Animal Model Market Report 2025

This Animal Model market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The animal model market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $1.92 billion in 2024 to $2.09 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to the rising adoption of animal models for biomedical research, surging expenditure and high investments in drug development and discovery, growing focus on precision medicine, and extensive applications of animal models in the healthcare industry.

The animal model market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.92 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to advancements in genetic engineering, increased focus on personalized medicine, rising prevalence of chronic diseases, growing need for effective vaccines and therapeutics, increased investment in biomedical research. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing demand for animal models in drug discovery and development, rising prevalence of chronic diseases, physiological similarities between humans and animals reduces drug development time, growing consumption of personalized medicine driving the demand for humanized mice models, high growth of the market due to rising adoption of animal models for biomedical research.

The increasing investment in pharmaceutical research and development is expected to drive the growth of the animal model market in the coming years. Pharmaceutical R&D is a complex process where science and innovation combine to create medical breakthroughs. The rise of innovative therapies, the pursuit of treatments for complex diseases, and the growing scientific curiosity and commercial opportunities in healthcare are propelling the R&D process. Animal models play a vital role in pharmaceutical research and development by helping to predict drug efficacy, safety, and toxicity, providing insights into biological mechanisms, and supporting the development of new treatments by simulating human physiological responses and disease progression in controlled environments. For example, in June 2023, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, a Belgium-based trade association, reported that pharmaceutical R&D spending in Europe totaled €44.5 billion ($47,999 million) in 2022, up from €42.53 billion ($45,877 million) in 2021. As a result, the increasing investment in pharmaceutical research and development is driving the growth of the animal model market.

Key players in the animal model market are focusing on the development of innovative products, such as triple-immunodeficient animal models, to enhance the accuracy and reliability of preclinical studies, support advanced biomedical research, and facilitate the development of novel therapies for complex human diseases. Triple-immunodeficient animal models, typically mice, are specially engineered to lack three key immune system components, making them invaluable for studying human diseases and developing new treatments. For instance, Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., a US-based pharmaceutical company, introduced NCG mouse strains in January 2024, offering a triple-immunodeficient mouse model for oncology research. These mice lack functional/mature T, B, and NK cells, making them ideal hosts for xenograft cells, tissues, and human immune system components. NCG mice are particularly useful for research in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, regenerative medicine, and tissue transplant studies, among others.

In November 2022, Avista Capital Partners, a US-based private equity firm, acquired Taconic Biosciences for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition is intended to accelerate growth and capitalize on the increasing demand in the genetically engineered research models (GEMs) market. Taconic Biosciences is a US-based biotechnology company that specializes in genetically engineered rodent models.

Major companies operating in the animal model market are Eurofins Scientific SE, Charles River Laboratories International Inc., Pharmaron Beijing Co Ltd, Inotiv Inc., Biocytogen, Taconic Biosciences Incorporation, Cyagen Biosciences, Trans Genic Incorporation, Crown Bioscience Incorporation, Harbor BioMed, PharmaLegacy, PsychoGenics, Biomere Biomedical Research Models Inc., Genoway S.A, Alloy Therapeutics, Janvier Labs, Hera Biolabs, Ozgene Pty Ltd, Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals Inc., KMT Hepatech Inc., AniLocus Inc., BioXpert, Harlan Sprague Dawley Inc.

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

An animal model refers to a non-human species utilized in scientific research to explore biological processes, investigate disease mechanisms, and assess the effectiveness and safety of novel treatments and interventions. These models serve as invaluable tools for advancing medical knowledge and facilitating the development of new therapies, effectively bridging the gap between fundamental research and clinical practice.

The primary types of animal models include mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, and others. Mice, for instance, are small rodents belonging to the family Muridae, typically recognized by their pointed snouts, rounded ears, and elongated, hairless tails. Technologies employed in animal modeling encompass clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR), embryonic stem cell injection, nuclear transfer, among others, and find applications in diverse areas such as drug discovery and development, fundamental research, and more. End users of animal models include research institutes, educational institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and contract research organizations.

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The animal model market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services custom animal model development, animal breeding and colony management, behavioral and neurological testing, and surgical services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The animal model market consists of sales of genetically engineered models, spontaneous models, induced models, xenograft and allograft models, and environmental models. 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.

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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