Clinical Trial Supplies Market: Growth, Size, Share, and Trends

The research study involved the wide use of secondary sources, directories, and databases to identify and collect valuable information for the analysis of the global clinical trial supplies market. Widespread interviews were conducted with various primary participants, including key industry members, subject-matter experts (SMEs), C-level managers of leading market players, and industry consultants, to obtain and verify qualitative and quantitative information and evaluate the growth scenarios of the market. The global market size is estimated through secondary research (top-down and bottom-up) followed by data triangulation with inputs from industry experts to arrive at the final market size.

Secondary Research

Secondary research was used mainly to identify and collect information for the technical, market-oriented, and commercial study of the clinical trial supplies market. The secondary sources used for this study include European Medicines Agency (EMA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Canada, World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine International Society (CTRMS). Academic Journals and Company Websites, corporate & regulatory filings, such as annual reports, SEC filings, investor presentations, and financial statements; business magazines & research journals; press releases; and trade, business, and professional associations among others. These secondary sources were also used to obtain major information about key market players, and market segmentation corresponding to industry trends, regional/country-level markets, market developments, and technology prospects. Secondary data was collected and analysed to arrive at the market size of the global clinical trial supplies market, which was further validated through primary research.

Primary Research

Extensive primary research was conducted after acquiring basic knowledge about the global clinical trial supplies market scenario through secondary research. Several primary interviews were conducted with market experts from the demand side, such as pharmaceutical & biopharmaceutical industries, CROS & CDMOs, and others from the supply side, such as C-level and D-level executives, services/ managers, marketing & sales managers of key manufacturers, distributors, and channel partners. The primary interviews were conducted across six major regions, including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Approximately 70% and 30% of the primary interviews were conducted with supply-side and demand-side participants, respectively. This primary data was collected through questionnaires, e-mails, online surveys, personal interviews, and telephonic interviews.

The following is a breakdown of the primary respondents:

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Market Size Estimation

Both top-down and bottom-up approaches were used to estimate and validate the total size of the clinical trial supplies market. These methods were also used extensively to estimate the size of various subsegments in the market. The research methodology used to estimate the market size includes the following:

Data Triangulation

After arriving at the market size from the market size estimation process explained above, the total market was divided into several segments and subsegments. To complete the overall market engineering process and arrive at the exact statistics for all segments and subsegments, data triangulation and market breakdown procedures were employed, wherever applicable. The data was triangulated by studying various factors and trends from both the demand and supply sides.