17.13.5 Certifications
18 Global Lateral Flow Assays Market - Distribution Model (Additional Insight)
18.1 Overview
18.2 Potential Distributors
18.3 Key Parameters for Distribution Partner Assessment
19 Key Opinion Leaders (KOL) Insights (Additional Insight)
20 Company Competitiveness Analysis (Additional Insight)
20.1 Very Small Companies
20.2 Small Companies
20.3 Mid-Sized Companies
20.4 Large Companies
20.5 Very Large Companies
21 Payment Methods (Additional Insight)
21.1 Government Funded
21.2 Private Insurance
21.3 Out-of-Pocket

Companies Mentioned

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
  • Abbott
  • Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.
  • F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
  • Quidel Corporation
  • bioMérieux SA
  • PerkinElmer Inc.
  • Hologic Inc.
  • Merck KGaA
  • Siemens Healthineers
  • Danaher Corporation
  • QIAGEN N.V. BD

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