Biologics CDMO Market

Biologics CDMO Market Size by Product Type (Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs), Vaccines, Cell and Gene Therapies, Recombinant Proteins, Biosimilars and Other Biologics), Service Type (Contract Manufacturing, Contract Development, Fill-Finish Services, and Analytical & Quality Control Services), End-User (Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Companies and Research Organizations & Institutes), Regions, Global Industry Analysis, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2025 to 2034

Base Year: 2024 Historical Data: 2021-23
  • Report ID: TBI-14672
  • Published Date: Mar, 2025
  • Pages: 231
  • Category: Healthcare
  • Format: PDF
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Market Introduction

The global biologics CDMO market was valued at USD 25.12 billion in 2024 and grew at a CAGR of 15.52% from 2025 to 2034. The market is expected to reach USD 106.31 billion by 2034. The rising demand for biologics will drive the growth of the global biologics CDMO market.

CDMOs function as specialized providers who aid biotechnology and pharmaceutical businesses in developing and making biologic medications. The medical sector treats medical conditions such as cancer, autoimmune diseases and genetic disorders with complex drugs which originate from living organisms. Biologics CDMOs provide complete services from research development through clinical trial manufacturing to commercial production scale. Biologics CDMOs hold essential functions to create an essential link between pharmaceutical research and clinical product release. The organization supports pharmaceutical companies with specialized expertise for process optimization and regulatory requirements and large-scale manufacturing capabilities needed to address international market needs. Biologic products require specific advanced technology infrastructure including cell line development systems along with fermentation techniques and purification methods and formulation methods. CDMOs work with companies to handle their regulatory requirements which include compliance with FDA and EMA requirements and other health authority guidelines for maintaining high standards of biologic safety and quality and performance levels. Significant market expansion occurs in the biologics CDMO industry due to rising use of biologics therapies. Most biotechnology firms conduct research on new therapeutic solutions but partner with CDMOs for specialized support and expedited product delivery. Partnerships between companies and CDMOs enable businesses to concentrate on their main strengths including science development and sales activities while delegating complicated manufacturing operations to specialized providers.

Biologics CDMO Market Size

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Recent Development

  • CDMO Rentschler Biopharma is shifting its focus to biologics and leaving the cell and gene therapy market. Due to a change in strategy, the company will no longer operate at its cell and gene therapy facility in Stevenage, U.K. 

Market Dynamics

Drivers

The increasing demand for biologics – Biological products consisting of monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, gene and cell-based therapeutic methods are revolutionizing the medical treatment of different complex diseases across cancer types and autoimmune disorders and rare genetic conditions. Biologics market adoption rises because these drugs create therapeutic solutions beyond traditional small-molecule drugs thus leading to the expansion of the biologics CDMO sector. The pharmaceutical sector needs biologics CDMOs to fulfil production requirements for newly developed therapies as well as existing products that serve patients from a growing elderly population and rising patient demographics. New trends toward biosimilar drugs and personalized medical solutions produce increased needs for biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations. Specific patient requirements for personalized medicine treatments need sophisticated patient-tailored manufacturing processes for biologic therapies but these therapeutic approaches continue to expand in the healthcare landscape. The growth of both biosimilars together with personalized medicine will increase the necessity for CDMOs who specialize in handling complex manufacturing methods which will consequently boost market demand for their biologic services.

Restraints

High production costs of biologics – High production expenses for biologics present a key reason that limits the market need for biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs). Complex large-molecule biologic drugs made from living organisms need complicated manufacturing processes that start with cell culture and fermentation followed by purification before formulation and they demand both long durations and substantial resource allocation. At the present time small-molecule drugs can be synthesized through chemical reactions while the production of biologics necessitates specialized biological processing that requires exceptionally advanced facilities alongside specialized technologies and skilled experts. Manufacturing these products demands substantial expenses while technical staff must repeatedly check the product throughout manufacturing for protection assurance and performance integrity. A substantial capital investment is needed to build everything required for biologics production such as bioreactors along with purification systems and temperature-controlled storage solutions. Biotherapeutic medications need to comply with strict regulatory criteria from the FDA and EMA that generate more expenses for quality control systems and documentation methods and adherence protocols. The cost of producing biologics increases due to the specialized requirements of raw materials that include cell lines alongside culture media products.

Opportunities

Increasing research and development expenditure – The rising investment in biotechnology functions as a main force that compels customers to require biologics CDMOs. The biotechnology sector received substantial funding from venture capitalists together with large pharmaceutical companies due to advances in gene editing and immunotherapy and regenerative medicine. The treatment era undergoes transformation due to groundbreaking innovations in biologic therapy development where biotech ventures urgently create new pharmaceutical agents. New biotechnology firms along with smaller organizations find it challenging to establish large-scale professional production facilities because they lack proper financial resources. CDMOs serve as providers of essential capabilities to these companies so their products get efficiently manufactured while fulfilling regulatory compliance standards necessary for commercial production volume. More companies follow the practice of handing over biologics manufacturing operations to external partners. Increasing numbers of biotech and pharmaceutical companies make strategic alliances with Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations instead of building self-owned manufacturing sectors. The expanding biotechnology sector will escalate the need for Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations thus driving market expansion.

Segment Analysis

Regional segmentation analysis

The regions analyzed for the market include North America, Europe, South America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. North America emerged as the most significant global biologics CDMO market, with a 38% market revenue share in 2024.

North America leads the biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) market because of its premier biopharmaceutical sector together with excellent infrastructure and major research and development investments. The United States leads globally in biologic production because pharmaceutical giants including Pfizer together with Amgen and Moderna strongly support monoclonal antibodies and gene therapies and biosimilar research and development. Market growth in the region continues to expand because these companies maintain more development services and manufacturing contracts with CDMOs. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the region with its established Biologics License Application (BLA) approval system serving as a major reason for North America's pharmaceutical leadership. Massive financial support from both government agencies and private organizations for biopharmaceutical research in North America drives sustained developments of novel biologics that need large-scale production systems.

North America Region Biologics CDMO Market Share in 2024 - 38%

 

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  • The development of a new GMP biologics manufacturing facility in Mississauga, Ontario, to produce protein therapeutics and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for clinical and commercial purposes was announced by Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. The facility will strengthen Canada's biomanufacturing capabilities and readiness for future pandemics, as well as the country's biologics ecosystem and job base. This investment has been bolstered by significant support from the Federal Government of Canada and a contribution through the Strategic Initiative Fund (SIF).

Product Type Segment Analysis

The product type segment is divided into monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), vaccines, cell and gene therapies, recombinant proteins, biosimilars and other biologics. The monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) segment dominated the market, with a market share of around 34% in 2024. Monoclonal antibodies serve multiple disease conditions including cancers and autoimmune diseases and infectious pathogens. The pharmaceutical industry accepts monoclonal antibodies due to their capability to adjust immune responses and stop disease progression as well as supply specific therapeutic approaches. The escalating demand for biologic research and development of monoclonal antibodies drives pharmaceutical companies to seek out large-scale manufacturing services which Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations (CDMOs) are perfectly positioned to deliver. Industry demand for mAbs increases because biotechnology advancement like recombinant DNA technology and hybridoma techniques enhance both production efficiency and therapeutic capability. Monoclonal antibodies will keep maintaining their position as the dominating sector in the biologics CDMO market because of sustained innovation and increasing international market demand.

  • At the BIO-Europe 2024 conference, which was held in Stockholm, Scinai Immunotherapeutics Ltd., a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in inflammation and immunology (I&I) biological products and offers CDMO services through its Scinai Bioservices unit, announced that it will be exhibiting its CDMO services and showcasing its innovative I&I product pipeline in partnership meetings.

Service type Segment Analysis

The service type segment is divided into contract manufacturing, contract development, fill-finish services, and analytical & quality control services. The contract manufacturing segment dominated the market, with a market share of around 38% in 2024. The biologics CDMO market receives most of its business from contract manufacturing because manufacturing biologics poses significant challenges in terms of cost and complexity and regulatory requirements. The complex manufacturing procedures together with specialized production facilities as well as demanding quality control requirements make in-house production of biologics an expensive operation beyond the capabilities of many pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Many companies now choose CDMO outsourcing because it enables them to access specialized contract manufacturing facilities together with dedicated expertise in order to achieve superior business results. The dominance of contract manufacturing results mainly from increasing market requirements for biologic therapies that include monoclonal antibodies and vaccines and gene therapies. The worldwide increase of approved biologic drugs requires pharmaceutical companies to develop large-scale productive capabilities for global market distribution. CDMOs offer complete manufacturing solutions by handling product production and packaging operations through their fill-finish services and upstream and downstream processes to maintain GMP compliance for efficient operations. 

  • Oklahoma-based Cytovance Biologics and California-based Celltheon have teamed up to provide an enhanced, integrated solution that combines Celltheon's industry-leading CHO-K1-based cell line development platform with Cytovance's fully integrated CDMO services in order to better support the growing demand for the development and manufacturing of more complex biologics, particularly in US-based facilities.

End user Segment Analysis

The end user segment is divided into pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies and research organizations & institutes. The pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies segment dominated the market, with a market share of around 58% in 2024. The dominant role in the biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) market belongs to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies since they require outsourced biologics development and production services extensively. The dominance of biotech sector is directly linked to the activities of small and mid-sized businesses who conduct drug research while lacking the capabilities to produce on larger manufacturing levels. CDMOs enable pharmaceutical clients to develop drugs more quickly by providing manufacturing services at lower costs thus reducing time to market with no need to build their own facilities. Pharmaceutical organizations are now turning to CDMOs regularly to develop their biologics product ranges while satisfying international market requirements since biologics manufacturing depends on modern production standards and increasing regulatory requirements. 

  • An unnamed European biopharmaceutical company and Samsung Biologics Co., the largest contract drugmaker in the world, inked two medication manufacturing contracts totalling USD 668 million.

Some of the Key Market Players

  • Lonza Group 
  • Samsung Biologics
  • WuXi Biologics
  • Catalent, Inc.
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Boehringer Ingelheim BioXcellence
  • Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies
  • AGC Biologics
  • AbbVie Contract Manufacturing
  • Charles River Laboratories
  • Cytiva
  • Recipharm

Report Description

Attribute Description
Market Size Revenue (USD Billion)
Market size value in 2024 USD 25.12 Billion
Market size value in 2034 USD 106.31 Billion
CAGR (2025 to 2034) 15.52%
Historical data 2021-2023
Base Year 2024
Forecast 2025-2034
Region The regions analyzed for the market are Asia Pacific, Europe, South America, North America, and Middle East and Africa. Furthermore, the regions are further analyzed at the country level.
Segments Product Type, Service Type and End User

Frequesntly Asked Questions

As per The Brainy Insights, the size of the global biologics CDMO market was valued at USD 25.12 billion in 2024 to USD 106.31 billion by 2034.

Global biologics CDMO market is growing at a CAGR of 15.52% during the forecast period 2025-2034.

The market's growth will be influenced by the increasing demand for biologics.

High production costs of biologics could hamper the market growth.

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This study forecasts revenue at global, regional, and country levels from 2021 to 2034. The Brainy Insights has segmented the global biologics CDMO market based on below mentioned segments:

Global Biologics CDMO Market by Product Type:

  • Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs)
  • Vaccines
  • Cell and Gene Therapies
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Biosimilars
  • Other Biologics

Global Biologics CDMO Market by Service Type:

  • Contract Manufacturing
  • Contract Development
  • Fill-Finish Services
  • Analytical & Quality Control Services

Global Biologics CDMO Market by End User:

  • Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Companies
  • Research Organizations & Institutes

Global Biologics CDMO Market by Region:

  • North America
    • U.S.
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • Europe
    • Germany
    • France
    • U.K.
    • Italy
    • Spain
  • Asia-Pacific
    • Japan
    • China
    • India
  • South America
    • Brazil
  • Middle East and Africa  
    • UAE
    • South Africa

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