Europe Medical Affairs Outsourcing Market To Reach $669.1 Million By 2030

Europe Medical Affairs Outsourcing Market Growth & Trends

The Europe medical affairs outsourcing market size is expected to reach USD 669.1 million by 2030, registering a CAGR of 12.0% from 2025 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing number of clinical trials and development of orphan therapies are anticipated to propel the market growth over the forecast period.

The medical affairs department separates R&D and commercial functions to reduce commercial influence on R&D due to increased scrutiny of the promotion of a therapeutic product by regulatory agencies. It acts as a liaison between the two functions, facilitating the transition of drugs from R&D to commercial. Such stringent regulations are expected to drive the outsourcing of medical affairs activities to more efficient third-parties.

The requirement of medical affairs service providers has increased for preparation of drafts for new patents owing to patent expiration in the industry. In addition, pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and medical device companies are outsourcing these services to contract research organizations to save cost and avail professional medical affairs services.

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Europe Medical Affairs Outsourcing Market Report Highlights

• Medical writing & publishing segment led the market with a share of over 33.8% in 2024 as most of the big pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies outsource clinical data management activities to professional medical writing & publishing service providers

• Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) is the fastest-growing segment with CAGR of 12.6% over the forecast period owing to increasing demand for professional MSLs in the industry

• The pharmaceutical segment held the highest market share of 50.2% in 2024 owing to rise in the number of patent expirations

• Owing to patent expiration, the requirement of medical affairs service providers has increased for preparation of drafts for new patents

• Germany accounted for the largest revenue share of Europe medical affairs outsourcing market in 2024 and is expected to continue its dominance over the forecast period

• Presence of skilled and experienced medical affairs workforce is one of the primary factors expected to drive the market growth in Germany

Europe Medical Affairs Outsourcing Market Segmentation

Grand View Research has segmented the Europe medical affairs outsourcing market report based on services, industry, medical devices type, and country:

Europe Medical Affairs Outsourcing Services Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Medical Writing & Publishing

• Medical Monitoring

• Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs)

• Medical Information

• Others

Europe Medical Affairs Outsourcing Industry Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Pharmaceutical

• Biopharmaceutical

• Medical Devices

Europe Medical Affairs Outsourcing Medical Devices Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Therapeutic Medical Devices

• Diagnostic Medical Devices

Europe Medical Affairs Outsourcing Country Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Germany

• UK

• France

• Italy

• Spain

• Denmark

• Sweden

• Norway 

List of Key Players of Europe Medical Affairs Outsourcing Market

• THE MEDICAL AFFAIRS COMPANY

• Ashfield Healthcare

• ZEINCRO Group

• Indegene

• ICON plc

• IQVIA

• Syneos Health

• PPD Inc

• Wuxi AppTec

• SGS SA