2024 21st Annual Report and Survey of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity and Production
Comprehensive overview of biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry trends, technologies, and challenges, with responses from 220 Biopharma companies, 179 industry vendors and direct suppliers of materials, and 23 Countries represented.
500 Pages, 12 Chapters, 200+ Graphs and 20+ Tables, and Subject Matter Experts providing analysis.
METHODOLOGY
CHAPTER 0: DEMOGRAPHICS
Introduction
0-1 Respondents’ Area of Involvement
0-2 Respondents’ Qualifications/DD>
0-3 Facility Locations/DD>
0-4 Areas of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations/DD>
0-5 Production Operations, Phase of Development/DD>
0-6 Employees at Facility /DD>
0-7 Batches Run at Facility per Year /DD>
0-8 Single-Use Bioreactor Capacity in Use at Site/DD>
0-9 Stainless Steel Bioreactor Capacity in Use at Site
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND DISCUSSION
1-1 Sector and Market Overview
The Biopharma(ceutical) Industry is Losing its Core Identity
M&A Activities
Contract Manufacturing Trends
1-2 Biopharmaceutical Industry Status and Market Trends
U.S. Healthcare is Changing
1-3 Pharma Industry is Shifting to Biopharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical Industry Dependence on Biopharmaceuticals
1-4 Global Biopharmaceutical Market Trends
Growth in Biopharmaceutical Product Sales is Increasing the Demand for Bioprocessing
Overall Health of the Biopharmaceutical Sector
U.S. Industry Leadership Continues
Biopharmaceuticals in the Rest-of-the-World
1-5 Biopharmaceutical Markets by Product Class
Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs) are the Leading Product Class
Monoclonals are a Costly Treatment
Animal Derived Products and Biopharmaceuticals
Plant-based Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
1-6 Future Trends in the Biopharmaceutical Industry
Future Trends in Biopharma
Conclusion
CHAPTER 2: FUTURE OF BIOPROCESSING: EXPERTS’ PERSPECTIVE
2-1 2023 FDA Biopharmaceutical Approvals: Promising Year for Novel Biologics Driven by Innovation and Targeted Therapies
2-2 China’s Position in Global BioManufacturing: A Comparison of China’s Emerging Position vs Established Regions’ Manufacturing Capacity and Production
2-3 Gene-modified Cell Therapies: A Brief Overview of the Field’s Most Advanced Modality
2-4 Design Principles and Solutions to Purification Challenges of Asymmetric Fc-Containing Bispecific Antibodies
2-5 CRISPR-based Treatment: Capabilities and Challenges
CHAPTER 3: TRENDS AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
3-1 Industry Trends in 2024
Introduction
3-2 Bioprocessing Improvements Needed in 2024
Bioprocessing Improvements Most Needed
Novel Bioprocessing Systems/Innovations
Novel Bioprocessing Systems/Innovations, Biomanufacturers vs. CMOs
3-3 Operational Changes in 2024
Operational Changes (2010 – 2012, 2022-2024)
Operational Changes: Biomanufacturers vs. CMOs
Operational Changes: U.S. vs. Western Europe
3-4 Budget Issues in 2024
Budget Change Comparisons (2009-2024)
3-5 Top Bioprocessing Budget Expenditures
Top New Bioprocessing Budget Expenditures (2020-2024)
3-6 New Bioprocessing Products Development Opportunities (2024)
Upstream New Product Areas of Interest
Trends: Upstream New Product Areas of Interest (2010-2024)
Downstream New Product Areas of Interest
Trends: Downstream New Product Areas of Interest (2010-2024)
Other General New Product Areas of Interest
Trends: Other General New Product Areas of Interest (2010-2024)
New Product Development Areas: Biomanufacturers vs. CMOs
New Product Development Areas: U.S. vs. Western Europe and ROW
3-7 Cost-Cutting Actions & Development Timelines
Cost-Cutting Changes: Specific to Outsourcing
Factors Impacting Reduction in Cost of Goods (2020-2024)
3-8 Average Cost per Gram Recombinant Protein
Distribution, Average Cost per Gram for PRIMARY Recombinant Protein (2017-2024)
3-9 Assay Development
Biomanufacturing Assay Areas Required; Biomanufacturers vs. CMOs
Biomanufacturing Assay Areas Required, U.S. vs Western Europe
3-10 Selecting and Purchasing Commercial-Scale Bioreactors
Largest Commercial-Scale Bioreactor Expected in Next Two Years (2022 data)
Top Options for Bioreactor Platforms at Commercial Scale
Largest Stainless Steel Bioreactor Capacity Purchase in Next Two Years (2024) (2022 data)
Largest Single-Use Bioreactor Capacity Purchase in Next Two Years (2024) (2022 data)
3-11 Discussion: Industry Trends and Issues
Cost Cutting Trends
Discussion of Needed Single-use Innovations
Trends in Bioprocessing Industry Desires for Improved Products and Services
CHAPTER 4: CAPACITY UTILIZATION
4-1 Capacity Utilization Trends
Capacity Utilization Definitions
Relevance of Capacity Utilization
Capacity Utilization in Other Industries, 2024: US Federal Reserve Board Comparisons
Capacity Utilization in Biomanufacturing, 2024
Capacity Utilization in Biomanufacturing, By System, 2024
Capacity Utilization Changes (2006-2024)
Average Growth Rate in Capacity Utilization (2006-2024)
4-2 Capacity Utilization: Biomanufacturers vs. CMOs
4-3 Capacity Utilization: U.S. vs. Western European Manufacturers
Historical 12-year US vs EU Trends in Capacity Utilization
Availability of CMO/CDMO Capacity
4-4 Respondents’ Current Total Production Capacity
Mammalian Cell Culture Capacity
Microbial Fermentation Capacity
Cell Therapy Capacity
Gene Therapy Capacity
4-5 Global Bioreactor Capacity
The Largest Capacity Facilities
Biopharmaceutical Capacity Expansions Continue
Biopharmaceutical Developers/Manufacturers as CMOs
Major CMOs in Terms of Facilities and Capacity
4-6 Range of Titers with mAb Production
Annual mAb Titer Changes (2008-2024)
4-7 DISCUSSION: CAPACITY AND INDUSTRY TRENDS
The Risks of Biomanufacturers Seeking to become a CMO
Future Capacity Trends
CHAPTER 5: CURRENT AND FUTURE CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS AND QUALITY FACTORS
5-1 Current Capacity Constraints
Introduction
Current Capacity Constraints
Respondents Experiencing No Capacity Constraints (2004-2024)
Respondents’ Perception of Capacity Constraints (2004-2024)
Differences in Capacity Constraints: Biomanufacturers vs. CMOs
Capacity Constraints: U.S. vs. Western European Biomanufacturers & CMOs
5-2 Expected Capacity Constraints
Respondents’ Expectations of Capacity Constraints in Five Years (2029)
Fig 0.6: Phase of Development of Surveyed Respondents (2006-2024)
Fig 0.7: Phase of Development of Surveyed Respondents, U.S. vs. Western Europe (2024)13
Fig 0.8: Distribution of Employees at Facility, and Organization, 2024
Fig 0.9: Distribution of Total Batches Run at Facility in Past 12 Months, by Scale of Production (2024)
Fig 0.10: Distribution of Largest SINGLE-USE Bioreactor Capacity, 2024
Fig 0.11: L Average SINGLE-USE Bioreactor Volume (2017-2024)
Fig 0.12: Distribution of Largest STAINLESS Bioreactor Capacity, 2024
Fig 1.1: Top 50 Biopharmaceutical Products, Percentage of Total Market Revenue
Fig 2.1: Numbers of Recombinant and Non-Recombinant Biopharmaceuticals Approved by FDA Since 1981
Fig 2.2: Selected Areas--Single Most Important Biomanufacturing Trend or Operational Area Industry Must Focus Efforts (China, US, W. Europe, and ROW), 2024
Fig 2.3: Average Cost per Gram for PRIMARY Recombinant Protein (by region, 2022 – 2024)
Fig 2.4: Capacity Utilization, By System (China), 2022-2024
Fig 2.5: Selected Areas: Percent Expecting “Some” Increase in Budgets for 2024 (Global)
Fig 6.1: Industry Average Planned Production Increase: Five Year Estimates (2029)
Fig 6.2: Planned Future Capacity Expansion: Five Year Estimates (2009–2029)
Fig 6.3: Planned Future Capacity Expansions: Five Year Estimates, Biomanufacturers vs. CMOs, by 2029
Fig 6.4: Planned Future Capacity Expansion: Five-Year Estimates, U.S. vs. Western Europe, by 2029
Fig 6.5: Percentage of Respondents Projecting Production Increases over 100%: Five Year Trend (2029)
Fig 7.1: Current Percent Production Outsourced; by System, 2024
Fig 7.2: Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities Outsourcing NO Production (2006-2024)
Fig 7.3: Current Percent Respondents Outsourcing up to 50% of Production, by System, 2009-2024
Fig 7.4: Biomanufacturers’ Outsourcing, Five Year Projections, by System (2029)
Fig 7.5: Five Year Projections: % Biotherapeutic Developers Planning to Outsource at Least Some Production; Projections made 2007-2024
Fig 7.6: Biomanufacturers Outsourcing Some Activity Today, 2024
Fig 7.7A: Percent of Biomanufacturers Outsourcing at Least Some Activity Today (2010-2024)
Fig 7.7B: Percent of Biomanufacturers Outsourcing at Least Some Activity Today (2010-2024)
Fig 7.8: Outsourcing Activities Projected to be Done at ‘Significantly Higher Levels’ in 2 Years (2024)
Fig 7.9A: Outsourcing Activities Projected to be Done at ‘Significantly Higher Levels’in 2 Years, Trends (2010-2024)
Fig 7.9B: Outsourcing Activities Projected to be Done at ‘Significantly Higher Levels’in 2 Years, Trends (2010-2024)
Fig 7.10: Estimated Average Percentage of Activity Outsourced, by Facilities Today, 2024
Fig 7.11A: Estimated Average Percent of Activity Outsourced, by Facilities (2010-2024)
Fig 7.11B: Estimated Average Percent of Activity Outsourced, by Facilities (2010-2024)
Fig 7.12: Change in Spending on Outsourcing for R&D or Manufacturing, Next 12 months (2012-2024)
Fig 7.13: Average Change in Outsourcing Spending by Facilities (2013-2024)
Fig 7.14: Percent Indicating USA as Likely or Strong Likely Selection for INTERNATIONAL (non-US respondents) Outsourcing Over Next Five Years, 2009-2024 (targeting 2029)
Fig 7.15: Country Selections for International Outsourcing/Capacity Expansion Over Next Five Years, 2029
Fig 7.16A: Country Selections for “Possible” International Outsourcing/Capacity Expansion Over Next Five Years (2016-2024)
Fig 7.16B: Country Selections for “Possible” International Outsourcing/Capacity Expansion Over Next Five Years (2016-2024)
Fig 7.17A: U.S. Respondents Considering International Country as “Possible” International Outsourcing Destination, over Next Five Years (2009-2024)
Fig 7.17B: U.S. Respondents Considering International Country as “Possible” International Outsourcing Destination, over Next Five Years (2009-2024)
Fig 7.18: U.S. Respondents Considering Country as “Strong likelihood” or “Likelihood” as Outsourced Capacity Destination, Next Five Years (2029)
Fig 7.19A: Western European Respondents Considering Country as “Possible” Outsourcing Destination, Next Five Years, (2009-2024)
Fig 7.19B: Western European Respondents Considering Country as “Possible” Outsourcing Destination, Next Five Years, (2009-2024
Fig 7.20: Western European Respondents Considering Country as ‘Strong likelihood’ or ‘Likelihood’ as Outsourced Capacity Destination, over Next Five Years (2029)
Fig 7.21: Percent of Biomanufacturing Operations Offshored (International Outsourcing) to Lower-Cost Regions Within Five Years (2029)
Fig 7.22: Biomanufacturers Performing at Least “Some” International Outsourcing/Offshoring Over Next Five Years (2011-2024)
Fig 7.23: Estimated Average Percentage of Operations to be Done as International Outsourcing/Offshoring to Lower-Cost Regions During Next Five Years (2011-2024)
Fig 8.1: Usage of Disposables in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, Any Stage of R&D or Manufacture, 2024
Fig 8.2A: Usage of Disposables in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, Any Stage of R&D or Manufacture (2006-2024)
Fig 8.2B: Usage of Disposables in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, Any Stage of R&D or Manufacture (2006-2024)
Fig 8.3: Average Annual Growth Rate, Disposables (2006-2024)
Fig 8.4: 18-Year Percentage-Point Increase in First Usage of Disposables (2006-2024)
Fig 8.5: Usage of Disposables in Biomanufacturing by Stage of Manufacture (R&D–Commercial), 2024
Fig 8.6: Usage of Disposables in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing: Biomanufacturers vs. CMOs, 2024
Fig 8.7: Cell Culture Problems Due to Single-Use Devices (2022 vs. 2021)
Fig 8.8: Single-use Recycling; Respondents’ Desires for Disposal vs. Actual Disposal Process (2020 data)
Fig 8.9: Time Since Facility’s Last Failure of Single-use Devices and Equipment, 2024
Fig 8.10: Average Weeks Before Failures of Single-use Devices and Equipment (2023-2024)
Fig 8.11: Need for Improved Single-Use Sensors (2012-2017, 2019) (2019 data)
Fig 12.11: Vendors’ Average Budget Change, Summary (2009-2024)
Fig 12.12: Vendors’ Average Pricing Changes, Last Year (2024 data)
Fig 12.13: Vendors’ Average Pricing Changes (2009-2023 Actual and 2024 projected)
Fig 12.14: ‘Most Important’ Factors to Measure The ‘Quality’ of Business Relationships with Suppliers, 2022-2024
Fig 12.15: Factors Important in Measuring the ‘Quality’ of Business Relationships, Suppliers Perspective vs. Facility Perspective, 2024
Fig 12.16: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Vendors, Percent Indicating an INCREASE in COVID-Related Factors (2023-2021)
Fig 12.17: Post COVID Impact on Suppliers: Permanent Changes caused by Pandemic on Your Business Operations, 2024
Fig 12.18: Biopharma Business and Marketing Plans, 2024
Fig 12.19: Biopharma Business and Marketing Plans (2010-2024)
Fig 12.20A: Top New Technologies or New Product Development Areas (2011-2024)
Fig 12.20B: Top New Technologies or New Product Development Areas (2011-2024)
Fig 12.21: R&D Spending/Budgets for New Products/Services, 2024
Fig 12.22: Approximate Average Annual R&D Spending/Budget for New Products/Services (2017-2024)
Fig 12.23: Areas Where Training is Considered as Needed, All Vendor Respondents (2010-2024)
Fig 12.24: Client Demands of Vendors, Service and Support (2012-2024)
Fig 12.25: Vendors Views of Financial (Sales) Outlook for Next Year (2011-2024)
Fig 12.26: Average CMOs Service Price Shifts over the Past 12 Months, 2024
Fig 12.27: CMOs Service Price Shifts Over Past 12 Months, Distribution, 2024
TABLES
Table 0.1: Areas of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations (2018-2024)
Table 1.1 Worldwide Revenue of Biopharmaceuticals ($USD billions)
Table 1.2 Number of Biopharmaceutical Products in U.S. and European Markets, 2023/2024
Table 1.3 Global Market for Top 50 Biopharma Products in (2022-2023, $USD Million)
Table 1.4 Top 50 Biopharmaceutical Products Vs. Total Market Size (%) $mm
Table 1.5 Bioprocess Related Industry Expenditures on Manufacture of Biotherapeutics (estimated $USD, billions)
Table 1.6 Summary of Worldwide Biopharmaceutical Revenue Growth by Product Class, 2007 and 2024
Table 2.1: Biopharmaceuticals Approved by FDA, 2023
Table 2.2: Biopharmaceuticals Approved by FDA in 2024 (till 10 June’24)
Table 2.3: All FDA/ EMA Approved or Pre-Registered In-Vivo Gene Therapies and Their Manufacturers
Table 2.4: All FDA/ EMA Approved or Pre-Registered Gene-Modified Cell Therapies and Their Manufacturers
Table 2.5: Approved bsAb (1)
Table 2.6: Approaches Enforcing HC Heterodimer Formation
Table 2.7: Approaches Minimizing HC-LC Mispairing
Table 2.8: Purification Strategies To Eliminate Product Related Impurities (40)
Table 3.1 Areas of Significant Projected Budget Percentage Increases for Biomanufacturing(2011-2024)
Table 4.1 Leading Biopharma Company Capacity Estimates, 2024
Table 4.2: Regional Distribution of Total Worldwide Average Capacity*
Table 4.3: Bioprocessing CMOs, Their Number of Facilities Worldwide and Estimated Total Capacity*
Table 4.4 Compound Annual Change in mAb Titers (2008-2024)
Table 5.1 Severe or Significant Capacity Constraints, by Stage of Production (2009-2024)
Table 5.2: Severe and Significant Capacity Constraints Today, U.S. vs. W. Europe (2010-2024)
Table 5.3: Average Rates of Failure, by Primary Cause, and Phase of Manufacture (2017-2024)
Table 6.1: U.S. Biomanufacturers’ Five-Year Projected Capacity Increases, by System (2008-2024)
Table 6.2: Western European Biomanufacturers’ Five-Year Projected Capacity Increases, by System (2008-2024)
Table 6.3: Future Capacity Expansions Coming Online in the Next 24 Months
Table 7.1: Percentage of U.S.-based Respondents Indicating Country as a ‘Strong likelihood’ or ‘Likelihood’ as Outsourcing Destination (2009-2024)
Table 7.2 Percent of Western European-based Respondents Indicating International Countries as a ‘Strong likelihood’ or ‘Likelihood’ as Outsourcing Destination (2011-2024)
Table 9.1 Percent of Biomanufacturers vs. CMO Facilities experiencing “Serious” or “Some” Capacity Problems due to Downstream Processing (2008-2024)
Table 9.2 Percent of U.S. vs. Western Europe Facilities Experiencing ‘Serious’ Capacity Problems due to Downstream Processing (2009-2024)
Table 9.3 Percent U.S. vs. Western Europe Facilities Not Expecting to see Bottlenecks due to Downstream Processing (2008-2024)
Table 9.4 Upstream Production Titer vs. Max Capacity (2018-2024)
Table 12.1 Average Vendor Sales and Technical Training Days (2011-2013, 2019-2021)