Europe Cell Culture Media Market Size & Outlook, 2024-2030

The cell culture media market in Europe is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 2,469.6 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 11.4% is expected of Europe cell culture media market from 2025 to 2030.
Revenue, 2024 (US$M)
$1,308.0
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$2,469.6
CAGR, 2025 - 2030
11.4%
Report Coverage
Europe

Europe cell culture media market highlights

  • The Europe cell culture media market generated a revenue of USD 1,308.0 million in 2024.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.4% from 2025 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, serum-free media was the largest revenue generating product in 2024.
  • Serum-free Media is the most lucrative product segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
  • Country-wise, UK is expected to register the highest CAGR from 2025 to 2030.

Europe data book summary

Market revenue in 2024USD 1,308.0 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 2,469.6 million
Growth rate11.4% (CAGR from 2025 to 2030)
Largest segmentSerum-free media
Fastest growing segmentSerum-free Media
Historical data covered2018 - 2023
Base year for estimation2024
Forecast period covered2025 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationSerum-free Media, Classical Media, Stem Cell Culture Media, Chemically Defined Media, Specialty Media, Other Cell Culture Media
Key market players worldwideSartorius AG, Danaher Corp, Merck KGaA, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, FUJIFILM Holdings Corp, Lonza Group Ltd, BD, STEMCELL Technologies, PromoCell GmbH

Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, Europe region accounted for 30.4% of the global cell culture media market in 2024.
  • Globally, North America is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • Asia Pacific is the fastest growing regional market and is projected to reach USD 2,532.3 million by 2030.

Serum-free media was the largest segment with a revenue share of 39.33% in 2024. Horizon Databook has segmented the Europe cell culture media market based on serum-free media, classical media, stem cell culture media, chemically defined media, specialty media, other cell culture media covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


Europe is one of the major markets for cell culture media. The region faced major supply chain challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key players are now adopting strategies to address and minimize future challenges. For instance, in December 2021, Fujifilm Irvine Scientific, Inc. announced the beginning of operations at its Tilburg, Netherlands cell culture media manufacturing facility.

The facility manufactures both dry and liquid media, which is projected to increase competition for existing players in the market, due to increased local availability of cell culture media. Major players in the market include Promo Cell, Merck KGaA , Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Sartorius AG.

Furthermore, increased regulatory support by the government for biologics & vaccines to meet the growing demand is projected to fuel the cell culture media market growth. The European market is extremely complex owing to presence of multiple countries under the EU umbrella. These nations implement different regulations, which make meeting quality standards in each country challenging and may also limit market growth in the region.

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Cell Culture Media Market Scope

Cell culture media market segmentation & scope
CHO Media
HEK 293 Media
BHK Medium
Vero Medium
Other Serum-free Media
Classical Media
Stem Cell Culture Media
Chemically Defined Media
Specialty Media
Other Cell Culture Media
Monoclonal Antibodies
Vaccines Production
Other Therapeutic Proteins
Diagnostics
Drug Screening & Development
Cell and Gene Therapy
Other Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine Applications
Other Applications
Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Companies
Hospitals & Diagnostic Laboratories
Research & Academic Institutes
Other End Users
Liquid Media
Semi-solid & Solid Media

Cell Culture Media Market Companies

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Europe cell culture media market size, by country, 2018-2030 (US$M)

Europe Cell Culture Media Market Outlook Share, 2024 & 2030 (US$M)

Europe cell culture media market size, by country, 2018-2030 (US$M)

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