Global Drug Discovery Outsourcing Market Size & Outlook

The drug discovery outsourcing industry worldwide is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 6,262.7 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 7.2% is expected of the worldwide drug discovery outsourcing industry from 2025 to 2030.
Revenue, 2024 (US$M)
$4,124.0
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$6,262.7
CAGR, 2025 - 2030
7.2%
Report Coverage
Worldwide

Global drug discovery outsourcing market highlights

  • The global drug discovery outsourcing market generated a revenue of USD 3,545.8 million in 2022 and is expected to reach USD 6,262.7 million by 2030.
  • The market is expected to grow at a CAGR (2023 - 2030) of 7.4% by 2030.
  • In terms of segment, lead identification & candidate optimization accounted for a revenue of USD 1,153.3 million in 2022.
  • Other Associated Workflow is the most lucrative workflow segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
  • In terms of region, North America was the largest revenue generating market in 2022.
  • Country-wise, U.S. is expected to register the highest CAGR from 2023 to 2030.

Global data book summary

Market revenue in 2022USD 3,545.8 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 6,262.7 million
Growth rate7.4% (CAGR from 2022 to 2030)
Largest segmentLead identification & candidate optimization
Fastest growing segmentOther Associated Workflow
Historical data covered2018 - 2021
Base year for estimation2022
Forecast period covered2023 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationTarget Identification & Screening, Target Validation & Functional Informatics, Lead Identification & Candidate Optimization, Preclinical Development, Other Associated Workflow

Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, the North America accounted for 35.5% of the global drug discovery outsourcing market in 2022.
  • By country, the U.S. is projected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • By country, U.S. is the fastest growing regional market and is projected to reach USD 1,668.3 million by 2030.

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Lead identification & candidate optimization was the largest segment with a revenue share of 32.53% in 2024. Horizon Databook has segmented the Global drug discovery outsourcing market based on target identification & screening, target validation & functional informatics, lead identification & candidate optimization, preclinical development, other associated workflow covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


  • Global Drug Discovery Outsourcing Workflow Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018-2030)
    • Target Identification & Screening
    • Target Validation & Functional Informatics
    • Lead Identification & Candidate Optimization
    • Preclinical Development
    • Other Associated Workflow
  • Global Drug Discovery Outsourcing Therapeutic Area Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018-2030)
    • Respiratory System
    • Pain and Anesthesia
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Hematology
    • Cardiovascular
    • Endocrine
    • Gastrointestinal
    • Immunomodulation
    • Anti-Infective
    • Central Nervous System
    • Dermatology
    • Genitourinary System
  • Global Drug Discovery Outsourcing Drug Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018-2030)
    • Small Molecules
    • Large Molecules (Biopharmaceuticals)

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Global drug discovery outsourcing market outlook size, by region, 2018-2030 (US$M)

Top 10 countries: Drug discovery outsourcing market size, 2022 (US$M)

Global drug discovery outsourcing market share, by workflow, 2022 & 2030 (%, US$M)

Drug discovery outsourcing market: Opportunity assessment by country

Global drug discovery outsourcing market, by region, 2024 (US$M)

Global drug discovery outsourcing market outlook size, by region, 2018-2030 (US$M)

Workflow 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 CAGR
North America 942.0 1,017.4 1,100.2 1,173.4 1,258.9 1,349.8 1,446.5 1,549.2 1,650.4 1,750.4 1,848.8 1,977.7 2,115.8 6.7%
Europe 683.8 739.6 800.9 855.4 919.1 986.9 1,059.0 1,135.9 1,211.9 1,287.2 1,361.7 1,458.8 1,563.1 6.9%
Asia Pacific 577.9 635.0 698.5 757.5 826.6 901.2 981.9 1,069.2 1,158.0 1,248.5 1,340.7 1,457.5 1,585.1 8.5%
Latin America 247.9 271.3 297.1 321.0 348.7 378.7 411.0 445.8 480.9 516.6 552.5 598.5 648.6 8.1%
MEA 138.6 151.1 165.0 177.7 192.5 208.4 225.6 243.9 262.5 281.1 299.9 324.1 350.1 7.8%
Overall 2,590.2 2,814.4 3,061.7 3,285.0 3,545.8 3,825.0 4,124.0 4,444.0 4,763.7 5,083.8 5,403.6 5,816.6 6,262.7 7.4%

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