RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY MARKET ANALYSIS

Recombinant DNA technology has allowed the transfer of desired characteristics which are useful to improve the existing systems by controlling the expression of target genes. Recombinant DNA technology allows the mass production of therapeutic proteins, which are characterized by a high level of consistency and stability. The technology has multidisciplinary applications and the potential to deal with important aspects of life, for instance, improving health and enhancing food resources. Genetically modified plants have augmented resistance to viruses and insect attacks, enhanced product yield, and shown increased adaptability for better survival.

The global recombinant DNA technology market is estimated to be valued at US$ 145.4 billion in 2022 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 7.9% during the forecast period (2022-2030).

Figure 1. Global Recombinant DNA Technology Market Share (%), by Product Type, 2022

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Increasing technological advancements are facilitating the production of novel products, which is expected to drive the market growth

Tremendous advancements combined with a wide range of applications of recombinant DNA technology to treat life-threatening human diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and infectious diseases are expected to be the major factors augmenting the market growth. According to the Global Diabetes Community, 2021, an estimated 537 million adults are suffering from diabetes worldwide, and the number is expected to escalate to 643 million by 2030. Moreover, in February 2021, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 6.7 million deaths were directly caused by diabetes and 2.2 million deaths were attributable to hyperglycemia or high blood glucose levels. Advancements in recombinant technologies have facilitated the development of long-acting therapeutic proteins for drug development as well as introduced gene therapy, which is a novel molecular medicine, thus supporting the growth of the recombinant DNA technology market by creating a positive impact on the treatment of genetic diseases. Moreover, the novel gene-editing tool – Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR), can be used to target the destruction of abnormal genes in human cells, and it has provided scientists a powerful way to make precise changes to DNA of microbes, plants, mice, dogs, and human cells.

Figure 2. Global Recombinant DNA Technology Market Share (%), by Region, 2022

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Increasing R&D initiatives and strategic collaborations among market players is expected to accelerate the recombinant DNA technology market growth

Increasing research and development activities and strategic collaborations by key players in the market for the development of recombinant DNA technology is expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period. Major market players are involved in strategic collaborations with leading biopharmaceutical companies and research institutes for the development of novel therapeutics based on recombinant DNA technologies. Such strategic collaborations in the market are expected to create a conducive environment for the growth of the global recombinant DNA technology market in the near future. For instance, in August, 2017, Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the French multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi acquired Protein Sciences Corporation, a biotech company based in Meriden, Connecticut. with a strategy to add a promising product to its vaccine portfolio – Flublok (Influenza Vaccine), which is the only U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved recombinant protein-based influenza vaccine.

Moreover, research organizations are launching initiatives and providing research grants for the development of novel therapeutics, which is expected to drive the growth of the recombinant DNA technology market over the forecast period. For instance, in March 2017, the University of Pennsylvania received US$ 16.3 million grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a recombinant DNA technology-based HIV vaccine.

Global Recombinant DNA Technology Market – Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

Since the COVID-19 outbreak in December 2019, the disease has spread to over 100 countries across the globe and the World Health Organization had declared it a public health emergency on January 30, 2020.

The COVID-19 can affect the economy in three main ways: by directly affecting the production and demand of drugs, by creating disruptions in distribution channels, and through its financial impact on firms and financial markets. Due to nationwide lockdowns, several countries such as China, India, Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., Egypt, and others are facing problems with regard to the transportation of drugs from one place to another.

However, the COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact on the global recombinant DNA technology market, owing to the novel recombinant technologies used in the development of COVID-19 vaccine. For instance, in November 2020, according to an article published by National Center for Biotechnology Information, in addition to live vectored and inactivated viruses, novel recombinant technologies are used in the development of COVID-19 vaccine. The advantages of recombinant vaccines include greater response predictability and improved efficacy.

 SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV are both positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses with a genome size of ~30 kilobases that encode several structural and non-structural proteins. Based on advances in techniques for vaccine design, inactivated, live-vectored, nucleic acid, and recombinant COVID-19 vaccines are being developed and tested for their efficacy.

Global Recombinant DNA Technology Market: Key Developments

In January 2022, Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. (Recbio), a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the research and development of new corona vaccine, developed Recombinant COVID-19 Vaccine ReCOV and announced the authorization of ReCOV in The Philippines after Phase 1 studies get strong immunogenicity and safety data, as well as good cross-neutralization against Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) such as Omicron and Delta. Phase II/III clinical development will be accelerated at international multi-centers globally in the upcoming months of 2022.

Global Recombinant DNA Technology Market: Restraint

The major factors that hinder the growth of the recombinant DNA technology market are high cost and adverse effects associated with gene therapies such as Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) or Neurological Toxicities. According to the survey by CNBC LLC, in January 2018, the initial treatment cost of the two approved CAR-T cell therapies developed by Novartis AG, multinational pharmaceutical corporation and Gilead Sciences, Biopharmaceutical Company, is around US$ 475,000 and US$ 373,000 per patient, respectively.

Key Players

Major players operating in the global recombinant DNA technology market include Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Biogen, Inc., Sanofi Pasteur, Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer, Inc., Profacgen, Amgen, Inc., and Monsanto Company.