Global Plant-based Biologics Market, by Product Type (Monoclonal Antibodies, Alpha Interferon, Glucocerebrosidase, Vaccines, and Others), by Source Type (Carrot, Tobacco Leaves, Rice Seeds, Alfalfa, and Others), by Disease Indication (Gaucher Disease, Tooth Decay, Hepatitis, Lymphoma, and Others), and by Region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa), is estimated to be valued at US$ 19.4 million in 2020 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 3.4% during the forecast period (2020-2027), as highlighted in a new report published by Coherent Market Insights.
Plant-based Biologics Market - Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Several companies are engaged in various activities to support hospitals, diagnostic centers, and others, in order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies are also introducing various products to combat the COVID-19 infection. For instance, in August 2020, iBio, Inc., a biotechnology innovator and biologics contract manufacturing organization, announced that it has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Planet Biotechnology Inc. for the development of Planet’s COVID-19 therapeutic candidate, ACE2-Fc. ACE2-Fc is a recombinant protein comprised of human angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) fused to a human immunoglobulin G Fc fragment (Fc). iBio is also developing multiple vaccine platforms using its readily scalable FastPharming plant-based production system to provide long-term immunity without the safety concerns presented by DNA- and RNA-based vaccines.
The increasing number of pipeline products, clinical trials, and collaborations and partnerships strategies adopted by key players are the major factors, which are expected to drive growth of the plant-based biologics market during the forecast period.
The increasing number of plant-based biologics products in the pipeline is expected to contribute significantly to the plant-based biologics market growth. For instance, Protalix Biotherapeutics’s, a global plant based biologics drug manufacturing company have two major plant-based drug candidates in their pipeline – OPRX-106 is a plant cell-expressed recombinant human tumor necrosis factor receptor II fused to an IgG1 Fc domain (TNFRII-Fc), for inhibiting TNF alpha. It is in development for oral administration. OPRX-106 is used for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and showed positive results from phase 2 clinical trial in June 2018. Furthermore, Alidornase alfa (PRX-110) is a proprietary plant cell-expressed recombinant form of human deoxyribonuclease I (DNase I) that the company is developing to reduce the viscosity of sputum that accumulates in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients. The product is in phase 2 clinical trial.