Global Small Molecule API Market, By Type (Biological API, Synthetic API), By Offering (Diabetes, Cardiovascular, Oncology, Immunological Disorders and Others) opportunities and forecast 2020-2027

Market Overview

Small molecule API is active ingredient used for the pharmaceutical development. It is extremely used for regulation of the biological processes. APIs are the combination of substances which may have direct effect on the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and mitigation of diseases. The molecules can be given orally and absorbed by body easily. They can easily reach to intracellular site of the action due to small size.

The global market has witnessed tectonic surge over past few years, largely due to growing demand for the small molecule drugs, new developments in pharmaceutical industry, and the entry of big CMO’s in the business. The sector is making great profits and is well armed with the developed infrastructure. The growth in pharmaceutical sector is further propelling the small molecule API global market. With the increasing incidences of the diseases and discovery of novel viruses are projected to impact growth of market positively. Furthermore, the increased incidence of cardiovascular diseases and cancer is projected to accelerate the rivalry among market players, thus encouraging the growth around the globe. The better adoption of generic drugs has further led to the affordable healthcare spending and has supplementary increased production of the small molecule APIs. These factors are projected to promote growth of market in the coming future.

Segment Overview

The growth of the pharmaceutical sector has been helpful to expansion of small molecule API market. Cardiovascular disorder section is anticipated to grow at highest CAGR during the forecast period due to improved consumer demand. The ease of obtaining of the raw materials has been beneficial to the development of industry further. Industry is anticipated to gain impetus with the expansion of better delivery networks that will speed up the industry growth during the forecast period.

Regional Overview

North America attains the maximum market share in global market and is expected to retain the share in foreseeable future. Market growth can be accredited to high availability of funds, growing prevalence of cancer, well-developed healthcare sector, and rising clinical trials.
Europe bags second spot in global market and is projected to exhibit strong growth in coming years, mainly owing to initiatives undertaken by governments to support growth of pharmaceutical sector. The high obtainability of funds and increased adoption of the next-generation healthcare expertise are further projected to favour the growth of small molecule API market.

Competitor overview

The business strategy of competitors in market is based currently on exploiting the dynamic pace of the technological innovations that have led to the plenty of changes both in the terms of handling competition and product development. The particular trend has permitted portfolio development along with affinity for modification in sector that has indirectly enabled players to use valuable state of dealings accessible in this industry. Use of these projections by candidates, who are trying to promote their industry stake by the intensive expansion can inspire the expansion of industry. The companies are trying to capture and create financial funds in an appropriate manner. This has raised the potential for forthcoming growth period considerably. The planned decision-making process has augmented the productivity of the companies so that the companies maintain their liquidity and sustain possible to take active choices in terms of the strategy designing and employment.

Key Players

1. Allergan Plc,
2. Aurobindo Pharma,
3. Albemarle Corporation,
4. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd,
5. Glaxosmithkline Plc,
6. Cambrex Corporation,
7. Lonza,
8. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.,
9. Mylan N.V.
10. Novartis AG

Market Segmentation
By Type

• Biological API
• Synthetic/Chemical API

By Application

• Oncology
• Immunological Disorders
• Cardiovascular
• Diabetes
• Others

By Geography

• North America
  • US
  • Canada
• Europe
  • UK
  • Germany
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia-Pacific
  • Japan
  • China
  • India
  • Australia
  • South Korea
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific
• LAMEA
  • Brazil
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
  • Rest of LAMEA