UK Cell Culture Media Market Size & Outlook, 2023-2030

The cell culture media market in UK is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 670.8 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 14% is expected of UK cell culture media market from 2024 to 2030.
Revenue, 2023 (US$M)
$268.2
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$670.8
CAGR, 2024 - 2030
14%
Report Coverage
UK

UK cell culture media market highlights

  • The UK cell culture media market generated a revenue of USD 268.2 million in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 670.8 million by 2030.
  • The UK market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14% from 2024 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, serum-free media was the largest revenue generating product in 2023.
  • Serum-free Media is the most lucrative product segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.


Cell culture media market data book summary

Market revenue in 2023USD 268.2 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 670.8 million
Growth rate14% (CAGR from 2023 to 2030)
Largest segmentSerum-free media
Fastest growing segmentSerum-free Media
Historical data2018 - 2022
Base year2023
Forecast period2024 - 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, UK accounted for 5.7% of the global cell culture media market in 2023.
  • Country-wise, U.S. is expected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • In Europe, UK cell culture media market is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • UK is the fastest growing regional market in Europe and is projected to reach USD 670.8 million by 2030.

Serum-free media was the largest segment with a revenue share of 36.69% in 2023. Horizon Databook has segmented the UK 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.


The UK is one of the key cell culture media markets in Europe. Rapidly growing pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries are creating immense pressure on R&D for faster development of new treatment options. The use of cell culture media aids in development of in vivo models for enhanced testing of new molecules before human trials. 

Furthermore, presence of organizations, such as Cancer Research UK, provides scope for development of new cell culture media by investigating custom cell growth requirements. Research grants in the country facilitate the uptake of cell culture products.

For instance, in March 2021, CN Bio received Innovate UK grant for testing human-relevant multi- and single-organ models for COVID-19 research, which includes the use of 3D cell culture for lungs. The use of cell culture media in such research studies facilitates faster development of novel therapeutic options. In addition, local presence of key players, such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. and Merck KGAA, is leading to high revenue growth in the market.

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