The Oligonucleotide Synthesis Market, estimated at USD 4.69 Bn in 2025, is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 10.9% and reach USD 9.68 Bn by 2032.
The market growth is fueled by rising demand for advanced biotechnology solutions that improve healthcare outcomes, along with increasing adoption in areas such as drug development, diagnostics, and personalized medicine. Innovations in genomics, cell and gene therapies, and biomanufacturing, supported by strong R&D investments, are enhancing treatment effectiveness, efficiency, and accessibility. Furthermore, favorable regulatory support, strategic collaborations, and the growing focus on precision medicine are accelerating market expansion and opening new opportunities for industry participants.
Key market players are focusing on receiving funding for research and development activities for the synthesis of oligonucleotides, which will drive the global oligonucleotide synthesis market. For instance, on July 19, 2022, SynbiCITE, the UK’s National Centre for the Industrial Translation of Synthetic Biology, received a US$ 5.9 million funding commitment from SynBioVen, an investment company supporting the next generation of synthetic biology scientists, founders, and start-ups. The funding will enable the Imperial-hosted center to continue to support synthetic biology startups and SMEs, strengthen the emerging UK bio economy, and help unlock the societal benefits of synthetic biology.
Global Oligonucleotide Synthesis Market– Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact on the global oligonucleotide synthesis market, owing to the fact that the market players and government authorities were focused on inorganic growth strategies such as agreement, to explore the oligonucleotide platform for the development of COVID-19 treatment.
For instance, in April 2020, Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., a provider of precision genetic medicine, and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), the department of defense’s lead laboratory for medical biological defense research, entered into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to identify antisense oligonucleotides against SARS-CoV-2 for the potential treatment of COVID-19.
Furthermore, in April 2020, TriLink BioTechnologies, a subsidiary of Maravai LifeSciences, and Imperial College London, a public research university located in the U.K., announced that they had entered into a partnership. Under this partnership, TriLink used its robust RNA manufacturing capabilities to respond to the global need for vaccine support against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Global Oligonucleotide Synthesis Market: Key Developments
On March 15, 2022, the ACS Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable (GCIPR) announced a partnership with the ACS Green Chemistry Institute. The ACS GCIPR is seeking a one-year Research and development commitment to assist the Roundtable’s Greener Oligonucleotide Initiative. The focus of the research and development will be on improving the sustainability of oligonucleotide manufacturing by addressing one of the environmental challenges facing the current process.
On December 13, 2022, GSK plc., a pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, and Wave Life Sciences Ltd., a clinical-stage genetic medicines company, announced a strategic collaboration to advance oligonucleotide therapeutics, including Wave’s preclinical RNA editing program targeting alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), WVE-006. The discovery collaboration has an initial four-year research term. It combines GSK’s unique insights from human genetics, as well as its global development and commercial capabilities, with Wave’s proprietary discovery and drug development platform, PRISM.